National Maritime Museum Enterprises Limited
Registered name: NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Part of National Maritime Museum groupNational Maritime Museum Enterprises Limited made £3.5m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
National Maritime Museum Enterprises Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £3.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1m profit. The company is classified under “museums activities”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£1.5m | −£1.5m | −£1.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £927k | £978k |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £957k | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £957k | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £957k | £1m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 38.5% | 28.9% | 28.5% |
| Gross margin | 54.2% | 55.2% | 54% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.7% | ▲6.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼23.6% | ▲4.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 28.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 54%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- National Maritime Museum (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- National Maritime Museum Enterprises 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 Mar 2026 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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