The Royal Collection Trust
Registered name: THE ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST
The Royal Collection Trust made £72.1m revenue and £8.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
The Royal Collection Trust’s revenue grew 5% to £72.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £8.8m profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “library activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £70.9m | £68.8m | £72.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£54.3m | −£57.8m | −£59.5m |
| Gross profit | £16.6m | £11m | £12.7m |
| Operating profit | £12.3m | £6.6m | £7.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £8.8m |
| Profit after tax | £12.4m | £7m | £8.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £12.4m | £7m | £8.8m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | 22 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 17.4% | 10.2% | 12.2% |
| Gross margin | 23.4% | 16% | 17.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £3.3m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £398k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.9% | ▲4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼43.1% | ▲24.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £398k
- 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
- —
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Royal Collection Enterprises LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- The Sovereign (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £8.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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