Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited
Registered name: RUTH MISKIN LITERACY LIMITED
Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited made £13.3m revenue and £2.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Ruth Miskin Literacy Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £13.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.3m profit and 188 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2005
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.3m | £12.3m | £12.6m | £13.3m |
| Cost of sales | £46.2k | £253k | £391k | £9.1m |
| Gross profit | £9.3m | £12.1m | £12.2m | £4.2m |
| Operating profit | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.7m | £3.1m |
| Profit after tax | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2m | £2.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2m | £2.3m |
| Staff costs | £5m | £7.6m | £8.9m | £9.4m |
| Employees (average) | 113 | 149 | 169 | 188 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 30.8% | 22.8% | 15.9% | 17.3% |
| Gross margin | 99.5% | 98% | 96.9% | 31.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £82.6k | £82.7k | £74.3k | £70.8k |
| Profit per employee | £25.4k | £18.8k | £11.8k | £12.3k |
| Cash conversion | −111.2% | −145.7% | −107.7% | −96.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲32.1% | ▲1.8% | ▲6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼2.4% | ▼28.7% | ▲15.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲31.9% | ▲13.4% | ▲11.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9m | £13.2m | £13m | £15.3m |
| Net assets | £11.8m | £14.6m | £16.6m | £18.9m |
| Fixed assets | £3m | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.9m |
| Current assets | £11.7m | £15.1m | £17.6m | £19.7m |
| Debtors | £978k | £670k | £1.1m | £950k |
| Deferred income | £1.4m | £2.1m | £2.7m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | −£3.9m | −£5m | −£2.6m | −£2.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £70.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −96.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 16.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £18.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲18%
- Now £15.3m
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 188
- Deferred income
- ▼19%
- Now £2.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £2.9m
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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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