Great Western Society Limited
Registered name: GREAT WESTERN SOCIETY LIMITED
Great Western Society Limited made £3.2m revenue and £607k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Great Western Society Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £3.2m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £607k profit and 34 employees. The company is classified under “library activities” and is based in Oxfordshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxfordshire, South East
- Age
- 59 yrs · since 1967
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. 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 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.2m | £3.9m | £3.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £604k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £604k |
| Profit after tax | £446k | £1.7m | £607k |
| Profit (best available) | £446k | £1.7m | £607k |
| Employees (average) | 33 | 31 | 34 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 20% | 44.5% | 18.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £67.6k | £124k | £95.5k |
| Profit per employee | £13.5k | £55.3k | £17.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲72.7% | ▼15.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲284.5% | ▼64.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.1% | ▲9.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £95.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £607k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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