How much does Expac (Preston) Limited make?

Expac (Preston) Limited reported revenue of £28.6m and £823k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Expac (Preston) Limited have?

Expac (Preston) Limited reported an average of 142 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Expac (Preston) Limited profitable?

Yes — Expac (Preston) Limited reported a profit of £823k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01527395 · Incorporated 10 Nov 1980

Expac (Preston) Limited

Registered name: EXPAC (PRESTON) LIMITED

Part of Gri Expac Limited group

Expac (Preston) Limited made £28.6m revenue and £823k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Expac (Preston) Limited’s revenue grew 68% to £28.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £823k profit and 142 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soap and detergents” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20411Manufacture of soap and detergents SIC 21100Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 45 yrs · since 1980
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 company's parent company is GRI Expac Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, which is under the control of the director, G Royle.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£28.6m

Growth ▲68.2%

Profit

£823k

Growth ▼0.2%

Profit margin

2.9%

Gross 27.1%

Employees

142

Change ▲59.6%

Profit / employee

£5.8k

Revenue/employee £202k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.1m	£12.5m	£17m	£28.6m
Cost of sales	£13.4m	£9.8m	£12.9m	£20.9m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£2.7m	£4.1m	£7.8m
Operating profit	£696k	−£837k	£743k	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£682k	−£881k	£704k	£1m
Profit after tax	£570k	−£823k	£824k	£823k
Profit (best available)	£570k	−£823k	£824k	£823k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£2.7m	£2.9m	£5m
Employees (average)	108	91	89	142
Ratios
Profit margin	3.3%	−6.6%	4.8%	2.9%
Gross margin	21.6%	21.6%	24.4%	27.1%
Revenue per employee	£158k	£138k	£191k	£202k
Profit per employee	£5.3k	−£9k	£9.3k	£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼26.7%	▲35.9%	▲68.2%
Profit growth	—	▼244.3%	—	▼0.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼15.7%	▼2.2%	▲59.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.4m	£947k	£1.6m	£1.4m
Net assets	£4.3m	£3.4m	£4.3m	£5m
Fixed assets	£3.3m	£3.3m	£5.5k	£4.2m
Current assets	£7.5m	£4.7m	£7.7m	£11.7m
Debtors	£2.7m	£1.5m	£3.2m	£6m
Deferred income	£318k	£124k	£171k	£751k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £202k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21%; 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: ▲18%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▼15%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▲60%; Now 142
Deferred income: ▲339%; Now £751k
Fixed assets: ▲74921%; Now £4.2m

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

Gri Expac Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Expac (Preston) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Expac Commercial 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 Dec 2025 (profit £823k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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