Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited
Registered name: WOLTERS KLUWER (UK) LIMITED
Part of Wolters Kluwer International Holding Bv groupWolters Kluwer (UK) Limited made £45.1m revenue and £6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £45.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £6m profit. The company is classified under “other software publishing” and is based in Surrey; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1948
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.3m | £41.1m | £45.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£1.2m | −£1.3m | −£1.6m |
| Gross profit | £37.1m | £39.8m | £43.5m |
| Operating profit | £5.4m | £6.1m | £6.2m |
| Profit before tax | £6m | £8.6m | £7.8m |
| Profit after tax | £5m | £6.8m | £6m |
| Profit (best available) | £5m | £6.8m | £6m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.2% | 16.6% | 13.3% |
| Gross margin | 97% | 96.8% | 96.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.4% | ▲9.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲35.2% | ▼11.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.5%
- 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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- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
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- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wolters Kluwer International Holding Bv (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Wolters Kluwer Holdings (UK) Limited75–100%
- Wolters Kluwer (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Wolters Kluwer (Bsi) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wolters Kluwer Health (Europe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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