Africa Briefing Ltd
Registered name: AFRICA BRIEFING LTD
Africa Briefing Ltd made £2.5k revenue and £555 profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Africa Briefing Ltd’s revenue was £2.5k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £555 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 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 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) | £2.4k | £2.5k | £2.5k | £2.5k |
| Cost of sales | £1.8k | £2k | £2k | £2k |
| Gross profit | £530 | £570 | £530 | £505 |
| Operating profit | £630 | £700 | £610 | £555 |
| Profit before tax | £630 | £700 | £610 | £555 |
| Profit after tax | £630 | £700 | £610 | £555 |
| Profit (best available) | £630 | £700 | £610 | £555 |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 26.8% | 27.7% | 24% | 21.8% |
| Gross margin | 22.6% | 22.5% | 20.9% | 19.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.7% | ▲0.4% | ▲0.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲11.1% | ▼12.9% | ▼9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | −£1.6k | −£1.6k | −£1.6k | −£1.4k |
| Fixed assets | £250 | £250 | £250 | £250 |
| Current assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Debtors | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 21.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.8%
- 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
- 9.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now −£1.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £0
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £250
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £555), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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