How much does Challenge Packaging Limited make?

Challenge Packaging Limited reported revenue of £20.2m and a loss of £131k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Challenge Packaging Limited have?

Challenge Packaging Limited reported an average of 90 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Challenge Packaging Limited profitable?

No — Challenge Packaging Limited reported a loss of £131k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04415655 · Incorporated 12 Apr 2002

Challenge Packaging Limited

Registered name: CHALLENGE PACKAGING LIMITED

Part of W&R Barnett Holdings Limited group

Challenge Packaging Limited made £20.2m revenue and a £131k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Challenge Packaging Limited’s revenue was £20.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £131k and 90 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers” and is based in Coalville; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17219Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers SIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Coalville, East Midlands
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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

Revenue

£20.2m

Growth ▼0.2%

Profit

−£131k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.7%

Gross 29.5%

Employees

Change ▼7.2%

Profit / employee

−£1.5k

Revenue/employee £224k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.9m	£20.2m	£20.2m
Cost of sales	−£12.8m	−£13.9m	−£14.2m
Gross profit	£6.1m	£6.3m	£6m
Operating profit	£247k	£51k	−£12.4k
Profit before tax	£101k	−£87.1k	−£135k
Profit after tax	£136k	−£164k	−£131k
Profit (best available)	£136k	−£164k	−£131k
Employees (average)	99	97	90
Ratios
Profit margin	0.7%	−0.8%	−0.7%
Gross margin	32.1%	31.1%	29.5%
Revenue per employee	£191k	£208k	£224k
Profit per employee	£1.4k	−£1.7k	−£1.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲7%	▼0.2%
Profit growth	—	▼220.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼2%	▼7.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £224k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 90
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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 Limited75–100%
Challenge Packaging Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Boxwise Packaging Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (7)

Boxes and Packaging (UK) LimitedRev. £90.1m · Profit −£606k
Durham Box Company LimitedRev. £21m · Profit £930k
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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£131k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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