How much does Durham Box Company Limited make?

Durham Box Company Limited reported revenue of £21m and £930k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Durham Box Company Limited have?

Durham Box Company Limited reported an average of 104 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Durham Box Company Limited profitable?

Yes — Durham Box Company Limited reported a profit of £930k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02374363 · Incorporated 20 Apr 1989

Durham Box Company Limited

Registered name: DURHAM BOX COMPANY LIMITED

Part of W&R Barnett Holdings Limited group

Durham Box Company Limited made £21m revenue and £930k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Durham Box Company Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £21m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £930k profit and 104 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Coalville; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers

Status: Active
Location: Coalville, East Midlands
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£21m

Growth ▲1.8%

Profit

£930k

Growth ▼58.8%

Profit margin

4.4%

Employees

104

Change ▼0.9%

Profit / employee

£8.9k

Revenue/employee £202k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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 Jan 2023	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.8m	£18.5m	£20.6m	£21m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£3.3m	£2.6m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£1.4m	£3.3m	£2.7m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£838k	£2.6m	£2.3m	£930k
Profit (best available)	£838k	£2.6m	£2.3m	£930k
Staff costs	£4.2m	£3.7m	£4.3m	£4.6m
Employees (average)	97	104	105	104
Ratios
Profit margin	4.5%	14.1%	10.9%	4.4%
Revenue per employee	£193k	£178k	£196k	£202k
Profit per employee	£8.6k	£25k	£21.5k	£8.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.6%	▲11.7%	▲1.8%
Profit growth	—	▲210%	▼13.1%	▼58.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.2%	▲1%	▼0.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.4m	£4.2m	£2.3m	£1.6m
Net assets	£8m	£11.2m	£10.5m	£9.2m
Fixed assets	£8m	£8.4m	£9.3m	£9m
Current assets	£8.2m	£9.7m	£8.9m	£8.4m
Debtors	£3.1m	£3.6m	£4m	£4.5m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £202k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 42.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21.4%; 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: ▼13%; Now £9.2m
Cash at bank: ▼29%; Now £1.6m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 104
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £9m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

W&R Barnett Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
W.& R. Barnett, Limited75–100%
Ceres (East Midlands) Limited75–100%
Logson Holdings Limited50–75%
Durham Box Company Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (7)

Boxes and Packaging (UK) LimitedRev. £90.1m · Profit −£606k
Challenge Packaging LimitedRev. £20.2m · Profit −£131k
Board24 LtdFigures not disclosed
Brumor (East Midlands) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Jardin Corrugated Cases LimitedFigures not disclosed
Logson LimitedFigures not disclosed
The Cardboard Box Company 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 £930k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026

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