How many employees does Maldon Books Limited have?

Maldon Books Limited reported an average of 2 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Maldon Books Limited profitable?

Yes — Maldon Books Limited reported a profit of £16.5k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 12287075 · Incorporated 29 Oct 2019

Maldon Books Limited

Registered name: MALDON BOOKS LIMITED

Maldon Books Limited made £16.5k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Maldon Books Limited reported £16.5k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, down 22% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 2 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of books in specialised stores” and is based in Burnham on Crouch; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47610Retail sale of books in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Burnham on Crouch, East of England
Age: 6 yrs · since 2019
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. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party is Miss O V Rosenthall.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£16.5k

Growth ▼21.7%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼33.3%

Profit / employee

£8.3k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£229k	£287k	—
Cost of sales	—	£163k	£187k	£177k
Gross profit	—	£65.6k	£100k	—
Operating profit	—	£9.3k	£28.5k	—
Profit before tax	—	£8.3k	£26.8k	£20.9k
Profit after tax	—	£6.4k	£21.1k	£16.5k
Profit (best available)	—	£6.4k	£21.1k	£16.5k
Employees (average)	6	3	3	2
Ratios
Profit margin	—	2.8%	7.3%	—
Gross margin	—	28.7%	34.9%	—
Revenue per employee	—	£76.3k	£95.7k	—
Profit per employee	—	£2.1k	£7k	£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲25.5%	—
Profit growth	—	—	▲232.1%	▼21.7%
Headcount growth	—	▼50%	0%	▼33.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.4k	£2.3k	£17.5k	£4.9k
Net assets	£1.5k	−£2.1k	−£3.1k	−£4.7k
Fixed assets	£7.2k	£5.5k	£2.5k	£1.1k
Current assets	£28.9k	£26.9k	£46.4k	£30.4k
Debtors	£4.5k	£4.6k	£9k	£5.5k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.3k; 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.

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: —; Now −£4.7k
Cash at bank: ▼72%; Now £4.9k
Headcount: ▼33%; Now 2
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼56%; Now £1.1k

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £16.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.