How much does Prestel Publishing Limited make?

Prestel Publishing Limited reported revenue of £2.2m and £13.7k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Prestel Publishing Limited have?

Prestel Publishing Limited reported an average of 6 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Prestel Publishing Limited profitable?

Yes — Prestel Publishing Limited reported a profit of £13.7k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03714660 · Incorporated 11 Feb 1999

Prestel Publishing Limited

Registered name: PRESTEL PUBLISHING LIMITED

Part of Bertelsmann Se & Co. Kgaa group

Prestel Publishing Limited made £2.2m revenue and £13.7k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Prestel Publishing Limited’s revenue fell 27% to £2.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £13.7k profit and 6 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: 27 yrs · since 1999
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£2.2m

Growth ▼26.7%

Profit

£13.7k

Growth ▼52.9%

Profit margin

0.6%

Gross 45%

Employees

Change ▼14.3%

Profit / employee

£2.3k

Revenue/employee £364k

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.2m	£3.2m	£3m	£2.2m
Cost of sales	£2.2m	£2.2m	£2m	£1.2m
Gross profit	£1m	£937k	£936k	£982k
Operating profit	£62.4k	−£1.8k	£18.5k	−£1.6k
Profit before tax	£69.3k	£26.1k	£44.6k	£18.7k
Profit after tax	£57.9k	£20.1k	£29.2k	£13.7k
Profit (best available)	£57.9k	£20.1k	£29.2k	£13.7k
Staff costs	£257k	£272k	£330k	—
Employees (average)	6	7	7	6
Ratios
Profit margin	1.8%	0.6%	1%	0.6%
Gross margin	31.7%	29.7%	31.4%	45%
Revenue per employee	£526k	£451k	£425k	£364k
Profit per employee	£9.6k	£2.9k	£4.2k	£2.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.1%	▼5.6%	▼26.7%
Profit growth	—	▼65.3%	▲45.3%	▼52.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲16.7%	0%	▼14.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£20.8k	£7.7k	£8.4k	£7k
Net assets	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£13.4k	£170k	£135k	£101k
Current assets	£2.1m	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Debtors	£2.1m	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Deferred income	£132k	£105k	£96k	£57.5k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 45%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £364k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 66.6%; 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: ▲1%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▼16%; Now £7k
Headcount: ▼14%; Now 6
Deferred income: ▼40%; Now £57.5k
Fixed assets: ▼25%; Now £101k

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

Bertelsmann Se & Co. Kgaa (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Prestel Publishing Limitedthis company

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

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 £13.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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