Between the Lines Limited
Registered name: BETWEEN THE LINES LIMITED
Between the Lines Limited made £11.5m revenue and £350k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Between the Lines Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £11.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £350k profit and 228 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores” and is based in Bessborough Road Harrow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bessborough Road Harrow, London
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1989
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.1m | £11.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £6.8m | £7.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £537k | £490k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £527k | £475k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £390k | £350k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £390k | £350k |
| Employees (average) | 169 | 196 | 210 | 228 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.9% | 3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 33.3% | 32.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £48.2k | £50.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £1.9k | £1.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲13.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼10.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16% | ▲7.1% | ▲8.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £868k | £791k | £926k | £742k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £610k | £724k | £855k | £1m |
| Current assets | £2m | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Debtors | £136k | £145k | £112k | £111k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £18.8k | £45k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £742k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 228
- Deferred income
- ▲139%
- Now £45k
- Fixed assets
- ▲20%
- Now £1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £350k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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