How much does Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited make?

Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited reported revenue of £90.1m and a loss of £606k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited have?

Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited reported an average of 2 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited profitable?

No — Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited reported a loss of £606k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05562625 · Incorporated 13 Sep 2005

Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited

Registered name: BOXES AND PACKAGING (UK) LIMITED

Part of W&R Barnett Holdings Limited group

Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited made £90.1m revenue and a £606k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £90.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £606k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “packaging activities” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82920Packaging activities

Status: Active
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Age: 21 yrs · since 2005
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamDoing more with less

Revenue

£90.1m

Growth ▲1%

Profit

−£606k

Growth ▼149.9%

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 23.9%

Employees

Change ▼99.6%

Profit / employee

−£303k

Revenue/employee £45.1m

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£90.3m	£89.3m	£90.1m
Cost of sales	£66.8m	£66.4m	£68.6m
Gross profit	£23.5m	£22.9m	£21.6m
Operating profit	£3.3m	£2.2m	−£217k
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£1.9m	−£469k
Profit after tax	£1.5m	£1.2m	−£606k
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	£1.2m	−£606k
Employees (average)	519	508	2
Ratios
Profit margin	1.7%	1.4%	−0.7%
Gross margin	26%	25.7%	23.9%
Revenue per employee	£174k	£176k	£45.1m
Profit per employee	£2.9k	£2.4k	−£303k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.1%	▲1%
Profit growth	—	▼18.8%	▼149.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.1%	▼99.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £45.1m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£303k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼100%; Now 2
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

W&R Barnett Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
W.& R. Barnett, Limited75–100%
Ceres (East Midlands) Limited75–100%
Logson Holdings Limited75–100%
Boxes and Packaging (UK) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (13)

Boxes and Packaging (Birmingham) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Bristol) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Cambridge) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Doncaster) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Dumbarton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Leicester) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Manchester) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Merseyside) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Oxford) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging (Swindon) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxes and Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Boxshop Limited, (The)Figures not disclosed
Newby Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (7)

Durham Box Company LimitedRev. £21m · Profit £930k
Challenge Packaging LimitedRev. £20.2m · Profit −£131k
Board24 LtdFigures not disclosed
Brumor (East Midlands) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Jardin Corrugated Cases LimitedFigures not disclosed
Logson LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Cardboard Box Company LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£606k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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