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Company No. 02294547 · Incorporated 9 Sep 1988

Blowplast Limited

Registered name: BLOWPLAST LIMITED

Blowplast Limited made £40m revenue and £2.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Blowplast Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £40m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.6m profit and 102 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other plastic products” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 22290Manufacture of other plastic products
Status
Active
Location
High Wycombe, South East
Age
38 yrs · since 1988
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£40m
Growth ▲2%
Profit
£2.6m
Growth ▼26.5%
Profit margin
6.5%
Gross 44.7%
Employees
102
Change ▲10.9%
Profit / employee
£25.6k
Revenue/employee £392k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£42.1m£39.2m£40m
Cost of sales£27.2m£22.1m£22.1m
Gross profit£14.9m£17m£17.9m
Operating profit£2.8m£3.3m£2.5m
Profit before tax£3m£3.8m£2.8m
Profit after tax£2.5m£3.5m£2.6m
Profit (best available)£2.5m£3.5m£2.6m
Staff costs£3.2m£3.7m£3.9m
Employees (average)9392102
Ratios
Profit margin5.9%9%6.5%
Gross margin35.4%43.5%44.7%
Revenue per employee£453k£426k£392k
Profit per employee£26.7k£38.5k£25.6k
Cash conversion118.2%−79.8%−247.2%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼6.9%▲2%
Profit growth—▲42.7%▼26.5%
Headcount growth—▼1.1%▲10.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£525k£1.3m
Net assets£15.6m£17.2m£11.8m
Fixed assets£1.4m£2.6m£2.5m
Current assets£25.6m£20.1m£19.3m
Debtors£8.7m£7.5m£8m
Deferred income£2.7m£617k£4.6m
Cash from operations£3.3m−£2.6m−£6.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
44.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£392k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£25.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−247.2%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
11.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
20.1%
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
▼31%
Now £11.8m
Cash at bank
▲154%
Now £1.3m
Headcount
▲11%
Now 102
Deferred income
▲646%
Now £4.6m
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £2.5m

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

Minority corporate shareholders

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 Mar 2025 (profit £2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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