Copyright Licensing Agency Limited(The)
Registered name: COPYRIGHT LICENSING AGENCY LIMITED(THE)
Copyright Licensing Agency Limited(The) made £11.3m revenue and a £4.6k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Copyright Licensing Agency Limited(The)’s revenue fell 4% to £11.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £4.6k and 106 employees. The company is classified under “other publishing activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 43 yrs · since 1983
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.9m | £12.2m | £11.8m | £11.3m |
| Gross profit | £10.9m | £12.2m | £11.8m | — |
| Operating profit | −£42.5k | −£139k | −£563k | −£1.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Profit after tax | £57k | £2.7k | −£295k | −£4.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £57k | £2.7k | −£295k | −£4.6k |
| Staff costs | £6.2m | £7.2m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 95 | 92 | 98 | 106 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | 0% | −2.5% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £115k | £133k | £120k | £107k |
| Profit per employee | £600 | £29 | −£3k | −£43 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.4% | ▼3.6% | ▼4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼95.3% | ▼11223% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.2% | ▲6.5% | ▲8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £11.3m | £12.9m | — | — |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.4m | £1.8m | — | — |
| Current assets | £29.1m | £32.8m | — | — |
| Debtors | £6.5m | £6.5m | — | — |
| Deferred income | £1.6m | £2.1m | — | — |
| Cash from operations | £489k | £4.4m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £107k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£43
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now 106
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£4.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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