World Scientific Publishing (UK) Limited
Registered name: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING (UK) LIMITED
World Scientific Publishing (UK) Limited made £4.6m revenue and £56.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
World Scientific Publishing (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 148% to £4.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £56.5k profit and 7 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
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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) | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.9m | £4.6m |
| Cost of sales | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £3.9m |
| Gross profit | £567k | £661k | £544k | £695k |
| Operating profit | £69.4k | £119k | £10.6k | £74.9k |
| Profit before tax | £69.4k | £119k | £10.7k | £75.3k |
| Profit after tax | £68.7k | £96.7k | £8k | £56.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £68.7k | £96.7k | £8k | £56.5k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.8% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | 31% | 30.9% | 29.4% | 15.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £262k | £268k | £265k | £656k |
| Profit per employee | £9.8k | £12.1k | £1.1k | £8.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17% | ▼13.5% | ▲148% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲40.7% | ▼91.7% | ▲604.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £159k | £225k | £199k | £388k |
| Net assets | £208k | £305k | £313k | £369k |
| Fixed assets | £8k | £8.7k | £6.3k | £6.3k |
| Current assets | £464k | £644k | £558k | £633k |
| Debtors | £272k | £396k | £331k | £217k |
| 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
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 15.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £656k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- 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
- ▲18%
- Now £369k
- Cash at bank
- ▲95%
- Now £388k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £6.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £56.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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