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Company No. 01056394 · Incorporated 31 May 1972

Bridgeman Art Library Limited(The)

Registered name: BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY LIMITED(THE)

Bridgeman Art Library Limited(The) made £581k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Bridgeman Art Library Limited(The) reported £581k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, up 73% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 76 employees. The company is classified under “photographic activities not elsewhere classified”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74209Photographic activities not elsewhere classified
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
54 yrs · since 1972
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
—
Not disclosed in filing
Profit
£581k
Growth ▲73.4%
Profit margin
—
 
Employees
76
Change ▲1.3%
Profit / employee
£7.7k
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyProfit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)———
Cost of sales£3.4m£3.1m£3.3m
Profit after tax−£596k£335k£581k
Profit (best available)−£596k£335k£581k
Staff costs£3.7m£3.7m£4.3m
Employees (average)737576
Ratios
Profit margin———
Profit per employee−£8.2k£4.5k£7.7k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth——▲73.4%
Headcount growth—▲2.7%▲1.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£214k£177k£120k
Net assets£3.7m£4m£4.6m
Fixed assets£6.2m£6.4m£6.5m
Current assets£850k£840k£850k
Debtors£391k£224k£297k
Deferred income£475k£303k£336k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
—
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.7k
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
▲14%
Now £4.6m
Cash at bank
▼32%
Now £120k
Headcount
▲1%
Now 76
Deferred income
▲11%
Now £336k
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £6.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (4)

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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £581k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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