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Private limited company registered in Leicester, classed under “Book publishing” and 1 other activity.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£3.02m
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
4 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 | £3.02m | |||
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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 · £
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| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | ||||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 4 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 W. F. Howes do?
Private limited company registered in Leicester, classed under “Book publishing” and 1 other activity. In its own words: “W. F. Howes is the UK’s leading audiobook publisher and an international publishing brand of RBmedia, the largest audiobook publisher in the world.”
›How much turnover does W. F. Howes make?
Answered in the full report
›Is W. F. Howes profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £3.02m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at W. F. Howes?
Answered in the full report
›Where is W. F. Howes based?
Its registered office is Ground Floor, Unit 11, Oak Spinney Park, Ratby Lane, Leicester, LE3 3AW, in Leicester.
›When was W. F. Howes founded?
W F Howes Limited was incorporated on 5 November 1998.
›Is W. F. Howes still trading?
The register lists W F Howes Limited as active.