Dorling Kindersley Limited
Active01177822Information & communicationIncorporated 18 Jul 1974 · London
global publishing of illustratedreference content and travel information across a range of platforms in print and digital.
Revenue
£115.5m
▼ -6.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£8.7m
Margin -5.5%
Employees
0
— vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
-£758k
Total assets £82.1m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
5 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2022Not available
Dec 2022
£143.7m
Dec 2023
£116.3m▼ -19.1%
Dec 2024
£123.2m▲ +5.9%
Dec 2025
£115.5m▼ -6.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £115.5m | ▼ -6.3% | -£10.0m | 0 | -£758k |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £123.2m | ▲ +5.9% | -£22.0m | 0 | -£22.0m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £116.3m | ▼ -19.1% | -£5.1m | 439 | £262k |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £143.7m | — | £16.2m | 0 | £5.4m |
| 1 Jan 2022 | — | — | — | — | -£7.6m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £115.5m
- Gross profit
- £35.5m
- Operating profit
- -£6.3m
- Profit before tax
- -£10.0m
- Profit after tax
- -£8.7m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £82.1m
- Cash
- £41k
- Total liabilities
- £82.9m
- Net assets
- -£758k
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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