PROFILE BOOKS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.5m
-13.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+11.8% vs 2025
Employees
67
+4.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-38.3% vs 2025
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,639,386 | £18,500,312 | £23,503,889 | £21,500,982 | £19,214,830 | -10.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,504,884 | £2,196,434 | £3,891,390 | £2,979,908 | £1,834,695 | -38.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,513,073 | £2,207,372 | £4,017,199 | £3,066,978 | £1,892,633 | -38.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,295,033 | £1,709,750 | £2,955,560 | £2,285,492 | £1,407,636 | -38.4% | |
| Cash | £7,017,399 | £8,646,972 | £11,760,983 | £5,207,822 | £4,509,778 | -13.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,557,510 | £13,507,160 | £16,105,545 | £10,529,517 | £11,746,732 | +11.6% | |
| Net assets | £11,756,096 | £12,819,158 | £15,443,737 | £9,752,470 | £10,904,561 | +11.8% | |
| Equity | £11,756,096 | £12,819,158 | £15,443,737 | £9,752,470 | £10,904,561 | +11.8% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 67 | +4.7% | |
| Wages | £3,098,526 | £3,562,892 | £4,076,202 | £4,231,062 | £4,087,133 | -3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £392,385 | £374,973 | £474,145 | £628,391 | £743,757 | +18.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £13,996 | £30,496 | £40,188 | +31.8% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £147,674 | £203,821 | £203,161 | -0.3% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 11.9% | 16.6% | 13.9% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.8% | 9.2% | 12.6% | 10.6% | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.0% | 16.3% | 24.2% | 28.3% | 15.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.8% | 28.0% | 25.7% | 33.6% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.33x | 3.42x | 3.61x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- PROFILE BOOKS LIMITED 1996-04-09 → present
- FOREWORD PRESS LIMITED 1996-02-15 → 1996-04-09
- PLSL 259 LIMITED 1995-10-31 → 1996-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PROFILE BOOKS LIMITED · parent
- Serpent's Tail 100%
- Souvenir Press Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 1st July 2026 the company acquired the business assets including future contracted titles and previously published titles of the "Solaris" imprint from Rebellion Publishing Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEAUMONT, Claire | Director | 2024-09-05 | Nov 1967 | British |
| BRACKEN, Derek Andrew | Director | 2025-02-06 | Dec 1970 | British |
| FRANKLIN, Andrew Cecil | Director | 1996-03-07 | Mar 1957 | British |
| GRAY, Rebecca | Director | 2023-07-01 | Apr 1980 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGH, Stephen Patrick | Secretary | 1996-03-07 | 2015-06-30 |
| FORD, Frances Ann | Secretary | 2024-01-01 | 2024-10-10 |
| FORD, Frances Ann | Secretary | 2016-11-23 | 2020-05-11 |
| GRIST TAYLOR, Clare | Secretary | 2015-06-30 | 2016-11-23 |
| MCFARLAN, Kate | Secretary | 2020-05-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| BROCCARDO, Diana Paola | Director | 2010-12-13 | 2020-05-29 |
| BROUGH, Stephen Patrick | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2023-09-23 |
| CREWE, Daniel | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2014-04-04 |
| DYER, John | Director | 2016-11-07 | 2020-03-31 |
| ENGLE, Cecily Julia | Director | 2007-11-30 | 2024-10-10 |
| FORD, Frances Ann | Director | 2020-05-11 | 2024-10-10 |
| FORD, Frances Ann | Director | 2006-02-27 | 2020-05-11 |
| FRANKLIN, Michael Isaac | Director | 2024-07-04 | 2024-10-10 |
| FRANKLIN, Norman Albert Jessel | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2012-07-02 |
| FRANKS, Suzanne Henrietta, Dr | Director | 1996-05-25 | 2013-09-15 |
| GORDON, David Sorrell | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2022-01-20 |
| GRIFFIN, Katherine | Director | 1997-09-25 | 2010-03-31 |
| GRIST TAYLOR, Clare | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2016-11-23 |
| MACKENZIE, Ursula Ann | Director | 2017-04-01 | 2024-10-10 |
| MARDOLKA, Deepa | Director | 2021-09-01 | 2024-10-10 |
| MCFARLAN, Kate | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-10-10 |
| MCFARLAN, Kate | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2024-01-01 |
| PERREN, George Nicholas | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2016-08-01 |
| STANLEY, Julian | Director | 2021-03-08 | 2024-07-04 |
| STANLEY, Oliver Duncan | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2018-11-23 |
| VINER, Nicholas Philip | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2024-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profile Books Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-09 | Active |
| Mr Julian Stanley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-11-20 | Ceased 2021-08-26 |
| Mr Andrew Cecil Franklin | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-09 |
| Mr Oliver Duncan Stanley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.