How much does Profile Books Limited make?

Profile Books Limited reported revenue of £21.5m and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Profile Books Limited have?

Profile Books Limited reported an average of 64 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Profile Books Limited profitable?

Yes — Profile Books Limited reported a profit of £2.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03120147 · Incorporated 31 Oct 1995

Profile Books Limited

Registered name: PROFILE BOOKS LIMITED

Part of Profile Books Holdings Limited group

Profile Books Limited made £21.5m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Profile Books Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £21.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.3m profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishing

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 30 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£21.5m

Growth ▼8.5%

Profit

£2.3m

Growth ▼22.7%

Profit margin

10.6%

Gross 48.5%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£35.7k

Revenue/employee £336k

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 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)	£16.6m	£18.5m	£23.5m	£21.5m
Cost of sales	£9.5m	£9.9m	£12.3m	£11.1m
Gross profit	£7.1m	£8.6m	£11.2m	£10.4m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£2.2m	£3.9m	£3m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£2.2m	£4m	£3.1m
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£1.7m	£3m	£2.3m
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£1.7m	£3m	£2.3m
Staff costs	£3.6m	£4.2m	£4.7m	£5m
Employees (average)	56	63	64	64
Ratios
Profit margin	7.8%	9.2%	12.6%	10.6%
Gross margin	43%	46.3%	47.9%	48.5%
Revenue per employee	£297k	£294k	£367k	£336k
Profit per employee	£23.1k	£27.1k	£46.2k	£35.7k
Cash conversion	68.3%	89.7%	85.7%	46.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲11.2%	▲27.1%	▼8.5%
Profit growth	—	▲32%	▲72.9%	▼22.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲12.5%	▲1.6%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7m	£8.6m	£11.8m	£5.2m
Net assets	£11.8m	£13.1m	£15.4m	£9.8m
Fixed assets	£952k	£846k	£479k	£494k
Current assets	£15.7m	£17.7m	£20.3m	£14.2m
Debtors	£5.1m	£5.2m	£4.7m	£5.6m
Deferred income	£2.2m	£2.3m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Cash from operations	£1m	£2m	£3.3m	£1.4m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 48.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £336k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £35.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 46.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 11.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 26%; 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: ▼37%; Now £9.8m
Cash at bank: ▼56%; Now £5.2m
Headcount: 0%; Now 64
Deferred income: ▲1%; Now £2.5m
Fixed assets: ▲3%; Now £494k

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

Profile Books Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Profile Books Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Serpent's Tail LimitedFigures not disclosed
Souvenir Press 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 Mar 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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