How much does Stanborough Press Limited make?

Stanborough Press Limited reported revenue of £2.1m and £89.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stanborough Press Limited have?

Stanborough Press Limited reported an average of 21 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Stanborough Press Limited profitable?

Yes — Stanborough Press Limited reported a profit of £89.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00041819 · Incorporated 23 Aug 1894

Stanborough Press Limited

Registered name: STANBOROUGH PRESS LIMITED

Part of British Union Conference Of Seventh Day Adventists group

Stanborough Press Limited made £2.1m revenue and £89.6k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Stanborough Press Limited’s revenue was £2.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £89.6k profit and 21 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Lincs; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishing SIC 58141Publishing of learned journals

Status: Active
Location: Lincs, East Midlands
Age: 132 yrs · since 1894
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 2024

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£2.1m

Growth ▲0.4%

Profit

£89.6k

Growth —

Profit margin

4.2%

Employees

Change ▼4.5%

Profit / employee

£4.3k

Revenue/employee £101k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2.1m	£2.1m
Cost of sales	£2.2m	£2m
Operating profit	−£68.3k	£89.6k
Profit before tax	−£68.3k	£89.6k
Profit after tax	−£68.3k	£89.6k
Profit (best available)	−£68.3k	£89.6k
Employees (average)	22	21
Ratios
Profit margin	−3.2%	4.2%
Revenue per employee	£96.1k	£101k
Profit per employee	−£3.1k	£4.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £101k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £4.3k; 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: ▼5%; Now 21
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

British Union Conference Of Seventh Day Adventists (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Stanborough Press Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Adventist Book Centre (South) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Adventist Book Centre LimitedFigures not disclosed
Readysale 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 2024 (profit £89.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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