European Master Pictures Limited
Registered name: EUROPEAN MASTER PICTURES LIMITED
European Master Pictures Limited made £21.1m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text
European Master Pictures Limited’s revenue grew 64% to £21.1m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.6m profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.3m | £16.1m | £12.8m | £21.1m |
| Cost of sales | £5.9m | £11.7m | £7.6m | £16m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £4.5m | £5.3m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | £683k | £4.1m | £4.9m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £2m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £1.8m | £2.1m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.7% | 11% | 16.4% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | 36.2% | 27.6% | 40.9% | 24.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £12.8m | £21.1m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.1m | £1.6m |
| Cash conversion | −225.9% | −10.8% | 20.2% | −77% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲73.2% | ▼20.4% | ▲64.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲63.4% | ▲18.4% | ▼22.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £63.3k | £15.3k | £386 | £660 |
| Net assets | £70m | £71.8m | £73.9m | £75.5m |
| Current assets | £105m | £107m | £110m | £113m |
| Debtors | £6.4m | £9.4m | £10.6m | £10.1m |
| Deferred income | £5.8m | £4.8m | £2m | £4.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.5m | −£443k | £988k | −£3.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −77%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 22.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 47.8%
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £75.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲71%
- Now £660
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▲133%
- Now £4.7m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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