Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Book publishing”.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£4.21m
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
3 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | £4.21m | |||
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Every figure for all 4 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Creditors due within a year | ||||
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| Ratios | ||||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||||
| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||||
| Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit | ||||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||||
6 balance-sheet lines and 6 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Questions people ask
›What does Ladybird Books do?
Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Book publishing”. In its own words: “The official UK home of Ladybird Books, publishers of the best books for young children - from first books to learning to read.”
›How much turnover does Ladybird Books make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Ladybird Books profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £4.21m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Ladybird Books?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Ladybird Books based?
Its registered office is One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW, in London.
›When was Ladybird Books founded?
Ladybird Books Limited was incorporated on 29 August 1924.
›Is Ladybird Books still trading?
The register lists Ladybird Books Limited as active.