How much does Newspace Containers Limited make?

Newspace Containers Limited reported revenue of £15.6m and a loss of £176k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Newspace Containers Limited have?

Newspace Containers Limited reported an average of 113 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Newspace Containers Limited profitable?

No — Newspace Containers Limited reported a loss of £176k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04099207 · Incorporated 31 Oct 2000

Newspace Containers Limited

Registered name: NEWSPACE CONTAINERS LIMITED

Part of GCH Corporation Limited group

Newspace Containers Limited made £15.6m revenue and a £176k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Newspace Containers Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £15.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £176k and 113 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal” and is based in Lydney; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25290Manufacture of other tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal SIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Lydney, South West
Age: 25 yrs · since 2000
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 ultimate controlling party is G F Hutchings.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.6m

Growth ▲9.4%

Profit

−£176k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.1%

Gross 22.7%

Employees

113

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£1.6k

Revenue/employee £138k

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	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.9m	£12.8m	£14.2m	£15.6m
Cost of sales	£14.5m	£10.4m	£11.2m	£12m
Gross profit	£4.4m	£2.5m	£3m	£3.5m
Operating profit	£716k	−£1.8m	−£1.1m	−£234k
Profit before tax	£717k	−£1.8m	−£1.1m	−£233k
Profit after tax	£595k	−£1.4m	−£872k	−£176k
Profit (best available)	£595k	−£1.4m	−£872k	−£176k
Staff costs	£5.8m	£5.2m	£5.3m	£5.1m
Employees (average)	157	128	113	113
Ratios
Profit margin	3.1%	−10.8%	−6.1%	−1.1%
Gross margin	23.1%	19.1%	21.4%	22.7%
Revenue per employee	£120k	£100k	£126k	£138k
Profit per employee	£3.8k	−£10.8k	−£7.7k	−£1.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼32.1%	▲10.8%	▲9.4%
Profit growth	—	▼333.1%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼18.5%	▼11.7%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£380k	£164k	£318k
Net assets	£13.4m	£12m	£11.2m	£11m
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.7m	£1.3m
Current assets	£14.8m	£13.5m	£12m	£13m
Debtors	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.9m	£2m
Deferred income	£404k	£905k	£456k	£618k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £138k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.1%; 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: ▼2%; Now £11m
Cash at bank: ▲94%; Now £318k
Headcount: 0%; Now 113
Deferred income: ▲36%; Now £618k
Fixed assets: ▼20%; Now £1.3m

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

GCH Corporation Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Newspace Containers Limitedthis company

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£176k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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