Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited
Registered name: WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH) LIMITED
Part of Wolters Kluwer International Holding Bv groupWolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited made £25.3m revenue and £7.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £25.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £7.1m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in Kingston Upon Thames; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kingston Upon Thames, London
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1983
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent of the company is Wolters Kluwer Holdings (UK) Limited., a company incorporated in England and Wales. The ultimate parent company and controlling party is Wolters Kluwer N.V., inc”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25m | £25.3m |
| Cost of sales | £15.1m | £15.3m |
| Gross profit | £10m | £10m |
| Operating profit | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £7.6m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £7.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £7.1m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 7% | 27.9% |
| Gross margin | 39.8% | 39.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲301.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £2.8m |
| Net assets | £8.8m | £9.8m |
| Fixed assets | £19.6m | £19.5m |
| Current assets | £10m | £11.6m |
| Debtors | £8.1m | £7.2m |
| Deferred income | £9.7m | £9.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 27.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.6%
- 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
- 77%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 37.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 28.3%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £9.8m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £2.8m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £9.6m
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £19.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Wolters Kluwer International Holding Bv (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Wolters Kluwer Holdings (UK) Limited75–100%
- Wolters Kluwer Health (Europe) Limited75–100%
- Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ijs Publishing Group LimitedRev. £1.8m · Profit £1.3m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £7.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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