How much does Zeal Creative Limited make?

Zeal Creative Limited reported revenue of £17.6m and £769k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Zeal Creative Limited have?

Zeal Creative Limited reported an average of 106 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Zeal Creative Limited profitable?

Yes — Zeal Creative Limited reported a profit of £769k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08949923 · Incorporated 20 Mar 2014

Zeal Creative Limited

Registered name: ZEAL CREATIVE LIMITED

Part of Zeal Creative Group Limited group

Zeal Creative Limited made £17.6m revenue and £769k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Zeal Creative Limited’s revenue grew 34% to £17.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £769k profit and 106 employees. The company is classified under “media representation services” and is based in Bury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 73120Media representation services

Status: Active
Location: Bury, North West
Age: 12 yrs · since 2014
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. From the filing: “The company is under the control of S. L. Hilton and R. M. White, by virtue of their shareholdings and directorship in Zeal Creative Group Limited (company number 10685927). Zeal Creative Limited is a”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£17.6m

Growth ▲33.7%

Profit

£769k

Growth ▲19.3%

Profit margin

4.4%

Gross 57%

Employees

106

Change ▲17.8%

Profit / employee

£7.3k

Revenue/employee £166k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£13.2m	£17.6m
Cost of sales	—	£5.8m	£7.6m
Gross profit	—	£7.4m	£10m
Operating profit	—	£890k	£1.1m
Profit before tax	—	£897k	£1.1m
Profit after tax	—	£644k	£769k
Profit (best available)	—	£644k	£769k
Staff costs	—	£4.6m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	73	90	106
Ratios
Profit margin	—	4.9%	4.4%
Gross margin	—	56.3%	57%
Revenue per employee	—	£146k	£166k
Profit per employee	—	£7.2k	£7.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲33.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▲19.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲23.3%	▲17.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Net assets	£1.5m	£1.6m	£2.1m
Fixed assets	£182k	£255k	£279k
Current assets	£4.3m	£6.1m	—
Debtors	£2.2m	£3.8m	£6.7m
Deferred income	—	£2.4m	£4.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 57%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £166k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 26.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 38.2%; 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: ▲36%; Now £2.1m
Cash at bank: ▲3%; Now £1.5m
Headcount: ▲18%; Now 106
Deferred income: ▲97%; Now £4.6m
Fixed assets: ▲9%; Now £279k

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

Zeal Creative Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Zeal Creative Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Invited LimitedFigures not disclosed
Joe Public Relations LimitedFigures not disclosed
This Is Tommy LtdFigures 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 Mar 2025 (profit £769k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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