Website & contact details
- Website
Profile Books Limited
- Incorporated
- 31 October 1995 (31 years)
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 29 Cloth FairLondonEC1A 7JQ
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2026
- Conf. stmt due
- 14 November 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 31 October 2026
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 6 February 2025
British
Born December 1970 (55)
British
Born November 1967
Director · Appointed 1 July 2023
British
Born April 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 7 March 1996
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British
Born March 1957 (69)
Officer history (26 former)
6 February 2025
10 October 2024
10 October 2024
10 October 2024
10 October 2024
10 October 2024
Resigned Franklin, Michael Isaac as Director
10 October 2024
10 October 2024
Resigned Ford, Frances Ann as Secretary
10 October 2024
5 September 2024
4 July 2024
Resigned Stanley, Julian as Director
4 July 2024
Appointed Franklin, Michael Isaac as Director
1 January 2024
1 January 2024
1 January 2024
Appointed Ford, Frances Ann as Secretary
1 January 2024
Resigned Mcfarlan, Kate as Secretary
23 September 2023
1 July 2023
20 January 2022
6 December 2021
1 September 2021
8 March 2021
Appointed Stanley, Julian as Director
29 May 2020
Resigned Broccardo, Diana Paola as Director
11 May 2020
Resigned Ford, Frances Ann as Secretary
11 May 2020
11 May 2020
1 May 2020
Appointed Mcfarlan, Kate as Secretary
31 March 2020
23 November 2018
1 April 2017
23 November 2016
23 November 2016
Resigned Grist Taylor, Clare as Secretary
23 November 2016
Appointed Ford, Frances Ann as Secretary
7 November 2016
1 August 2016
30 June 2015
Appointed Grist Taylor, Clare as Secretary
30 June 2015
14 July 2014
4 April 2014
15 September 2013
1 July 2013
1 September 2012
2 July 2012
13 December 2010
Appointed Broccardo, Diana Paola as Director
31 March 2010
30 November 2007
27 February 2006
30 April 2003
25 September 1997
25 May 1996
23 May 1996
23 May 1996
23 May 1996
7 March 1996
7 March 1996
7 March 1996
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 9 July 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 15477534
Former controllers (3)
9 July 2024
26 August 2021
Ceased Julian Stanley — Owns 25–50% of shares
1 April 2020
Group structure 4 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Profile Books Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Serpent's Tail Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Souvenir Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2025 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2026, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £9,752,470
- Cash
- £5,207,822
- Turnover
- £21,500,982
- Profit Before Tax
- £3,066,978
- Employees
- 64
- Debt Ratio
- 34%
- Current Ratio
- 3.4x
- Profit Margin
- 14%
- Return on Equity
- 23%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £493,573 | £478,536 | £845,582 |
| Current Assets | £14,186,810 | £20,317,679 | £17,682,140 |
| Cash | £5,207,822 | £11,760,983 | £8,646,972 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £4,150,866 | £4,690,671 | £4,716,325 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £111,786 | £108,933 | £122,168 |
| Net Current Assets | £10,035,944 | £15,627,008 | £12,965,815 |
| Net Assets | £9,752,470 | £15,443,737 | £13,123,395 |
| Shareholder Funds | £9,752,470 | £15,443,737 | £13,123,395 |
| Turnover | £21,500,982 | £23,503,889 | £18,500,312 |
| Cost of Sales | £11,082,490 | £12,257,327 | £9,936,547 |
| Gross Profit | £10,418,492 | £11,246,562 | £8,563,765 |
| Admin Expenses | £6,378,328 | £6,272,232 | £5,335,645 |
| Staff Costs | £4,985,376 | £4,722,570 | £4,178,233 |
| Operating Profit | £2,979,908 | £3,891,390 | £2,196,434 |
| Profit Before Tax | £3,066,978 | £4,017,199 | £2,207,372 |
| Tax | £781,486 | £1,061,639 | £497,622 |
| Profit for Period | £2,285,492 | £2,955,560 | £1,709,750 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 31 October 2026 | ||
| 31 October 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 31 October 2025 | ||
| 30 October 2025 | Full accounts | 31 March 2025 | ||
| 13 February 2025 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 21 November 2024 | Full accounts | 31 March 2024 |
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