How much does Witherby Publishing Group Limited make?

Witherby Publishing Group Limited reported revenue of £20.3m and a loss of £595k in the year to 31 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Witherby Publishing Group Limited have?

Witherby Publishing Group Limited reported an average of 47 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Witherby Publishing Group Limited profitable?

No — Witherby Publishing Group Limited reported a loss of £595k in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. SC333949 · Incorporated 15 Nov 2007

Witherby Publishing Group Limited

Registered name: WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED

Part of Witherby Investments Limited group

Witherby Publishing Group Limited made £20.3m revenue and a £595k loss in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Witherby Publishing Group Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £20.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £595k and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Age: 18 yrs · since 2007
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 a wholly owned subsidiary of Witherby Investments Limited, a company registered in Scotland which is the parent of the group which prepares consolidated financial statements. The compan”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£20.3m

Growth ▲39.5%

Profit

−£595k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.9%

Gross 51.1%

Employees

Change ▼4.1%

Profit / employee

−£12.7k

Revenue/employee £432k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£14.6m	£20.3m
Cost of sales	£6.2m	£6.6m	£9.9m
Gross profit	£6.6m	£8m	£10.4m
Operating profit	£202k	−£132k	−£768k
Profit before tax	£252k	£3.6k	−£720k
Profit after tax	£248k	−£39.3k	−£595k
Profit (best available)	£248k	−£39.3k	−£595k
Staff costs	£3.9m	£5.6m	£8m
Employees (average)	47	49	47
Ratios
Profit margin	1.9%	−0.3%	−2.9%
Gross margin	51.4%	54.8%	51.1%
Revenue per employee	£273k	£297k	£432k
Profit per employee	£5.3k	−£802	−£12.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲13.2%	▲39.5%
Profit growth	—	▼115.9%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲4.3%	▼4.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.3m	£3.2m	£3.9m
Net assets	£7.3m	£7.3m	£5.6m
Fixed assets	£2.6m	£2.5m	£1.1m
Current assets	£6.6m	£7m	£9.8m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.1m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£1.2m	£1.1m	£2.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 51.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £432k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£12.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 12.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.6%; 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: ▼23%; Now £5.6m
Cash at bank: ▲21%; Now £3.9m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 47
Deferred income: ▲133%; Now £2.5m
Fixed assets: ▼57%; Now £1.1m

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

Witherby Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Witherby Publishing Group Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Seamanship International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Witherby Digital LimitedFigures not disclosed
Witherby Shipholding International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Witherbys Publishing LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Witherby Estate Management LimitedRev. — · Profit −£124k

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 May 2025 (profit −£595k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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