How much does S. Karger Publishers Ltd make?

S. Karger Publishers Ltd reported revenue of £994k and a loss of £537k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does S. Karger Publishers Ltd have?

S. Karger Publishers Ltd reported an average of 27 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is S. Karger Publishers Ltd profitable?

No — S. Karger Publishers Ltd reported a loss of £537k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03212231 · Incorporated 14 Jun 1996

S. Karger Publishers Ltd

Registered name: S. KARGER PUBLISHERS LTD

S. Karger Publishers Ltd made £994k revenue and a £537k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

S. Karger Publishers Ltd’s revenue grew 24% to £994k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £537k and 27 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Abingdon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: Abingdon, South East
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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: “The immediate parent company is S. Karger Verlag für Medizin und Naturwissenschaften GmbH, a company incorporated in Germany.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£994k

Growth ▲23.7%

Profit

−£537k

Growth —

Profit margin

−54%

Gross 39.3%

Employees

Change ▲92.9%

Profit / employee

−£19.9k

Revenue/employee £36.8k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£804k	£994k
Cost of sales	—	—	£525k	£603k
Gross profit	—	—	£278k	£391k
Operating profit	—	—	−£382k	−£537k
Profit before tax	—	—	−£379k	−£537k
Profit after tax	—	—	−£334k	−£537k
Profit (best available)	—	—	−£334k	−£537k
Staff costs	—	—	£691k	£721k
Employees (average)	13	14	14	27
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	−41.6%	−54%
Gross margin	—	—	34.6%	39.3%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£57.4k	£36.8k
Profit per employee	—	—	−£23.9k	−£19.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▲23.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.7%	0%	▲92.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£475k	£598k	£93.7k	£48.1k
Net assets	£562k	£453k	£118k	−£418k
Fixed assets	£5.1k	£4.1k	£6.9k	£3.9k
Current assets	£930k	£897k	£407k	£507k
Debtors	£344k	£240k	£274k	£452k
Deferred income	£230k	£219k	£196k	£597k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −54%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 39.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £36.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£19.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 60.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 45.5%; 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: ▼453%; Now −£418k
Cash at bank: ▼49%; Now £48.1k
Headcount: ▲93%; Now 27
Deferred income: ▲204%; Now £597k
Fixed assets: ▼43%; Now £3.9k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 −£537k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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