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Company No. 12142810 · Incorporated 7 Aug 2019

Herald News (UK) Limited

Registered name: HERALD NEWS (UK) LIMITED

Herald News (UK) Limited made £199k revenue and a £11.3k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2023.

Herald News (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £199k in the year to 31 Aug 2023, with a loss of £11.3k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Liquidation
Location
London, London
Age
7 yrs · since 2019
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2023

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£199k
Growth ▼12.1%
Profit
−£11.3k
Growth ▼109.3%
Profit margin
−5.7%
 
Employees
10
Change —
Profit / employee
−£1.1k
Revenue/employee £19.9k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 2023
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£227k£199k
Profit after tax£122k−£11.3k
Profit (best available)£122k−£11.3k
Staff costs£206k£205k
Employees (average)—10
Ratios
Profit margin53.8%−5.7%
Revenue per employee—£19.9k
Profit per employee—−£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼12.1%
Profit growth—▼109.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£4.1m£33.8k
Fixed assets£4m£242k
Current assets£274k£58.6k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−5.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£19.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£1.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
121.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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
▼99%
Now £33.8k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now 10
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼94%
Now £242k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2023 (profit −£11.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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