Company No. 04081634 · Incorporated 2 Oct 2000

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Q: Is The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers profitable?

No — The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers reported a loss of £6.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Registered name: THE ASSOCIATION OF LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY PUBLISHERS

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers made £973k revenue and a £6.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers’s revenue grew 5% to £973k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £6.2k and 11 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Watford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Watford, East of England
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent

Revenue

£973k

Growth ▲4.5%

Profit

−£6.2k

Growth ▼114.6%

Profit margin

−0.6%

Gross 69%

Employees

Change ▲10%

Profit / employee

−£561

Revenue/employee £88.5k

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	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)	£820k	£871k	£931k	£973k
Cost of sales	£198k	£239k	£302k	£302k
Gross profit	£621k	£632k	£629k	£671k
Operating profit	£101k	£114k	−£16.2k	−£64.4k
Profit before tax	£58.7k	£149k	£48.4k	£1.5k
Profit after tax	£52.1k	£142k	£42.2k	−£6.2k
Profit (best available)	£52.1k	£142k	£42.2k	−£6.2k
Employees (average)	10	10	10	11
Ratios
Profit margin	6.4%	16.3%	4.5%	−0.6%
Gross margin	75.8%	72.6%	67.5%	69%
Revenue per employee	£82k	£87.1k	£93.1k	£88.5k
Profit per employee	£5.2k	£14.2k	£4.2k	−£561
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.2%	▲6.9%	▲4.5%
Profit growth	—	▲172.2%	▼70.3%	▼114.6%
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	▲10%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£848k	£893k	£928k	£860k
Net assets	£1.1m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£639k	£687k	£758k	£794k
Current assets	£992k	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.1m
Debtors	£91.3k	£166k	£117k	£189k
Deferred income	£396k	£436k	£451k	£398k
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: −0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 69%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £88.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£561; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 81.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 40.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.4%; 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: ▼0%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▼7%; Now £860k
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 11
Deferred income: ▼12%; Now £398k
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £794k

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£6.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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