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Company No. 02735802 · Incorporated 30 Jul 1992

The Creative Place Limited

Registered name: THE CREATIVE PLACE LIMITED

Part of Media Powerhouse Group Ltd. group

The Creative Place Limited made £2.4m revenue and £104k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

The Creative Place Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £2.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £104k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in ST. Albans; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 18129Printing n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
ST. Albans, East of England
Age
34 yrs · since 1992
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. From the filing: “The parent of the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts are prepared for which the company is a member is Media Powerhouse Group Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales who”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£2.4m
Growth ▲17.6%
Profit
£104k
Growth ▲180.5%
Profit margin
4.3%
Gross 55.2%
Employees
15
Change ▲7.1%
Profit / employee
£6.9k
Revenue/employee £160k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.7m£1.8m£2m£2.4m
Cost of sales£822k£895k£881k£1.1m
Gross profit£873k£948k£1.2m£1.3m
Operating profit£185k£157k£66.5k£165k
Profit before tax£174k£139k£49.8k£138k
Profit after tax£208k£111k£36.9k£104k
Profit (best available)£208k£111k£36.9k£104k
Employees (average)13131415
Ratios
Profit margin12.3%6%1.8%4.3%
Gross margin51.5%51.4%56.8%55.2%
Revenue per employee£130k£142k£146k£160k
Profit per employee£16k£8.5k£2.6k£6.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲8.8%▲10.7%▲17.6%
Profit growth—▼47%▼66.6%▲180.5%
Headcount growth—0%▲7.7%▲7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£13.6k£666£0£2.3k
Net assets−£483k−£372k−£335k−£232k
Fixed assets£57.7k£38.9k£27.7k£171k
Current assets£419k£397k£402k£432k
Debtors£256k£266k£269k£304k
Deferred income——£46k£41.5k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
55.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£160k
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
7.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.7%
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 −£232k
Cash at bank
—
Now £2.3k
Headcount
▲7%
Now 15
Deferred income
▼10%
Now £41.5k
Fixed assets
▲517%
Now £171k

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

Ownership chain

  1. Media Powerhouse Group Ltd.ultimate parent75–100%
  2. The Creative Place Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £104k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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