How much does Fairport Containers Limited make?

Fairport Containers Limited reported revenue of £10.5m and £398k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Fairport Containers Limited have?

Fairport Containers Limited reported an average of 83 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Fairport Containers Limited profitable?

Yes — Fairport Containers Limited reported a profit of £398k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02830990 · Incorporated 28 Jun 1993

Fairport Containers Limited

Registered name: FAIRPORT CONTAINERS LIMITED

Part of Fairport Holdings Limited group

Fairport Containers Limited made £10.5m revenue and £398k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Fairport Containers Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £10.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £398k profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25290Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal SIC 25610Treatment and coating of metals

Status: Active
Location: Lancashire, North West
Age: 33 yrs · since 1993
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 and ultimate parent company is Fairport Holdings Limited by virtue of its 100%”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£10.5m

Growth ▼3.3%

Profit

£398k

Growth ▼29.1%

Profit margin

3.8%

Gross 25.2%

Employees

Change ▼4.6%

Profit / employee

£4.8k

Revenue/employee £127k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.1m	£10.6m	£10.9m	£10.5m
Cost of sales	£6.6m	£8m	£8.1m	£7.9m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.6m	£2.8m	£2.7m
Operating profit	—	—	£610k	£558k
Profit before tax	£568k	£540k	£527k	£478k
Profit after tax	£382k	£471k	£561k	£398k
Profit (best available)	£382k	£471k	£561k	£398k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.9m	£3.2m	£3.3m
Employees (average)	80	87	87	83
Ratios
Profit margin	4.2%	4.5%	5.1%	3.8%
Gross margin	27.6%	24.5%	25.4%	25.2%
Revenue per employee	£114k	£122k	£125k	£127k
Profit per employee	£4.8k	£5.4k	£6.4k	£4.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲16.4%	▲3%	▼3.3%
Profit growth	—	▲23.3%	▲18.9%	▼29.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.8%	0%	▼4.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£157k	£50.8k	£379k	£284k
Net assets	£1.8m	£2.2m	£2.8m	£3.2m
Fixed assets	£1.2m	£1.2m	£966k	£921k
Current assets	£4.7m	£4.8m	£6m	£6.2m
Debtors	£2.1m	£2.2m	£2.6m	£2.8m
Deferred income	—	—	£287k	£110k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £127k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 26.6%; 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: ▲14%; Now £3.2m
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £284k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 83
Deferred income: ▼62%; Now £110k
Fixed assets: ▼5%; Now £921k

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

Fairport Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Fairport Containers Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Fairport Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fairport Storage LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2025 (profit £398k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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