Scribe Publications UK Ltd
Registered name: SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS UK LTD
Scribe Publications UK Ltd made £1m revenue and £12.6k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Scribe Publications UK Ltd’s revenue grew 6% to £1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £12.6k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1m | £954k | £1m |
| Profit after tax | −£118k | −£223k | £12.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£118k | −£223k | £12.6k |
| Staff costs | £725k | £690k | £213k |
| Employees (average) | — | 8 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −10.8% | −23.4% | 1.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £119k | £127k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£27.9k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.8% | ▲6.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £145k | −£78k | −£65.5k |
| Current assets | £584k | £507k | £605k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £127k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- 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 −£65.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £12.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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