P. & F. Safepac Co. Limited
Registered name: P. & F. SAFEPAC CO. LIMITED
P. & F. Safepac Co. Limited made £10.6m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
P. & F. Safepac Co. Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £10.6m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £1.7m profit and 83 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Suffolk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Suffolk, East of England
- Age
- 60 yrs · since 1966
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.9m | £9.6m | £9.6m | £10.6m |
| Cost of sales | £7m | £7.4m | £7.5m | £8m |
| Gross profit | £2m | £2.2m | £2.1m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £940k | £1.8m | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | £891k | £1.7m | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £636k | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £636k | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £3m | £3.1m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 88 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.1% | 14.6% | 14.8% | 16.2% |
| Gross margin | 22% | 22.9% | 22% | 24.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £101k | £115k | £119k | £127k |
| Profit per employee | £7.2k | £16.9k | £17.6k | £20.6k |
| Cash conversion | −123.7% | −112.7% | −154.6% | −108% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.3% | ▲0.5% | ▲9.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲120% | ▲1.6% | ▲20.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.7% | ▼2.4% | ▲2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £464k | £925k | £797k | £1.5m |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £4.8m | £5.3m | £6.3m |
| Fixed assets | £4.3m | £4.2m | £4.6m | £4.4m |
| Current assets | £2.8m | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Deferred income | £373k | £383k | £443k | £111k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.2m | −£2m | −£1.8m | −£1.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 16.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £127k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £20.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −108%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 42%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.3%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £6.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲93%
- Now £1.5m
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 83
- Deferred income
- ▼75%
- Now £111k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £4.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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