BGS Books Ltd
Registered name: BGS BOOKS LTD
BGS Books Ltd made £9.6k revenue and £196 profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
BGS Books Ltd’s revenue fell 15% to £9.6k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £196 profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Chigwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chigwell, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.7k | £11.3k | £9.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | £5.5k | £52 | £196 |
| Profit (best available) | — | £5.5k | £52 | £196 |
| Staff costs | — | £2.6k | £9k | £4.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 51.3% | 0.5% | 2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £10.7k | £11.3k | £4.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £5.5k | £52 | £98 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲5.9% | ▼14.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼99.1% | ▲276.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £264k | £49.4k | £3.9k | £2.9k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £2.2k | £1.5k |
| Current assets | £274k | £49.3k | £1.6k | £1.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £4.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £98
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.6%
- 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
- ▼27%
- Now £2.9k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼32%
- Now £1.5k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £196), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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