The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited
Registered name: THE BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM & IRELAND LIMITED
The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited made £2.5m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2023.
The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited’s revenue was £2.5m in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with £1.5m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “activities of business and employers membership organizations” and is based in London.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£617k |
| Gross profit | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m |
| Employees (average) | 42 |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | 60.3% |
| Gross margin | 75.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £59.7k |
| Profit per employee | £36k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 60.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 75.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £59.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £36k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Book Tokens LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2023 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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