How much does Waddell Limited make?

Waddell Limited reported revenue of £13m and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Waddell Limited have?

Waddell Limited reported an average of 81 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Waddell Limited profitable?

Yes — Waddell Limited reported a profit of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03039139 · Incorporated 29 Mar 1995

Waddell Limited

Registered name: WADDELL LIMITED

Part of Dazed Group Limited group

Waddell Limited made £13m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Waddell Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £13m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 81 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 31 yrs · since 1995
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. From the filing: “Dazed Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, is the immediate and ultimate parent company, and is the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts including Waddell ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£13m

Growth ▼19.3%

Profit

£1.1m

Growth ▲264%

Profit margin

8.5%

Gross 29.4%

Employees

Change ▼4.7%

Profit / employee

£13.7k

Revenue/employee £161k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.3m	£16.1m	£13m
Cost of sales	£14.4m	£12.5m	£9.2m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£3.6m	£3.8m
Profit before tax	−£1.9m	£305k	£1.2m
Profit after tax	−£1.8m	£305k	£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£1.8m	£305k	£1.1m
Staff costs	£5.9m	£5.4m	£5.5m
Employees (average)	93	85	81
Ratios
Profit margin	−11.4%	1.9%	8.5%
Gross margin	11.3%	22.5%	29.4%
Revenue per employee	£175k	£190k	£161k
Profit per employee	−£19.9k	£3.6k	£13.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.9%	▼19.3%
Profit growth	—	—	▲264%
Headcount growth	—	▼8.6%	▼4.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£506k	£429k	£642k
Net assets	−£3m	−£2.7m	−£1.5m
Fixed assets	£64.6k	£43.2k	—
Current assets	£2.8m	£3.1m	£3.4m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.4m	£1.2m
Deferred income	£1.9m	£1.9m	£1.9m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £161k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13.7k; 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: 14.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.4%; 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 −£1.5m
Cash at bank: ▲50%; Now £642k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 81
Deferred income: ▼1%; Now £1.9m
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Dazed Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Waddell Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Another Man Publishing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Another Publishing 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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