How much does Kelsey Publishing Limited make?

Kelsey Publishing Limited reported revenue of £30m and £743k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Kelsey Publishing Limited have?

Kelsey Publishing Limited reported an average of 134 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Is Kelsey Publishing Limited profitable?

Yes — Kelsey Publishing Limited reported a profit of £743k in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Company No. 02387149 · Incorporated 19 May 1989

Kelsey Publishing Limited

Registered name: KELSEY PUBLISHING LIMITED

Part of Kelsey Media Limited group

Kelsey Publishing Limited made £30m revenue and £743k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024. read from filing text

Kelsey Publishing Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £30m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £743k profit and 134 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishing SIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals SIC 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Maidstone, South East
Age: 37 yrs · since 1989
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. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is Kelsey Media Limited, a company incorporated in England. This is the parent of the largest group for which the company is a member. The company itself is t”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2024

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£30m

Growth ▲6.3%

Profit

£743k

Growth ▲69.1%

Profit margin

2.5%

Gross 23.9%

Employees

134

Change ▼13.6%

Profit / employee

£5.5k

Revenue/employee £224k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£28.2m	£28.2m	£30m
Cost of sales	£21.8m	£21.5m	£22.8m
Gross profit	£6.4m	£6.7m	£7.2m
Operating profit	£932k	£792k	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£856k	£661k	£1.2m
Profit after tax	£707k	£440k	£743k
Profit (best available)	£707k	£440k	£743k
Staff costs	£6.5m	£6.8m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	158	155	134
Ratios
Profit margin	2.5%	1.6%	2.5%
Gross margin	22.8%	23.7%	23.9%
Revenue per employee	£179k	£182k	£224k
Profit per employee	£4.5k	£2.8k	£5.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.2%	▲6.3%
Profit growth	—	▼37.8%	▲69.1%
Headcount growth	—	▼1.9%	▼13.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£890k	£1.6m	£2.1m
Net assets	£3.2m	£3.5m	£3.4m
Fixed assets	£9.1m	£9.8m	£8.4m
Current assets	£4.7m	£4.7m	£5.5m
Debtors	£3m	£2.4m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£4.4m	£4.1m	£4.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £224k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 28%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 15.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.8%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼3%; Now £3.4m
Cash at bank: ▲32%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 134
Deferred income: ▲17%; Now £4.8m
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £8.4m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Kelsey Media Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Kelsey Publishing Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

If Investments (Horncastle) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit £743k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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