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Company No. SC757510 · Incorporated 2 Feb 2023

Paton's Parcels Ltd

Registered name: PATON'S PARCELS LTD

Paton's Parcels Ltd made £71.8k revenue and £1k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Paton's Parcels Ltd’s revenue grew 25% to £71.8k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland
Age
3 yrs · since 2023
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamYoung and profitable
Revenue
£71.8k
Growth ▲25.4%
Profit
£1k
Growth ▼79.9%
Profit margin
1.5%
Gross 18.2%
Employees
1
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£1k
Revenue/employee £71.8k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to28 Feb 202428 Feb 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£57.3k£71.8k
Gross profit£20.3k£13k
Profit before tax£5.2k£1.1k
Profit after tax£5.2k£1k
Profit (best available)£5.2k£1k
Employees (average)11
Ratios
Profit margin9.1%1.5%
Gross margin35.5%18.2%
Revenue per employee£57.3k£71.8k
Profit per employee£5.2k£1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲25.4%
Profit growth—▼79.9%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£5.2k£6.3k
Fixed assets£8.6k£8.6k
Current assets£21.7k£15.8k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£71.8k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
12%
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
▲20%
Now £6.3k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 1
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
0%
Now £8.6k
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Sources

Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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