David Yarrow Photography Limited
Registered name: DAVID YARROW PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED
David Yarrow Photography Limited made £26.1m revenue and £5.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
David Yarrow Photography Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £26.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £5.8m profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “other specialist photography” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.6m | £16.6m | £17.5m | £20m | £26.1m |
| Cost of sales | £6.3m | £8.3m | £8.6m | £9.6m | £11.6m |
| Gross profit | £8.3m | £8.3m | £8.9m | £10.5m | £14.5m |
| Operating profit | £4.8m | £5m | £4.5m | £5.9m | £7.6m |
| Profit before tax | £4.7m | £5m | £4.6m | £6.1m | £7.8m |
| Profit after tax | £3.8m | £4.1m | £3.5m | £4.4m | £5.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.8m | £4.1m | £3.5m | £4.4m | £5.8m |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 26.1% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 22.1% | 22.1% |
| Gross margin | 56.7% | 50% | 51% | 52.2% | 55.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.2m | — | £3.3m |
| Profit per employee | £478k | £450k | £444k | — | £723k |
| Cash conversion | −25.1% | −99.9% | −57.8% | −100.1% | −85.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.7% | ▲5.1% | ▲14.5% | ▲30.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲6.1% | ▼12.4% | ▲24.6% | ▲30.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.5% | ▼11.1% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £6.4m | £7.2m | £6m | £6.6m | £6.7m |
| Net assets | £8.2m | £9m | £12.5m | £12.9m | £14.8m |
| Fixed assets | £181k | £145k | £376k | £186k | £253k |
| Current assets | £13.6m | £14.6m | £16.2m | £17.1m | £20m |
| Debtors | £3.7m | £2.8m | £5.1m | £5m | £5.9m |
| Deferred income | — | £1.8m | £2.7m | £3.2m | £4.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.2m | −£5m | −£2.6m | −£5.9m | −£6.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £723k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −85.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 16.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.6%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £14.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £6.7m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- ▲36%
- Now £4.3m
- Fixed assets
- ▲36%
- Now £253k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Dy Furbs LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £5.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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