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Company No. 06785163 · Incorporated 7 Jan 2009

Flame Tree Publishing Ltd.

Registered name: FLAME TREE PUBLISHING LTD.

Flame Tree Publishing Ltd. made £11.1m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Flame Tree Publishing Ltd.’s revenue fell 2% to £11.1m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.2m profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishingSIC 58190Other publishing activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
17 yrs · since 2009
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.1m
Growth ▼2.1%
Profit
£1.2m
Growth ▲27.2%
Profit margin
11.1%
Gross 28.7%
Employees
22
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£56.1k
Revenue/employee £506k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£11.4m£11.1m
Cost of sales——£8.3m£7.9m
Gross profit——£3.1m£3.2m
Operating profit——£1.3m£1.6m
Profit before tax——£1.3m£1.6m
Profit after tax——£970k£1.2m
Profit (best available)——£970k£1.2m
Staff costs——£951k£987k
Employees (average)20212222
Ratios
Profit margin——8.5%11.1%
Gross margin——27.3%28.7%
Revenue per employee——£517k£506k
Profit per employee——£44.1k£56.1k
Cash conversion——124.2%54.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▼2.1%
Profit growth———▲27.2%
Headcount growth—▲5%▲4.8%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£630k£205k£1.8m£2.4m
Net assets£1.4m£1.7m£2.7m£3.9m
Fixed assets£17.1k£15.4k£21k£14.2k
Current assets£5m£4.7m£5.9m£6.9m
Debtors£1.8m£2.4m£2.5m£2.8m
Deferred income£257k£420k£332k£823k
Cash from operations——£1.6m£883k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
11.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
28.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£506k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£56.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
54.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
7.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
25.3%
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
▲43%
Now £3.9m
Cash at bank
▲34%
Now £2.4m
Headcount
0%
Now 22
Deferred income
▲148%
Now £823k
Fixed assets
▼32%
Now £14.2k

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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