World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Registered name: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING EUROPE LTD
World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd made £1.1m revenue and a £9.5k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd’s revenue grew 11% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £9.5k and 9 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £766k | £851k | £971k | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | £564k | £638k | £475k | £479k |
| Gross profit | £202k | £213k | £496k | £597k |
| Operating profit | −£115k | −£139k | −£26.9k | −£11.1k |
| Profit before tax | −£115k | −£138k | −£25.5k | −£9.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£115k | −£138k | −£25.5k | −£9.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£115k | −£138k | −£25.5k | −£9.5k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −15% | −16.2% | −2.6% | −0.9% |
| Gross margin | 26.4% | 25% | 51.1% | 55.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £192k | £213k | £121k | £120k |
| Profit per employee | −£28.8k | −£34.5k | −£3.2k | −£1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.1% | ▲14.1% | ▲10.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲100% | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £55.5k | £130k | £201k | £79.5k |
| Net assets | £687k | £549k | £524k | £514k |
| Fixed assets | £359 | £1.3k | £3k | £2.7k |
| Current assets | £989k | £890k | £844k | £838k |
| Debtors | £2.4k | £701 | £1.3k | £2k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £120k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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 £514k
- Cash at bank
- ▼60%
- Now £79.5k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £2.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£9.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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