How much does Incisive Business Media Limited make?

Incisive Business Media Limited reported revenue of £16m and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Incisive Business Media Limited have?

Incisive Business Media Limited reported an average of 112 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Incisive Business Media Limited profitable?

Yes — Incisive Business Media Limited reported a profit of £1.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 09178013 · Incorporated 15 Aug 2014

Incisive Business Media Limited

Registered name: INCISIVE BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED

Part of Arc Investco Limited group

Incisive Business Media Limited made £16m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Incisive Business Media Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £16m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.7m profit and 112 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58190Other publishing activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
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 immediate parent undertaking is Incisive Business Media (IP) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The ultimate parent company is Arc Investco Limited. This is the only group of wh”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£16m

Growth ▼2.8%

Profit

£1.7m

Growth ▲8.3%

Profit margin

10.9%

Gross 40.5%

Employees

112

Change ▼17.6%

Profit / employee

£15.6k

Revenue/employee £143k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£22.5m	£18.9m	£16.5m	£16m
Cost of sales	£15m	£13.4m	£10.8m	£9.5m
Gross profit	£7.5m	£5.5m	£5.6m	£6.5m
Operating profit	£2.7m	£1.6m	£1.2m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£2.6m	£24.9m	£1.2m	£1.8m
Profit after tax	£1.9m	£24.5m	£1.6m	£1.7m
Profit (best available)	£1.9m	£24.5m	£1.6m	£1.7m
Staff costs	£10.7m	£9.2m	£8.4m	£7.6m
Employees (average)	157	144	136	112
Ratios
Profit margin	8.5%	129.7%	9.8%	10.9%
Gross margin	33.3%	29.3%	34.2%	40.5%
Revenue per employee	£143k	£131k	£121k	£143k
Profit per employee	£12.2k	£170k	£11.9k	£15.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼15.9%	▼12.9%	▼2.8%
Profit growth	—	▲1186%	▼93.4%	▲8.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼8.3%	▼5.6%	▼17.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.3m	£3.3m	£874k	£1m
Net assets	£11.8m	£10.8m	£6.4m	£8.1m
Fixed assets	£2.5m	£1.3m	£1.3m	£802k
Current assets	£16.5m	£14.8m	£17.9m	£20.1m
Debtors	£3.6m	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2m
Deferred income	£3.5m	£2.6m	£2.8m	£3.1m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £143k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £15.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 19.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.3%; 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: ▲27%; Now £8.1m
Cash at bank: ▲17%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▼18%; Now 112
Deferred income: ▲10%; Now £3.1m
Fixed assets: ▼38%; Now £802k

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

Arc Investco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Arc Holdco Limited75–100%
Arc Media Holdings Limited75–100%
Incisive Media Group Holdings Limited75–100%
Incisive Business Media (IP) Limited75–100%
Incisive Business Media Limitedthis company

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

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 2024 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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