Books of Africa Ltd
Registered name: BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD
Books of Africa Ltd made £8k revenue and £363 profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Books of Africa Ltd’s revenue fell 15% to £8k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £363 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Canterbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Canterbury, South East
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2008
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.3k | £9.5k | £9.4k | £8k |
| Cost of sales | £5.1k | £5.9k | £6.6k | £5.8k |
| Gross profit | £5.2k | £3.6k | £2.8k | £2.3k |
| Operating profit | −£3.1k | −£5.4k | £420 | £363 |
| Profit before tax | −£3.1k | −£5.4k | £420 | £363 |
| Profit after tax | −£5k | −£5.4k | £420 | £363 |
| Profit (best available) | −£5k | −£5.4k | £420 | £363 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −48.2% | −57.1% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 50.2% | 38.1% | 29.9% | 28.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.1% | ▼0.4% | ▼14.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼13.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.1k | £4.2k | £5.8k | £68 |
| Net assets | £6.9k | £1.5k | £1.9k | £2.3k |
| Fixed assets | £67 | £50 | £38 | £0 |
| Current assets | £10.4k | £11.9k | £10.2k | £3.6k |
| Debtors | £1.6k | £3.7k | £2.5k | £500 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.2%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £2.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼99%
- Now £68
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £363), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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