B S Polythene Holdings Limited
Registered name: B S POLYTHENE HOLDINGS LIMITED
B S Polythene Holdings Limited made £12.5m revenue and £487k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
B S Polythene Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £12.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £487k profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £13.8m | £13.4m | £12.5m |
| Cost of sales | £11.7m | £11.6m | £10.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £824k | £617k | £685k |
| Profit before tax | £793k | £588k | £666k |
| Profit after tax | £604k | £433k | £487k |
| Profit (best available) | £604k | £433k | £487k |
| Employees (average) | 22 | 23 | 23 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 14.9% | 13.8% | 14.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £627k | £583k | £544k |
| Profit per employee | £27.5k | £18.8k | £21.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.8% | ▼6.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.3% | ▲12.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £544k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.2k
- 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.
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
- 0%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- B S Polythene LimitedRev. £12.5m · Profit £339k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £487k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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