Penguin Books Limited
Book publishing · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1965Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£144,568,000
Cash
£124,000
Turnover
£279,709,000
Profit / loss
£50,811,000
Current assets
£242,680,000
Creditors < 1 year
£84,167,000
Equity
£144,568,000
Average employees
870
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company | 2024-12-31Company | 2024-01-01Company | 2023-12-31Company | 2023-01-01Company | 2022-12-31 | 2022-01-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Net assets | £144,568,000 | £138,519,000 | £143,062,000 | £143,062,000 | £138,760,000 | £138,760,000 | — |
| Equity | £144,568,000 | £138,519,000 | £143,062,000 | £143,062,000 | £138,760,000 | £138,760,000 | £125,740,000 |
| Assets | |||||||
| Fixed assets | £10,568,000 | £11,327,000 | — | £22,698,000 | — | £25,493,000 | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | £3,719,000 | £4,478,000 | — | £5,237,000 | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £242,680,000 | £240,303,000 | — | £262,032,000 | — | £251,094,000 | — |
| Cash at bank | £124,000 | £7,157,000 | — | £549,000 | — | £46,000 | — |
| Stock | £19,758,000 | £18,566,000 | — | £16,959,000 | — | £16,640,000 | — |
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Creditors within one year | £84,167,000 | £93,925,000 | — | £112,042,000 | — | £106,963,000 | — |
| Creditors after one year | £13,162,000 | £7,358,000 | — | £18,147,000 | — | £19,117,000 | — |
| Provisions | £11,351,000 | £11,828,000 | — | £11,479,000 | — | £11,747,000 | — |
| Net current assets | £158,513,000 | £146,378,000 | — | £149,990,000 | — | £144,131,000 | — |
| Assets less current liabilities | £169,081,000 | £157,705,000 | — | £172,688,000 | — | £169,624,000 | — |
| Profit & loss | |||||||
| Turnover | £279,709,000 | £256,827,000 | — | £230,928,000 | — | £240,722,000 | — |
| Gross profit | £146,553,000 | £138,137,000 | — | £121,880,000 | — | £128,390,000 | — |
| Operating profit | £44,182,000 | £39,002,000 | — | £29,131,000 | — | £41,173,000 | — |
| Profit before tax | £62,945,000 | £56,511,000 | — | £51,039,000 | — | £38,885,000 | — |
| Profit / loss | £50,811,000 | £45,757,000 | — | £43,332,000 | — | £30,472,000 | — |
| People | |||||||
| Average employees | 870 | 792 | — | 869 | — | 928 | — |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing | View filing | View filing | View filing | View filing | View filing |
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
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