Livres Ltd
Registered name: LIVRES LTD
Livres Ltd made £20.2m revenue and a £2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Livres Ltd’s revenue was £20.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2017
- 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 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) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £0 | £21.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £0 | −£1.6m |
| Operating profit | −£2.4k | −£2.4k | −£3.5k | −£5k | −£1.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£337k | −£488k | −£882k | −£1m | −£2m |
| Profit after tax | −£337k | −£488k | −£882k | −£1m | −£2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£337k | −£488k | −£882k | −£1m | −£2m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | −9.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | −7.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Profit per employee | −£169k | −£244k | −£441k | −£519k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £17.1k | £56.1k | £136k | £111k | £609k |
| Net assets | −£1.4m | −£1.9m | −£2.7m | −£3.8m | £479k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | — | £0 | £22.5m |
| Current assets | £16.2m | £16.5m | £16.8m | £17.1m | £609k |
| Debtors | £8k | £19.3k | £103 | £2.7k | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −9.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −7.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 111.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now £479k
- Cash at bank
- ▲451%
- Now £609k
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £22.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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