The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society
Registered name: THE PADDLE STEAMER PRESERVATION SOCIETY
The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society made £319k revenue and £140k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
The Paddle Steamer Preservation Society’s revenue fell 36% to £319k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £140k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “archives activities” and is based in Dorking; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dorking, South East
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £480k | £500k | £319k |
| Cost of sales | £468k | £132k | £179k |
| Operating profit | £12.2k | £361k | £140k |
| Profit before tax | £12.2k | £361k | £140k |
| Profit after tax | £12.2k | £361k | £140k |
| Profit (best available) | £12.2k | £361k | £140k |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 37 | 37 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.5% | 72.2% | 43.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £13.3k | £13.5k | £8.6k |
| Profit per employee | £339 | £9.7k | £3.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4% | ▼36.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2856% | ▼61.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.8% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 43.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £8.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.8k
- 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
- 0%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Waverley Steam Navigation Co. LimitedRev. £4.6m · Profit −£52.4k
- Paddle Steamer Kingswear Castle Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £140k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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