Peffers Rare Books Ltd
Registered name: PEFFERS RARE BOOKS LTD
Peffers Rare Books Ltd made £82.6k revenue and £21.5k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Peffers Rare Books Ltd’s revenue grew 72% to £82.6k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £21.5k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores” and is based in Settle; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Settle, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.8k | £36.2k | £48.1k | £82.6k |
| Profit after tax | £5.1k | £16.1k | £12.7k | £21.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £5.1k | £16.1k | £12.7k | £21.5k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £1k | £2.8k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 20.7% | 44.4% | 26.4% | 26% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £36.2k | £48.1k | £82.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | £16.1k | £12.7k | £21.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲46.2% | ▲32.7% | ▲71.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲214.2% | ▼21.3% | ▲69.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £11.2k | £13.9k | £21.6k | £40k |
| Fixed assets | £977 | £1k | £1k | £1k |
| Current assets | £10.2k | £12.8k | £20.6k | £39k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 26%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £82.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- 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.
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
- ▲85%
- Now £40k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £21.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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