The Book Service Limited
Active00453161Transport & storageIncorporated 26 Apr 1948
52013
Revenue
£42.6m
▼ -8.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£3.1m
Margin -8.8%
Employees
0
▼ -100.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
-£19.3m
Total assets £421.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
4 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2022Not available
Jan 2023
£46.2m
Dec 2023
£46.5m▲ +0.6%
Dec 2024
£42.6m▼ -8.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £42.6m | ▼ -8.3% | £4.2m | 0 | -£19.3m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £46.5m | ▲ +0.6% | -£1.2m | 525 | -£22.5m |
| 1 Jan 2023 | £46.2m | — | -£1.1m | 541 | -£21.4m |
| 1 Jan 2022 | — | — | — | — | -£20.6m |
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
- £42.6m
- Gross profit
- £21.9m
- Operating profit
- -£3.8m
- Profit before tax
- £4.2m
- Profit after tax
- £3.1m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £421.3m
- Cash
- £745k
- Total liabilities
- £440.6m
- Net assets
- -£19.3m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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