Lip Hing Metal Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
Registered name: LIP HING METAL MANUFACTURING (UK) LTD
Part of Lhm Manufacturing (Global) Limited groupLip Hing Metal Manufacturing (UK) Ltd made £16.7m revenue and £42.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Lip Hing Metal Manufacturing (UK) Ltd’s revenue fell 4% to £16.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £42.5k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £13.3m | £17.4m | £16.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £12.7m | £16.6m | £16.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £649k | £792k | £635k |
| Operating profit | — | £197k | £49.5k | £146k |
| Profit before tax | — | £99.4k | −£81.5k | £42.5k |
| Profit after tax | — | £99.4k | −£81.5k | £42.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £99.4k | −£81.5k | £42.5k |
| Staff costs | — | £349k | £354k | £357k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0.8% | −0.5% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 4.9% | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit per employee | — | £16.6k | −£10.2k | £6.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | −9.1% | −257.7% | 25% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲30.4% | ▼3.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼182% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲33.3% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £421k | £417k | £250k |
| Net assets | £398k | £299k | −£380k | −£338k |
| Fixed assets | £12.7k | £4.7k | £2.4k | £32.5k |
| Current assets | £10.5m | £6.8m | £7.9m | £8.1m |
| Debtors | — | £4.1m | £5.2m | £3.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £7.5k | £184k | £154k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£18k | −£128k | £36.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 3.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.4m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 25%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.7%
- 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
- —
- Now −£338k
- Cash at bank
- ▼40%
- Now £250k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▼16%
- Now £154k
- Fixed assets
- ▲1267%
- Now £32.5k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Lhm Manufacturing (Global) Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Lip Hing Metal Manufacturing (UK) Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £42.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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