Dorling Kindersley Limited
Private Limited Company · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1974Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
−£758,297
Cash
£41,065
Turnover
£115,529,676
Profit / loss
−£8,734,132
Current assets
£75,583,891
Creditors < 1 year
£81,852,450
Equity
−£758,297
Average employees
0
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
| Reported figures | 2025-12-3112 months · Company | 2024-12-3112 months · Company | 2024-01-01Company | 2023-12-3112 months | 2022-12-3112 months | 2022-01-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||||||
| Net assets | −£758,297 | −£22,024,165 | £261,749 | £261,749 | £5,437,863 | — |
| Equity | −£758,297 | −£22,024,165 | £261,749 | £261,749 | £5,437,863 | −£7,572,656 |
| Assets | ||||||
| Fixed assets | £6,558,949 | £6,545,669 | — | £30,638,726 | £32,664,649 | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | £1,143,221 | £1,159,559 | — | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £75,583,891 | £77,899,834 | — | £73,891,054 | £83,759,765 | — |
| Cash at bank | £41,065 | £406,558 | — | £9,818 | £62,558 | — |
| Debtors | £52,707,277 | £54,311,850 | — | £53,574,548 | £63,387,627 | — |
| Stock | £22,835,549 | £23,181,426 | — | £20,306,688 | £20,309,580 | — |
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors within one year | £81,852,450 | £104,919,789 | — | £95,752,520 | £98,612,201 | — |
| Creditors after one year | £680,554 | £1,206,693 | — | £8,038,326 | £10,249,721 | — |
| Net current assets | −£6,268,559 | −£27,019,955 | — | −£21,861,466 | −£14,852,436 | — |
| Assets less current liabilities | £290,390 | −£20,474,286 | — | £8,777,260 | £17,812,213 | — |
| Profit & loss | ||||||
| Turnover | £115,529,676 | £123,239,060 | — | £116,327,479 | £143,743,929 | — |
| Gross profit | £35,519,074 | £40,242,745 | — | £37,872,829 | £50,724,443 | — |
| Operating profit | −£6,342,554 | −£1,599,930 | — | −£4,218,009 | £18,377,404 | — |
| Profit before tax | −£10,038,832 | −£22,015,554 | — | −£5,143,309 | £16,215,391 | — |
| Profit / loss | −£8,734,132 | −£22,285,914 | — | −£5,175,015 | £13,010,519 | — |
| People & pay | ||||||
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | 439 | 0 | — |
| Source evidence | 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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