Company No. 01596945 · Incorporated 10 Nov 1981

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The)

Q: Is Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The) profitable?

Yes — Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The) reported a profit of £243k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Registered name: GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION (TRADING COMPANY) LIMITED(THE)

Part of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association(The) group

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The) made £560k revenue and £243k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The)’s revenue fell 49% to £560k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £243k profit. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Reading; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Status: Active
Location: Reading, South East
Age: 44 yrs · since 1981
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£560k

Growth ▼49%

Profit

£243k

Growth ▲25.5%

Profit margin

43.4%

Gross 51.6%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.2m	£1.1m	£560k
Cost of sales	−£519k	−£438k	−£271k
Gross profit	£717k	£661k	£289k
Operating profit	−£184k	£194k	£243k
Profit before tax	−£184k	£194k	£243k
Profit after tax	−£184k	£194k	—
Profit (best available)	−£184k	£194k	£243k
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	−14.9%	17.6%	43.4%
Gross margin	58%	60.1%	51.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼11.1%	▼49%
Profit growth	—	—	▲25.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 43.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 51.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Guide Dogs for the Blind Association(The)ultimate parent75–100%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (Trading Company) Limited(The)this company

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

Sister companies (5)

Guide Dogs UK LimitedRev. £72.8k · Profit £3.6k
Blind Children UKFigures not disclosed
Gdba (Pension Fund Trustee) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gdba Community Care Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Guide Dogs 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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £243k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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