The British Horse Society (Trading Company) Limited
Registered name: THE BRITISH HORSE SOCIETY (TRADING COMPANY) LIMITED
Part of British Horse Society(The) groupThe British Horse Society (Trading Company) Limited made £377k revenue and a £16.1k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The British Horse Society (Trading Company) Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £377k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £16.1k. The company is classified under “retail sale of books in specialised stores” and is based in Kenilworth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kenilworth, West Midlands
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £386k | £330k | £377k |
| Cost of sales | −£381k | −£348k | −£393k |
| Profit before tax | £4.7k | −£17.5k | −£16.1k |
| Profit after tax | £4.7k | −£17.5k | −£16.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.7k | −£17.5k | −£16.1k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.2% | −5.3% | −4.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.4% | ▲14.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼472.6% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- British Horse Society(The)ultimate parent75–100%
- The British Horse Society (Trading Company) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- The British Horse Society Qualifications LimitedRev. £141k · Profit £7.6k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£16.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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