James Cropper Public Limited Company
Registered name: JAMES CROPPER PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
James Cropper Public Limited Company made £103m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 28 Mar 2026.
James Cropper Public Limited Company’s revenue grew 4% to £103m in the year to 28 Mar 2026, with £2.9m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of paper and paperboard” and is based in Cumbria; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cumbria, North West
- Age
- 136 yrs · since 1889
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Mar 2025 | 28 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £99.3m | £103m |
| Operating profit | −£4.6m | £5.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£6.7m | £3.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.3m | £2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.3m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −5.3% | 2.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (8)
- James Cropper 3D Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Cropper Converting LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Cropper Overseas Trading LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Cropper Paper LimitedFigures not disclosed
- James Cropper Speciality Papers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Melmore Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Technical Fibre Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Paper Mill Shop Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 28 Mar 2026 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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