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Company No. 01252863 · Incorporated 1 Apr 1976

Quarto Publishing PLC

Registered name: QUARTO PUBLISHING PLC

Quarto Publishing PLC made £41.7m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Quarto Publishing PLC’s revenue fell 13% to £41.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.4m profit and 191 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58110Book publishing
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
50 yrs · since 1976
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£41.7m
Growth ▼12.8%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▼25.9%
Profit margin
3.4%
Gross 35.2%
Employees
191
Change ▲1.6%
Profit / employee
£7.4k
Revenue/employee £218k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£50.2m£47.8m£41.7m
Cost of sales−£30.8m−£30.1m−£27m
Gross profit£19.4m£17.7m£14.7m
Operating profit£4.6m£3.1m£2.3m
Profit before tax£4.7m£2.6m£1.9m
Profit after tax£3.6m£1.9m£1.4m
Profit (best available)£3.6m£1.9m£1.4m
Employees (average)189188191
Ratios
Profit margin7.1%4%3.4%
Gross margin38.6%37%35.2%
Revenue per employee£265k£254k£218k
Profit per employee£18.9k£10.1k£7.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.8%▼12.8%
Profit growth—▼46.6%▼25.9%
Headcount growth—▼0.5%▲1.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
35.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£218k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.4k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲2%
Now 191
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (25)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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