How much does BLP (Northern) Limited make?

BLP (Northern) Limited reported revenue of £12.3m and a loss of £79.4k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does BLP (Northern) Limited have?

BLP (Northern) Limited reported an average of 118 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is BLP (Northern) Limited profitable?

No — BLP (Northern) Limited reported a loss of £79.4k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02605236 · Incorporated 25 Apr 1991

BLP (Northern) Limited

Registered name: BLP (NORTHERN) LIMITED

Part of Brown Knight & Truscott Holdings Limited group

BLP (Northern) Limited made £12.3m revenue and a £79.4k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

BLP (Northern) Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £12.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £79.4k and 118 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Benton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Benton, North East
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is Ecopack Holdings Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£12.3m

Growth ▲3.5%

Profit

−£79.4k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 35%

Employees

118

Change ▲6.3%

Profit / employee

−£673

Revenue/employee £104k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£11.9m	£12.3m
Cost of sales	—	—	£7.6m	£8m
Gross profit	—	—	£4.3m	£4.3m
Operating profit	—	—	£33.5k	−£58k
Profit before tax	—	—	−£7.8k	−£96.3k
Profit after tax	—	—	−£110k	−£79.4k
Profit (best available)	—	—	−£110k	−£79.4k
Staff costs	—	—	£4m	£4.7m
Employees (average)	107	100	111	118
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	−0.9%	−0.7%
Gross margin	—	—	36.5%	35%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£107k	£104k
Profit per employee	—	—	−£987	−£673
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲3.5%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.5%	▲11%	▲6.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£272k	£159k	£151k	£93.8k
Net assets	£1.2m	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£2.3m	£1.1m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Current assets	£2.5m	£3.6m	£4.3m	£3.2m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.7m	£3m	£2.3m
Deferred income	—	£360k	£93.5k	£143k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £104k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£673; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 15.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼5%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▼38%; Now £93.8k
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 118
Deferred income: ▲53%; Now £143k
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £1.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Brown Knight & Truscott Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ecopack Holdings Limited75–100%
BLP (Northern) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£79.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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