How much does Collector Set Printers Ltd make?

Collector Set Printers Ltd reported revenue of £8.3m and £279k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Collector Set Printers Ltd have?

Collector Set Printers Ltd reported an average of 54 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Collector Set Printers Ltd profitable?

Yes — Collector Set Printers Ltd reported a profit of £279k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 01237987 · Incorporated 18 Dec 1975

Collector Set Printers Ltd

Registered name: COLLECTOR SET PRINTERS LTD

Part of The Meliora Group Limited group

Collector Set Printers Ltd made £8.3m revenue and £279k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Collector Set Printers Ltd’s revenue fell 1% to £8.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £279k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paper stationery” and is based in Medway City Estate Rochester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17230Manufacture of paper stationery SIC 18129Printing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Medway City Estate Rochester, South East
Age: 50 yrs · since 1975
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 Jan 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£8.3m

Growth ▼1.3%

Profit

£279k

Growth ▼60.8%

Profit margin

3.4%

Gross 39.3%

Employees

Change ▼8.5%

Profit / employee

£5.2k

Revenue/employee £154k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7.1m	£8.3m	£8.4m	£8.3m
Cost of sales	£4.5m	£5m	£5.2m	£5m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£3.3m	£3.2m	£3.3m
Operating profit	£412k	£683k	£585k	£519k
Profit before tax	£395k	£674k	£713k	£304k
Profit after tax	£411k	£677k	£713k	£279k
Profit (best available)	£411k	£677k	£713k	£279k
Staff costs	—	£1.9m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Employees (average)	61	60	59	54
Ratios
Profit margin	5.8%	8.2%	8.5%	3.4%
Gross margin	36%	40.3%	38.5%	39.3%
Revenue per employee	£116k	£138k	£143k	£154k
Profit per employee	£6.7k	£11.3k	£12.1k	£5.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17.6%	▲1.4%	▼1.3%
Profit growth	—	▲64.7%	▲5.3%	▼60.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.6%	▼1.7%	▼8.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2k	£13.8k	£14.2k	£12.3k
Net assets	£2.6m	£2.5m	£3.2m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£446k	£363k	£339k	£407k
Current assets	£3.7m	£4.9m	£5.6m	£6.7m
Debtors	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£165k	£144k	£630k	£558k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 39.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £154k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.1%; 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: ▲2%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▼13%; Now £12.3k
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 54
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £558k
Fixed assets: ▲20%; Now £407k

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

Ownership chain

The Meliora Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Collector Set Printers Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

Delga Press LimitedRev. £5.8m · Profit −£952k
Boxable LimitedFigures not disclosed
Delga Labels LimitedFigures not disclosed
Martin Paper Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
Scarbutts Printers 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £279k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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