How much does Portable Multimedia Limited make?

Portable Multimedia Limited reported revenue of £53.8m and a loss of £3.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Portable Multimedia Limited have?

Portable Multimedia Limited reported an average of 136 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Portable Multimedia Limited profitable?

No — Portable Multimedia Limited reported a loss of £3.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04038169 · Incorporated 21 Jul 2000

Portable Multimedia Limited

Registered name: PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA LIMITED

Part of Dorna Holdings Limited group

Portable Multimedia Limited made £53.8m revenue and a £3.7m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Portable Multimedia Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £53.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £3.7m and 136 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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 parent company is Dorna Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£53.8m

Growth ▲10.3%

Profit

−£3.7m

Growth —

Profit margin

−6.9%

Gross 34.4%

Employees

136

Change ▼1.5%

Profit / employee

−£27.1k

Revenue/employee £395k

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£46.1m	£48.3m	£48.7m	£53.8m
Cost of sales	£31.7m	£34.4m	£32.5m	£35.2m
Gross profit	£14.4m	£13.9m	£16.2m	£18.5m
Operating profit	−£1.1m	−£6.8m	−£7.7m	−£1m
Profit before tax	−£2m	−£8.7m	−£11.2m	−£6m
Profit after tax	−£1.8m	−£8.7m	−£11.2m	−£3.7m
Profit (best available)	−£1.8m	−£8.7m	−£11.2m	−£3.7m
Staff costs	£5.6m	£7.2m	£7m	£7.3m
Employees (average)	85	122	138	136
Ratios
Profit margin	−4%	−17.9%	−23%	−6.9%
Gross margin	31.3%	28.8%	33.3%	34.4%
Revenue per employee	£542k	£396k	£353k	£395k
Profit per employee	−£21.5k	−£71.1k	−£81.3k	−£27.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.8%	▲0.9%	▲10.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲43.5%	▲13.1%	▼1.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£728k	£432k	£1.9m
Net assets	£1.2m	−£7.5m	−£18.7m	−£22.3m
Fixed assets	£7.9m	£10.3m	£12.7m	£13.4m
Current assets	£17.3m	£17.5m	£9.8m	£19.1m
Debtors	£8.2m	£8.4m	£4.7m	£7.3m
Deferred income	£2.3m	£2.5m	£2.9m	£3.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £395k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£27.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 25%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 6.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.5%; 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: —; Now −£22.3m
Cash at bank: ▲349%; Now £1.9m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 136
Deferred income: ▲25%; Now £3.6m
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £13.4m

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

Dorna Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Portable Multimedia Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Nextbase LimitedFigures not disclosed
TV and DVD Surplus LtdFigures 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 −£3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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