How much does Faber Music Limited make?

Faber Music Limited reported revenue of £3.4m and a loss of £161k in the year to 31 Mar 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Faber Music Limited have?

Faber Music Limited reported an average of 62 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

Is Faber Music Limited profitable?

No — Faber Music Limited reported a loss of £161k in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

Company No. 02703274 · Incorporated 2 Apr 1992

Faber Music Limited

Registered name: FABER MUSIC LIMITED

Part of Geoffrey Faber Holdings Limited group

Faber Music Limited made £3.4m revenue and a £161k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2023.

Faber Music Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £3.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with a loss of £161k and 62 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58190Other publishing activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2023

Key figures

Revenue

£3.4m

Growth ▼3.4%

Profit

−£161k

Growth —

Profit margin

−4.7%

Gross 73.7%

Employees

Change ▼3.1%

Profit / employee

−£2.6k

Revenue/employee £55k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.5m	£3.4m
Cost of sales	£1m	£899k
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.5m
Operating profit	−£53.3k	£181k
Profit before tax	−£197k	−£57.1k
Profit after tax	−£230k	−£161k
Profit (best available)	−£230k	−£161k
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.7m
Employees (average)	64	62
Ratios
Profit margin	−6.5%	−4.7%
Gross margin	71.7%	73.7%
Revenue per employee	£55.2k	£55k
Profit per employee	−£3.6k	−£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£402k	£492k
Net assets	−£956k	−£905k
Fixed assets	£3.8m	£3.8m
Current assets	£4.8m	£5.2m
Debtors	£1.8m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£1.8m	£1.8m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024	Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 73.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £55k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 112.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 52.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 55.2%; 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: —; Now −£905k
Cash at bank: ▲23%; Now £492k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 62
Deferred income: ▲1%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £3.8m

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

Geoffrey Faber Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Faber Music Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Manners McDade Music Publishing LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Faber Music Holdings 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 accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit −£161k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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