The Tolkien Estate Limited
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the active management and exploitation of the copyrights and other intellectual property of the late J R R Tolkien, including the publishing of new works and new editions of works in conjunction with publishers worldwide, the development and protection of the Tolkien brand and the management and protection of Tolkien as author and artist.
Revenue
£10.3m
▼ -18.9% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£7.2m
Margin 86.6%
Employees
0
— vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£11.2m
Total assets £13.5m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | — | — | £9.7m | 0 | £11.2m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | — | — | £18.5m | 0 | £14.7m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | — | — | £14.3m | 0 | £11.4m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £10.3m | ▼ -18.9% | £9.0m | 0 | £11.8m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £12.7m | — | £11.4m | 0 | £14.8m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £9.7m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2021. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £10.3m
- Gross profit
- £9.9m
- Operating profit
- £9.0m
- Profit before tax
- £9.0m
- Profit after tax
- £7.2m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £13.5m
- Cash
- £4.7m
- Total liabilities
- £2.3m
- Net assets
- £11.2m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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