Penguin Books Limited
Active00861590Information & communicationIncorporated 15 Oct 1965 · London
Book Publishing
Revenue
£247.2m
▲ +7.0% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£45.8m
Margin 15.8%
Employees
792
▼ -8.9% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£138.5m
Total assets £254.1m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2022Not available
Jan 2023
£240.7m
Dec 2023
£230.9m▼ -4.1%
Dec 2024
£247.2m▲ +7.0%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £247.2m | ▲ +7.0% | £56.5m | 792 | £138.5m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £230.9m | ▼ -4.1% | £51.0m | 869 | £143.1m |
| 1 Jan 2023 | £240.7m | — | £38.9m | 928 | £138.8m |
| 1 Jan 2022 | — | — | — | — | £125.7m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £247.2m
- Gross profit
- £138.1m
- Operating profit
- £39.0m
- Profit before tax
- £56.5m
- Profit after tax
- £45.8m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £254.1m
- Cash
- £7.2m
- Total liabilities
- £115.6m
- Net assets
- £138.5m
- Revenue per employee
- £312k
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