A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Active
Company number 00538043Private limited companyIncorporated 1954

Key figures

£32,114,000+4.7%
Net assets 2024/25
+4.7%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 28290

Where the company stands among the 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290 (Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.).

Turnover£57,005,000
Higher than 88% · median £9,599,000 among 39 that publish turnover
Net assets£32,114,000
Higher than 99% · median £127,936
Total assets£50,216,000
Higher than 99% · median £333,237
Cash£5,871,000
Higher than 99% · median £131,273
Employees286
Higher than 99% · median 2
Company age72.2 years
Older than 97% · median 16.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. PALL MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED£146.2m
  2. BINKS U.K. LIMITED£80.1m
  3. ALFA LAVAL LIMITED£36m
  4. A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£32.1m
  5. UNIVERSAL BALANCING LIMITED£20m
  6. TAKARA BELMONT (U.K.) LIMITED£19.8m
  7. WALKER FILTRATION LIMITED£17.2m
  8. ZEECO EUROPE LIMITED£15.4m
  9. HYDRATIGHT LIMITED£14.9m
  10. OLDHAM ENGINEERING LIMITED£12.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 998. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

A B GRAPHIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00538043. It was incorporated on 15 Sep 1954. Its status is active. The registered office is in Staffordshire (DE14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. (28290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £57,005,000. Profit for the year was £3,365,000. Net assets were £32,114,000, up 4.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,871,000. Total assets were £50,216,000 and total liabilities £50,315,000. The company had an average of 286 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 998 active companies whose first SIC code is 28290: By turnover it ranks higher than 88% of the 39 that publish turnover (median £9,599,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £127,936). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £333,237). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £131,273). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 97% of them (median age 16.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 58 days to pay suppliers, and 58% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 12% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover61,476,00057,005,000
Profit for the year3,323,0003,365,000
Cash at bank and in hand4,278,0005,871,000
Total assets47,205,00050,216,000
Total liabilities47,205,00050,315,000
Net assets / total equity30,681,00032,114,000
Average number of employees297286

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
58 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
58%
Standard payment terms
30–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 8%
  • 31 to 60 days 52%
  • After 60 days 40%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Oct 2025
58
8%
59%
30 Apr 2025
56
9%
60%
31 Oct 2024
57
9%
59%
30 Apr 2024
56
9%
57%
31 Oct 2023
55
10%
57%
30 Apr 2023
59
8%
58%
31 Oct 2022
59
8%
55%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 12% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 14.1% lower
Median bonus pay
women 8.3% higher
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter26% womenLower middle7% womenUpper middle8% womenUpper pay quarter8% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 12.8% lower
women 11.6% lower
2023/24
women 13% lower
women 8.8% lower
2022/23
women 13.8% lower
women 9.8% lower
2021/22
women 15.2% lower
women 12.6% lower
2020/21
women 12.8% lower
women 12.6% lower
2019/20
women 14.8% lower
women 13.5% lower
2018/19
women 11.4% lower
women 14.6% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £57m, net assets £32.1m, 286 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £61.5m, net assets £30.7m, 297 employees
  3. Ghb Holding Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.