Coordination Group Publications Ltd
Registered name: COORDINATION GROUP PUBLICATIONS LTD
Part of CGP Strategic Holdings Ltd groupCoordination Group Publications Ltd made £37.8m revenue and £8.6m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Coordination Group Publications Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £37.8m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £8.6m profit. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Broughton in Furness; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Broughton in Furness, North West
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- 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 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.7m | £39.6m | £37.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£20.7m | −£20.8m | −£20.3m |
| Gross profit | £18m | £18.8m | £17.6m |
| Operating profit | £9.3m | £10m | £9.2m |
| Profit before tax | £8.7m | £11.9m | £12.4m |
| Profit after tax | £6.4m | £9.1m | £8.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.4m | £9.1m | £8.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16.5% | 23% | 22.7% |
| Gross margin | 46.6% | 47.5% | 46.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▼4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲42.7% | ▼5.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 22.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 46.4%
- 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
- CGP Strategic Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Eagle Crest Estates Ltd75–100%
- CGP Strategic Holdings Ltd75–100%
- Coordination Group Publications Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- CGP Estates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eccle Riggs Country Park LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Market Street Filling Station LtdFigures not disclosed
- Princes Street Retail LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Eagle Crest Estates LtdFigures not disclosed
- Falcon Crest Estates LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £8.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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