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Company No. 02572212 · Incorporated 7 Jan 1991

Warners Group Publications Limited

Registered name: WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Warners Group Publications Limited made £19.2m revenue and £663k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Warners Group Publications Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £19.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £663k profit and 147 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in Bourne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Status
Active
Location
Bourne, East of England
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£19.2m
Growth ▲1%
Profit
£663k
Growth ▲11%
Profit margin
3.4%
Gross 38.3%
Employees
147
Change ▼1.3%
Profit / employee
£4.5k
Revenue/employee £131k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£19.6m£18.8m£19m£19.2m
Cost of sales£11.1m£11.8m£11.7m£11.9m
Gross profit£8.5m£7m£7.4m£7.4m
Operating profit£996k£190k£542k£670k
Profit before tax£1m£422k£903k£952k
Profit after tax£689k£275k£597k£663k
Profit (best available)£689k£275k£597k£663k
Employees (average)174169149147
Ratios
Profit margin3.5%1.5%3.1%3.4%
Gross margin43.2%37.4%38.8%38.3%
Revenue per employee£112k£111k£128k£131k
Profit per employee£4k£1.6k£4k£4.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼3.8%▲1.3%▲1%
Profit growth—▼60.1%▲117.3%▲11%
Headcount growth—▼2.9%▼11.8%▼1.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£7.4m£6.8m£6.3m£6.7m
Net assets£7.2m£7m£7.1m£7m
Fixed assets£1.8m£2m£2.6m£2.7m
Current assets£8.7m£8.3m£8m£8.5m
Debtors£917k£1m£994k£1.1m
Deferred income£106k£224k£105k£269k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
38.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£131k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.8%
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
▼1%
Now £7m
Cash at bank
▲7%
Now £6.7m
Headcount
▼1%
Now 147
Deferred income
▲157%
Now £269k
Fixed assets
▲2%
Now £2.7m

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

Subsidiaries (12)

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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £663k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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