Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Registered name: MARK ALLEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
Mark Allen Holdings Limited made £72.1m revenue and a £3.4m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Mark Allen Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £72.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £3.4m and 547 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £66.1m | £69.5m | £72.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£43.7m | −£49.4m | −£52m |
| Gross profit | £22.3m | £20m | £20.1m |
| Operating profit | £9.1m | £6.2m | −£719k |
| Profit before tax | £8.7m | £5.5m | −£1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £6.6m | £3m | −£3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.6m | £3m | −£3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 477 | 528 | 547 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 10% | 4.3% | −4.7% |
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 28.8% | 27.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £138k | £132k | £132k |
| Profit per employee | £13.8k | £5.7k | −£6.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.2% | ▲3.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼54.5% | ▼214% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.7% | ▲3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £132k
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now 547
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (7)
- Ma Exhibitions LimitedRev. £15.8m · Profit £330k
- Ma Business LimitedRev. £12.5m · Profit £672k
- Ma Healthcare Limited.Rev. £11.3m · Profit £1.8m
- Ma Education & Music LimitedRev. £7.3m · Profit £1.1m
- Ma Financial Media LtdRev. £4m · Profit −£859k
- Master Travel LimitedFigures not disclosed
- PR Please LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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