Gatehouse Books Limited
Registered name: GATEHOUSE BOOKS LIMITED
Gatehouse Books Limited made £60.4k revenue and £10.9k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Gatehouse Books Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £60.4k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £10.9k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Cheshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheshire, North West
- 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 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £71.2k | £60.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £21.4k | £13.4k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £17.4k | £10.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £17.4k | £10.9k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £25.6k | £15.5k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 24.4% | 18% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £35.6k | £30.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £8.7k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼15.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼37.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £75.8k | £42.4k | £21.8k | £24.7k |
| Current assets | £76.6k | £42.4k | £25.5k | £23.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £30.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.4k
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £24.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £10.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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