Definitive Exhibitions Ltd
Registered name: DEFINITIVE EXHIBITIONS LTD
Definitive Exhibitions Ltd made £287k revenue and £12.3k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Definitive Exhibitions Ltd’s revenue grew 27% to £287k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £12.3k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Reading, South East
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £220k | £248k | £225k | £287k |
| Profit after tax | £14.4k | £12.7k | £22.2k | £12.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £14.4k | £12.7k | £22.2k | £12.3k |
| Staff costs | £69k | £76.2k | £132k | £177k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.5% | 5.1% | 9.9% | 4.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £248k | £113k | £143k |
| Profit per employee | — | £12.7k | £11.1k | £6.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.1% | ▼9.4% | ▲27.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼11.8% | ▲75.4% | ▼44.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲100% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£10.1k | £3.5k | £29.4k | £27.5k |
| Fixed assets | £2.9k | £3.2k | £3.2k | £3.9k |
| Current assets | £44.9k | £65.3k | £65.9k | £69.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £143k
- 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
- 1.4%
- 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
- ▼7%
- Now £27.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲22%
- Now £3.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £12.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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