Paper Estates Limited
Registered name: PAPER ESTATES LIMITED
Part of Pears Family Industrial Holdings Limited groupPaper Estates Limited made £727k revenue and a £354k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Paper Estates Limited’s revenue grew 247% to £727k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £354k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 4 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £210k | £727k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £603k | £121k |
| Gross profit | — | — | −£393k | £606k |
| Operating profit | — | −£194k | −£436k | £404k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£203k | −£674k | −£354k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£203k | −£674k | −£354k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£203k | −£674k | −£354k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −321.9% | −48.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | −187.7% | 83.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £69.8k | £242k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£67.7k | −£225k | −£118k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲247% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £3.9k | £2.4k | £214k |
| Net assets | — | −£202k | −£877k | −£1.2m |
| Current assets | — | £4.9k | £8.9m | £9m |
| Debtors | — | £1k | £144k | £59.1k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £133k | £223k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −48.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 83.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £242k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£118k
- 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
- 30.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.1%
- 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 −£1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲8694%
- Now £214k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▲67%
- Now £223k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Pears Family Industrial Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Paper Estates Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Mortgage Incentive Funds LimitedRev. £244k · Profit £711k
- Sauce Properties LimitedRev. £200k · Profit −£152k
- Gail Properties LimitedRev. £183k · Profit £82.3k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£354k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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