How much does DVV Media International Limited make?

DVV Media International Limited reported revenue of £18.6m and a loss of £723k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does DVV Media International Limited have?

DVV Media International Limited reported an average of 118 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is DVV Media International Limited profitable?

No — DVV Media International Limited reported a loss of £723k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 07464854 · Incorporated 9 Dec 2010

DVV Media International Limited

Registered name: DVV MEDIA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Part of Dvv Media Group Gmbh group

DVV Media International Limited made £18.6m revenue and a £723k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

DVV Media International Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £18.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £723k and 118 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in Sutton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Status: Active
Location: Sutton, London
Age: 15 yrs · since 2010
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent company is DVV Media Group GmbH, a company incorporated in Germany and the ultimate controlling party is Rheinische Post Mediengruppe GmbH also incorporated in Germany, by virtue ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£18.6m

Growth ▲8.6%

Profit

−£723k

Growth ▼114.6%

Profit margin

−3.9%

Gross 61.3%

Employees

118

Change ▼2.5%

Profit / employee

−£6.1k

Revenue/employee £157k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.7m	£17.1m	£18.6m
Cost of sales	£7m	£6.5m	£7.2m
Gross profit	£10.7m	£10.6m	£11.4m
Operating profit	−£1.7m	−£4.9m	−£1.7m
Profit before tax	−£1.9m	−£4.9m	−£1.2m
Profit after tax	−£1.9m	£4.9m	−£723k
Profit (best available)	−£1.9m	£4.9m	−£723k
Staff costs	£7m	£7.4m	£7.8m
Employees (average)	116	121	118
Ratios
Profit margin	−10.8%	28.9%	−3.9%
Gross margin	60.6%	62.2%	61.3%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£141k	£157k
Profit per employee	−£16.5k	£40.9k	−£6.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼3.6%	▲8.6%
Profit growth	—	—	▼114.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.3%	▼2.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.8m	£1.6m	£2m
Net assets	£4.7m	£3.7m	£3m
Fixed assets	£6.2m	£2.3m	£596k
Current assets	£7m	£4.4m	£5.7m
Debtors	£2.2m	£2m	£2m
Deferred income	£2.1m	£2.1m	£2m
Cash from operations	−£1.5m	—	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 61.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £157k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£6.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.8%; 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: ▼20%; Now £3m
Cash at bank: ▲25%; Now £2m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 118
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £2m
Fixed assets: ▼74%; Now £596k

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

Ownership chain

Dvv Media Group Gmbh (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
DVV Media International Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£723k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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