Ken Spelman Books Limited
Registered name: KEN SPELMAN BOOKS LIMITED
Ken Spelman Books Limited made £75.7k revenue and £23.8k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Ken Spelman Books Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £75.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £23.8k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of books in specialised stores” and is based in York; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- York, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £88.1k | £75.7k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £33.5k | £29.5k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | £27.1k | £23.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £27.1k | £23.8k |
| Staff costs | — | — | — | £2.9k | £6.6k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 30.7% | 31.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £44.1k | £37.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £13.5k | £11.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▼14.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▼11.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Net assets | £32.7k | £29.8k | £10.7k | £13.3k | £8.4k |
| Fixed assets | £2.7k | £2.7k | £3.3k | £2.6k | £4.3k |
| Current assets | £92.9k | £94.4k | £95.3k | £95.8k | £84.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 31.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £37.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.7%
- 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
- ▼37%
- Now £8.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲65%
- Now £4.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £23.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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