How much does Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited make?

Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited reported revenue of £9.9m and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited have?

Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited reported an average of 83 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited profitable?

Yes — Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 00410867 · Incorporated 18 May 1946

Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited

Registered name: NICKLIN TRANSIT PACKAGING LIMITED

Part of Nicklin Group of Companies Limited group

Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited made £9.9m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Nicklin Transit Packaging Limited’s revenue fell 21% to £9.9m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.2m profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of wooden containers” and is based in Wednesbury; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 16240Manufacture of wooden containers

Status: Active
Location: Wednesbury, West Midlands
Age: 80 yrs · since 1946
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 Nicklin Group of Companies Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£9.9m

Growth ▼20.8%

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▲63.9%

Profit margin

11.7%

Gross 40.2%

Employees

Change ▼16.2%

Profit / employee

£14k

Revenue/employee £120k

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 to	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.5m	£9.9m
Cost of sales	£7.3m	£5.9m
Gross profit	£5.3m	£4m
Operating profit	£949k	£1.6m
Profit before tax	£877k	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£711k	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	£711k	£1.2m
Staff costs	£3.3m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	99	83
Ratios
Profit margin	5.7%	11.7%
Gross margin	42.1%	40.2%
Revenue per employee	£126k	£120k
Profit per employee	£7.2k	£14k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼20.8%
Profit growth	—	▲63.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼16.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£255k	£2.1m
Net assets	£2.3m	£3m
Fixed assets	£3m	£2.7m
Current assets	£6.2m	£4.7m
Debtors	£2m	£1.6m
Deferred income	£918k	£813k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £120k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £14k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 27.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.4%; 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: ▲30%; Now £3m
Cash at bank: ▲724%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 83
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £813k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £2.7m

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

Nicklin Group of Companies Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Nicklin Transit Packaging Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

H.geddes & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (4)

J. Nicklin & Sons LimitedFigures not disclosed
Move IT Store IT LimitedFigures not disclosed
Nicklin Packaging LimitedFigures not disclosed
Nicklin Property 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 May 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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