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Company No. 05060595 · Incorporated 2 Mar 2004

Books 2 Door Limited

Registered name: BOOKS 2 DOOR LIMITED

Books 2 Door Limited made £28.6m revenue and a £2.1m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Books 2 Door Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £28.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £2.1m and 88 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Leicester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Status
Active
Location
Leicester, East Midlands
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£28.6m
Growth ▼8.3%
Profit
−£2.1m
Growth ▼239.3%
Profit margin
−7.4%
Gross 23%
Employees
88
Change ▲20.5%
Profit / employee
−£24.1k
Revenue/employee £325k
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 to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.6m£25.2m£31.2m£28.6m
Cost of sales£16.3m£19.5m£24.4m£22m
Gross profit£4.3m£5.7m£6.8m£6.6m
Operating profit£1.5m£1.9m£2.1m£455k
Profit before tax£1.4m£1.8m£2m−£2m
Profit after tax£1.2m£1.4m£1.5m−£2.1m
Profit (best available)£1.2m£1.4m£1.5m−£2.1m
Staff costs£1.1m£1.4m£2m£2.5m
Employees (average)54627388
Ratios
Profit margin5.6%5.5%4.9%−7.4%
Gross margin21%22.5%21.7%23%
Revenue per employee£382k£406k£427k£325k
Profit per employee£21.6k£22.4k£20.9k−£24.1k
Cash conversion−85.3%−82.8%−39.7%−85.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲22%▲23.8%▼8.3%
Profit growth—▲19.5%▲9.6%▼239.3%
Headcount growth—▲14.8%▲17.7%▲20.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.3m£2.1m£1.7m£915k
Net assets£2m£3.2m£4.4m£2.1m
Fixed assets£262k£246k£335k£290k
Current assets£5.1m£6.1m£8.7m£5.1m
Debtors£596k£847k£1.2m£173k
Deferred income£776k£44.5k£46.3k£43.3k
Cash from operations−£1.3m−£1.5m−£825k−£387k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−7.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
23%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£325k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£24.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−85.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.6%
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
▼52%
Now £2.1m
Cash at bank
▼46%
Now £915k
Headcount
▲21%
Now 88
Deferred income
▼6%
Now £43.3k
Fixed assets
▼13%
Now £290k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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