How much does Lostmy.name Ltd make?

Lostmy.name Ltd reported revenue of £33.9m and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Lostmy.name Ltd have?

Lostmy.name Ltd reported an average of 68 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Lostmy.name Ltd profitable?

Yes — Lostmy.name Ltd reported a profit of £3.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 08305498 · Incorporated 23 Nov 2012

Lostmy.name Ltd

Registered name: LOSTMY.NAME LTD

Part of Bertelsmann UK Limited group

Lostmy.name Ltd made £33.9m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Lostmy.name Ltd’s revenue was £33.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.4m profit and 68 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishing

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 13 yrs · since 2012
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£33.9m

Growth —

Profit

£3.4m

Growth —

Profit margin

9.9%

Gross 76.3%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£49.4k

Revenue/employee £499k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2025	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£54.2m	£33.9m
Cost of sales	£12.9m	£8m
Gross profit	£41.2m	£25.9m
Operating profit	£7.3m	£4.5m
Profit before tax	£7.3m	£4.5m
Profit after tax	£7.2m	£3.4m
Profit (best available)	£7.2m	£3.4m
Staff costs	£4.5m	£3.6m
Employees (average)	68	68
Ratios
Profit margin	13.2%	9.9%
Gross margin	76.1%	76.3%
Revenue per employee	£796k	£499k
Profit per employee	£105k	£49.4k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.2m	£17.6m
Net assets	£18m	£21.8m
Fixed assets	£7.6m	£7.4m
Current assets	£23.5m	£32.3m
Debtors	£881k	£94.3k
Deferred income	£3.4m	£3.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 9.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 76.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £499k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £49.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 21.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0.3%; 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: —; Now £21.8m
Cash at bank: —; Now £17.6m
Headcount: —; Now 68
Deferred income: —; Now £3.3m
Fixed assets: —; Now £7.4m

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

Bertelsmann UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Penguin Random House Limited75–100%
Yeti Bidco Limited75–100%
Lostmy.name Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Historic Newspapers LimitedRev. £8.1m · Profit £117k
Wonderbly Productions LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Aardvark Topco LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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