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Company No. 01421448 · Incorporated 18 May 1979

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited

Registered name: GUILD OF MASTER CRAFTSMAN PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited made £324k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Limited reported £324k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, up 55% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 47 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in Lewes; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Status
Active
Location
Lewes, South East
Age
47 yrs · since 1979
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
—
Not disclosed in filing
Profit
£324k
Growth ▲54.9%
Profit margin
—
 
Employees
47
Change —
Profit / employee
£6.9k
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——
Profit after tax£209k£324k
Profit (best available)£209k£324k
Employees (average)—47
Ratios
Profit margin——
Profit per employee—£6.9k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth—▲54.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.6m£1.7m
Net assets£3.1m£3.1m
Fixed assets£46.1k£51.3k
Current assets£5.4m£5.2m
Debtors£1.5m£1.8m
Deferred income£970k£916k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
—
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£6.9k
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
▲1%
Now £3.1m
Cash at bank
▼33%
Now £1.7m
Headcount
—
Now 47
Deferred income
▼6%
Now £916k
Fixed assets
▲11%
Now £51.3k

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

Subsidiaries (3)

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 Jan 2025 (profit £324k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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