H.H. Saudi Research and Marketing (UK) Limited
Registered name: H.H. SAUDI RESEARCH AND MARKETING (UK) LIMITED
Part of Asharq Al - Awsat Limited groupH.H. Saudi Research and Marketing (UK) Limited made £18.4m revenue and £963k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
H.H. Saudi Research and Marketing (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £18.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £963k profit and 155 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 49 yrs · since 1977
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.3m | £17.9m | £17.8m | £18.4m |
| Cost of sales | £9.8m | £11.4m | £10.9m | −£11.4m |
| Gross profit | £5.4m | £6.4m | £6.8m | £7m |
| Operating profit | £782k | £1.2m | £871k | £963k |
| Profit before tax | £783k | £1.2m | £870k | £963k |
| Profit after tax | £549k | £892k | £1.2m | £963k |
| Profit (best available) | £549k | £892k | £1.2m | £963k |
| Staff costs | £8.2m | £10.5m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 148 | 155 | 158 | 155 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.6% | 5% | 7% | 5.2% |
| Gross margin | 35.7% | 36% | 38.6% | 38.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £103k | £115k | £112k | £119k |
| Profit per employee | £3.7k | £5.8k | £7.9k | £6.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17% | ▼0.5% | ▲3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲62.5% | ▲39.9% | ▼22.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.7% | ▲1.9% | ▼1.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £503k | — | — |
| Net assets | £13.1m | £14m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £2.1m | — | — |
| Current assets | £15.2m | £15.3m | — | — |
| Debtors | £14.1m | £14.8m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £1.4m | £1.4m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £119k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.2k
- 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.
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
- ▼2%
- Now 155
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Asharq Al - Awsat Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- H.H. Saudi Research and Marketing (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Al Majalla Magazine LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sayidaty LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The News Hub LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Euromena Research Center LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £963k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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