The London Speaker Bureau Limited
Registered name: THE LONDON SPEAKER BUREAU LIMITED
The London Speaker Bureau Limited made £18.1m revenue and £25.4k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
The London Speaker Bureau Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £18.1m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £25.4k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19.6m | £20.2m | £21.2m | £18.1m |
| Cost of sales | £16.2m | £16.8m | £18m | £15.5m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £967k | £844k | £269k | −£93.6k |
| Profit before tax | £976k | £931k | £368k | −£51.8k |
| Profit after tax | £753k | £681k | £219k | £25.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £753k | £681k | £219k | £25.4k |
| Staff costs | £1m | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | 3.4% | 1% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 16.9% | 15% | 14.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Profit per employee | £62.7k | £56.8k | £16.8k | £2.1k |
| Cash conversion | 153.1% | 44.1% | −52.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▲4.9% | ▼14.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9.5% | ▼67.9% | ▼88.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲8.3% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.4m | £4.2m | £3.7m | £3.9m |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £906k | £577k |
| Fixed assets | £101k | £78.1k | £101k | £51.7k |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £7.3m | £6.7m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.5m |
| Deferred income | £3.1m | £3.1m | £2.7m | £3.1m |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | £372k | −£141k | £536k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 17.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8%
- 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
- ▼36%
- Now £577k
- Cash at bank
- ▲6%
- Now £3.9m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- ▲15%
- Now £3.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▼49%
- Now £51.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £25.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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