How much does James P Sim & Co. Limited make?

James P Sim & Co. Limited reported revenue of £28.6m and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does James P Sim & Co. Limited have?

James P Sim & Co. Limited reported an average of 141 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is James P Sim & Co. Limited profitable?

Yes — James P Sim & Co. Limited reported a profit of £1.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. SC153026 · Incorporated 13 Sep 1994

James P Sim & Co. Limited

Registered name: JAMES P SIM & CO. LIMITED

Part of Zeus Packaging Investments (UK) Limited group

James P Sim & Co. Limited made £28.6m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

James P Sim & Co. Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £28.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.4m profit and 141 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17211Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags

Status: Active
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 32 yrs · since 1994
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 parent company is Simpac (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in Scotland, on account of this company owning the full issued share capital of James P Sim & Co. Limited. There is no ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£28.6m

Growth ▼7.4%

Profit

£1.4m

Growth ▼24.1%

Profit margin

4.7%

Gross 21.3%

Employees

141

Change ▲6%

Profit / employee

£9.6k

Revenue/employee £203k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£30.4m	£30.9m	£28.6m
Cost of sales	£25m	£23.6m	£22.5m
Gross profit	£5.4m	£7.2m	£6.1m
Operating profit	£1.7m	£2.5m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£2.5m	£1.8m
Profit after tax	£1.2m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Profit (best available)	£1.2m	£1.8m	£1.4m
Staff costs	£4.4m	£4.9m	£5.2m
Employees (average)	136	133	141
Ratios
Profit margin	4%	5.8%	4.7%
Gross margin	17.7%	23.4%	21.3%
Revenue per employee	£223k	£232k	£203k
Profit per employee	£8.8k	£13.4k	£9.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1.7%	▼7.4%
Profit growth	—	▲48.3%	▼24.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.2%	▲6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£576k	£3.1m	£3m
Net assets	£9.7m	£10.9m	£11.7m
Fixed assets	£4.5m	£4m	£4.3m
Current assets	£12.1m	£13.5m	£13.6m
Debtors	£4.9m	£4.6m	£3.8m
Deferred income	£259k	£748k	£914k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 21.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £203k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 15.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.2%; 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: ▲8%; Now £11.7m
Cash at bank: ▼2%; Now £3m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 141
Deferred income: ▲22%; Now £914k
Fixed assets: ▲7%; Now £4.3m

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

Zeus Packaging Investments (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Simpac (Holdings) Limited75–100%
James P Sim & Co. Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Simpac 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 Aug 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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