Ledger Bennett Limited
Registered name: LEDGER BENNETT LIMITED
Part of Havas N.V. groupLedger Bennett Limited made £1.7m revenue and a £412k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ledger Bennett Limited’s revenue grew 145% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £412k and 38 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Maidstone, 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.
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 | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £710k | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£28k | −£912k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £682k | £824k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £90k | −£186k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £76k | −£355k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £34k | −£412k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £34k | −£412k |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 40 | 36 | 38 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.8% | −23.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 96.1% | 47.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £19.7k | £45.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £944 | −£10.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲144.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼1312% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.3% | ▼10% | ▲5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £328k | £472k | — | — |
| Net assets | £544k | £461k | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £66.1k | £58.4k | — | — |
| Current assets | £2.2m | £2.9m | — | — |
| Debtors | £130k | £55.4k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −23.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£10.8k
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now 38
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Havas N.V. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Havas UK Limited50–75%
- Ledger Bennett Revenue Engine Limited75–100%
- Ledger Bennett Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 −£412k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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