How much does Redactive Publishing Limited make?

Redactive Publishing Limited reported revenue of £13.5m and £1.6m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Redactive Publishing Limited have?

Redactive Publishing Limited reported an average of 101 employees in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Is Redactive Publishing Limited profitable?

Yes — Redactive Publishing Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Company No. 03156216 · Incorporated 7 Feb 1996

Redactive Publishing Limited

Registered name: REDACTIVE PUBLISHING LIMITED

Part of Redactive Media Group Trustees Limited group

Redactive Publishing Limited made £13.5m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Redactive Publishing Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £13.5m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.6m profit and 101 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 58142Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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.

Latest accounts · year to 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£13.5m

Growth ▲2.1%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▼2.1%

Profit margin

11.8%

Gross 64.7%

Employees

101

Change ▼8.2%

Profit / employee

£15.9k

Revenue/employee £134k

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 to	28 Feb 2022	28 Feb 2023	29 Feb 2024	28 Feb 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.1m	£13.9m	£13.2m	£13.5m
Cost of sales	£4.4m	£5.6m	£4.8m	£4.8m
Gross profit	£7.7m	£8.3m	£8.4m	£8.7m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£1.5m	£2m	£2.1m
Profit before tax	£1.2m	£1.5m	£2.1m	£2.1m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£4.6m	£5.4m	£4.8m	£5.2m
Employees (average)	89	92	110	101
Ratios
Profit margin	9.2%	10.3%	12.4%	11.8%
Gross margin	63.3%	59.8%	63.7%	64.7%
Revenue per employee	£136k	£151k	£120k	£134k
Profit per employee	£12.5k	£15.6k	£14.9k	£15.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14.5%	▼4.6%	▲2.1%
Profit growth	—	▲28.7%	▲13.8%	▼2.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.4%	▲19.6%	▼8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.7m	£3.6m	£2.8m	£2.9m
Net assets	£1.4m	£19.7k	£55.7k	£56.8k
Fixed assets	£61.4k	£65.7k	£47.4k	£22.1k
Current assets	£10.1m	£9.7m	£10.8m	£11.3m
Debtors	£1.9m	£2m	£2.1m	£1.9m
Deferred income	£1.6m	£1.8m	£1.4m	£1.8m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 11.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 64.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £134k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £15.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 13.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.2%; 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: ▲2%; Now £56.8k
Cash at bank: ▲2%; Now £2.9m
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 101
Deferred income: ▲27%; Now £1.8m
Fixed assets: ▼53%; Now £22.1k

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

Redactive Media Group Trustees Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Redactive Media Group (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Redactive Publishing Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Redactive Events LimitedRev. — · Profit £208k
Redactive Media Sales LimitedRev. — · Profit £206k

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 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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