John Donoghue Photographer Limited
Registered name: JOHN DONOGHUE PHOTOGRAPHER LIMITED
John Donoghue Photographer Limited made £44.2k revenue and £5.4k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
John Donoghue Photographer Limited’s revenue fell 36% to £44.2k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £5.4k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “photographic activities not elsewhere classified” and is based in Whitley Bay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Whitley Bay, North East
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £65.8k | £50.1k | £69.3k | £44.2k |
| Profit after tax | £18.2k | £11.8k | £16.1k | £5.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £18.2k | £11.8k | £16.1k | £5.4k |
| Staff costs | £12.5k | £12.5k | £12.5k | £12.5k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 27.7% | 23.5% | 23.2% | 12.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £50.1k | £69.3k | £44.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | £11.8k | £16.1k | £5.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼23.9% | ▲38.5% | ▼36.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼35.5% | ▲36.8% | ▼66.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£10.6k | £165 | £4.6k | £447 |
| Fixed assets | £12.9k | £8.2k | £3.8k | £2.4k |
| Current assets | £1.8k | £10.6k | £9.3k | £1.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £44.2k
- 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
- 5.5%
- 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
- ▼90%
- Now £447
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼36%
- Now £2.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £5.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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