Royal Philatelic Society London
Registered name: ROYAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY LONDON
Royal Philatelic Society London made £102k revenue and £9k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Royal Philatelic Society London’s revenue grew 19% to £102k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £9k profit. The company is classified under “library activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 119 yrs · since 1907
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £97.4k | £85.2k | £102k |
| Cost of sales | −£12k | −£9.4k | −£12.9k |
| Gross profit | £85.4k | £75.9k | £88.8k |
| Operating profit | £13.5k | £1.1k | — |
| Profit before tax | £7.7k | −£4.8k | £12.5k |
| Profit after tax | £6.3k | −£5k | £9k |
| Profit (best available) | £6.3k | −£5k | £9k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.5% | −5.8% | 8.8% |
| Gross margin | 87.7% | 89% | 87.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.5% | ▲19.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼178.4% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 87.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- RPSL LimitedRev. £102k · Profit £14.8k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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