Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED at £4.8m based on a Turnover of £6.6m and 0.73x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
osprey publishing limitedEstimated Valuation
£2.3m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED at £2.3m based on an EBITDA of £628k and a 3.68x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
osprey publishing limitedEstimated Valuation
£11.8m
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED at £11.8m based on Net Assets of £6m and 1.97x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Osprey Publishing LimitedOverview
Osprey Publishing Limited is a live company located in london, WC1B 3DP with a Companies House number of 03471853. It operates in the book publishing sector, SIC Code 58110. Founded in November 1997, it's largest shareholder is
bloomsbury publishing plc
with a 100% stake. Osprey Publishing Limited is a mature,
mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at
£6.6m with
healthy
growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Osprey Publishing Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
Health Rating4out of 5
4 Strong
3 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £6.6m, make it larger than the average company (£1.6m)
£6.6m - Osprey Publishing Limited
£1.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 4%, show it is growing at a similar rate (4.1%)
4% - Osprey Publishing Limited
4.1% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 47.6%, this company has a comparable cost of product (49.5%)
47.6% - Osprey Publishing Limited
49.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 8.8% make it more profitable than the average company (7.1%)
8.8% - Osprey Publishing Limited
7.1% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 22 employees, this is above the industry average (15)
22 - Osprey Publishing Limited
15 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Osprey Publishing Limited
- - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £299.3k, this is more efficient (£154.4k)
£299.3k - Osprey Publishing Limited
£154.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Osprey Publishing Limited
- - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 36 days, this is quicker than average (54 days)
36 days - Osprey Publishing Limited
54 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 202 days, this is more than average (94 days)
202 days - Osprey Publishing Limited
94 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Osprey Publishing Limited
- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 41.7%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (41.3%)
41.7% - Osprey Publishing Limited
41.3% - Industry AVG
OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED financials
EXPORT
Osprey Publishing Limited's latest turnover from February 2024 is £6.6 million and the company has net assets of £6 million. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Osprey Publishing Limited has 22 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source:Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Feb 2024
Feb 2023
Feb 2022
Feb 2021
Feb 2020
Feb 2019
Feb 2018
Feb 2017
Feb 2016
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Turnover
6,583,540
6,807,113
7,085,333
5,815,443
5,525,822
4,875,502
6,073,653
4,719,540
6,901,994
4,558,974
12,552,978
10,561,494
7,049,269
7,352,814
6,622,287
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales
3,452,486
3,736,958
3,763,340
3,339,672
3,300,059
2,644,083
3,215,911
2,963,811
3,132,614
2,430,143
5,727,230
5,138,820
3,553,221
2,952,158
2,715,246
Gross Profit
3,131,054
3,070,155
3,321,993
2,475,771
2,225,763
2,231,419
2,857,742
1,755,729
3,769,380
2,128,831
6,825,748
5,422,674
3,496,048
4,400,656
3,907,041
Admin Expenses
2,549,176
3,182,815
3,164,381
2,682,527
2,553,628
2,395,409
-180,632
2,140,268
2,517,425
3,702,498
8,287,829
5,427,613
4,464,355
3,927,888
3,525,516
Operating Profit
581,878
-112,660
157,612
-206,756
-327,865
-163,990
3,038,374
-384,539
1,251,955
-1,573,667
-1,462,081
-4,939
-968,307
472,768
381,525
Interest Payable
63,208
53,403
57,056
47,529
2,689
48,061
107,067
167,326
112,938
268,047
215,753
140,884
62,456
46,994
55,765
Interest Receivable
233,016
155,479
204,065
104,625
23,536
119,656
56,699
1,354
445,233
5
70
Pre-Tax Profit
751,686
-10,584
304,621
-149,660
-307,018
-92,395
2,988,006
-629,449
1,258,154
-1,840,360
-1,677,834
-145,823
-585,530
425,779
325,830
Tax
-178,745
-7,077
-45,077
130
-5,372
-7,326
-4,570
5,710
-94,829
-27,422
-1,252
69,171
26,506
-122,741
-99,814
Profit After Tax
572,941
-17,661
259,544
-149,530
-312,390
-99,721
2,983,436
-623,739
1,163,325
-1,867,782
-1,679,086
-76,652
-559,024
303,038
226,016
Dividends Paid
250,000
Retained Profit
572,941
-17,661
259,544
-149,530
-312,390
-99,721
2,983,436
-623,739
1,163,325
-1,867,782
-1,679,086
-76,652
-809,024
303,038
226,016
Employee Costs
1,201,288
1,025,390
990,392
1,071,708
887,486
366,486
1,264,815
1,479,344
3,162,102
2,488,150
1,540,922
1,406,962
1,243,458
Number Of Employees
22
23
24
21
19
18
22
16
27
18
87
67
48
43
40
EBITDA*
628,011
-90,793
179,712
-186,937
-317,875
-158,291
3,062,134
-353,390
1,301,175
-1,098,142
-1,039,803
343,652
-500,457
648,900
601,691
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Feb 2024
Feb 2023
Feb 2022
Feb 2021
Feb 2020
Feb 2019
Feb 2018
Feb 2017
Feb 2016
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Tangible Assets
1,506,807
1,474,261
1,474,001
1,458,452
1,466,602
1,475,588
1,500,715
1,552,759
179,152
279,238
51,680
27,229
47,839
Intangible Assets
88,102
76,798
50,125
28,921
15,071
12,438
8,368
9,807
19,196
8,011
1,376,523
2,023,829
1,068,690
1,343,386
1,484,484
Investments & Other
1,479,248
1,482,348
1,432,159
1,432,159
1,432,159
1,432,159
1,432,159
1,432,263
1,432,263
1,432,263
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
37,324
21,051
20,921
Total Fixed Assets
1,567,350
1,559,146
1,519,608
1,482,131
1,468,151
1,470,890
1,474,970
1,485,395
1,519,911
1,560,770
1,555,675
2,303,067
1,120,370
1,370,615
1,532,323
Stock & work in progress
1,918,212
1,918,250
1,715,475
1,588,797
1,401,168
1,238,794
1,261,104
1,044,214
798,888
1,449,750
3,183,316
3,432,543
1,945,665
2,189,388
1,896,929
Trade Debtors
2,615,600
343,503
2,394,491
2,298,723
1,443,307
1,985,360
1,331,858
Group Debtors
6,813,440
5,771,088
5,318,826
4,928,340
5,325,080
5,578,913
1,811,832
260,000
36,787
386,057
137,000
Misc Debtors
15,448
6,075,056
196,700
279,900
288,713
262,725
319,295
316,921
145,290
1,134,078
1,118,720
101,823
114,082
186,273
Cash
61
61
61
62
58
380,754
498,544
3,411
328,671
744,699
510,908
490,587
misc current assets
total current assets
8,731,652
7,704,786
7,790,531
7,104,384
6,609,469
6,852,648
7,102,804
3,175,399
4,372,163
2,473,874
6,715,296
7,178,657
4,621,551
4,936,738
3,905,647
total assets
10,299,002
9,263,932
9,310,139
8,586,515
8,077,620
8,323,538
8,577,774
4,660,794
5,892,074
4,034,644
8,270,971
9,481,724
5,741,921
6,307,353
5,437,970
Bank overdraft
87,026
344,134
163,530
164,051
Bank loan
Trade Creditors
346,388
302,066
395,328
307,328
202,524
304,443
480,362
174,077
375,174
988,593
2,229,795
2,109,352
1,010,471
1,177,673
557,578
Group/Directors Accounts
1,617,142
1,553,933
other short term finances
401,000
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
2,329,225
1,974,627
3,463,844
3,087,764
2,532,143
2,365,752
2,344,348
3,434,975
4,593,980
2,409,155
2,005,547
2,476,904
965,710
1,148,833
1,043,767
total current liabilities
4,292,755
3,830,626
3,859,172
3,395,092
2,734,667
2,670,195
2,824,710
3,609,052
4,969,154
3,397,748
4,723,368
4,586,256
2,320,315
2,490,036
1,765,396
loans
2,901,865
258,636
405,093
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
910,985
1,788,286
1,994,005
1,163,459
775,693
775,693
provisions
4,000
555,000
total long term liabilities
2,000
910,985
1,788,286
2,901,865
2,549,005
1,163,459
1,034,329
1,180,786
total liabilities
4,292,755
3,830,626
3,859,172
3,395,092
2,736,667
2,670,195
2,824,710
3,609,052
5,880,139
5,186,034
7,625,233
7,135,261
3,483,774
3,524,365
2,946,182
net assets
6,006,247
5,433,306
5,450,967
5,191,423
5,340,953
5,653,343
5,753,064
1,051,742
11,935
-1,151,390
645,738
2,346,463
2,258,147
2,782,988
2,491,788
total shareholders funds
6,006,247
5,433,306
5,450,967
5,191,423
5,340,953
5,653,343
5,753,064
1,051,742
11,935
-1,151,390
645,738
2,346,463
2,258,147
2,782,988
2,491,788
Feb 2024
Feb 2023
Feb 2022
Feb 2021
Feb 2020
Feb 2019
Feb 2018
Feb 2017
Feb 2016
Dec 2014
Dec 2013
Dec 2012
Dec 2011
Dec 2010
Dec 2009
Operating Activities
Operating Profit
581,878
-112,660
157,612
-206,756
-327,865
-163,990
3,038,374
-384,539
1,251,955
-1,573,667
-1,462,081
-4,939
-968,307
472,768
381,525
Depreciation
824
4,312
19,758
33,912
39,534
147,855
77,412
23,310
35,034
115,901
Amortisation
46,133
21,867
22,100
19,819
9,990
4,875
19,448
11,391
15,308
435,991
274,423
271,179
444,540
141,098
104,265
Tax
-178,745
-7,077
-45,077
130
-5,372
-7,326
-4,570
5,710
-94,829
-27,422
-1,252
69,171
26,506
-122,741
-99,814
Stock
-38
202,775
126,678
187,629
162,374
-22,310
216,890
245,326
798,888
-1,733,566
-249,227
1,486,878
-243,723
292,459
1,896,929
Debtors
1,026,904
-325,844
575,803
307,416
-384,632
-227,845
3,710,511
-1,061,394
3,192,521
-3,002,989
111,126
1,486,256
-305,255
718,311
1,518,131
Creditors
44,322
-93,262
88,000
104,804
-101,919
-175,919
306,285
-201,097
375,174
-1,241,202
120,443
1,098,881
-167,202
620,095
557,578
Accruals and Deferred Income
354,598
-1,489,217
376,080
555,621
166,391
21,404
-1,090,627
-1,159,005
4,593,980
403,608
-471,357
1,511,194
-183,123
105,066
1,043,767
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
-4,000
4,000
-555,000
555,000
Cash flow from operations
-178,680
-1,557,280
-103,766
-25,427
-32,517
-69,977
-1,654,179
-891,714
2,184,091
2,773,397
-1,808,868
604,764
-275,298
240,550
-1,311,838
Investing Activities
capital expenditure
-57,437
1,458,267
-75,850
-33,929
-28,172
-1,619
-13,335
3,367
-1,569,131
-480,620
-102,058
-218,777
-206,963
-14,220
-47,109
Change in Investments
-3,100
50,189
-104
1,432,263
1,432,263
cash flow from investments
-54,337
1,408,078
-75,850
-33,929
-28,172
-1,619
-13,231
3,367
-3,001,394
-1,912,883
-102,058
-218,777
-206,963
-14,220
-47,109
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
63,209
1,553,933
Other Short Term Loans
-401,000
401,000
Long term loans
-2,901,865
2,901,865
-258,636
-146,457
405,093
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
-910,985
910,985
1,788,286
-1,994,005
830,546
387,766
775,693
share issue
1,717,886
1,663,546
-1,151,390
70,654
-21,639
164,968
284,183
-11,838
2,265,772
interest
169,808
102,076
147,009
57,096
20,847
71,595
-50,368
-167,326
-112,938
-266,693
-215,753
-140,884
382,777
-46,989
-55,695
cash flow from financing
233,017
1,656,009
147,009
57,096
20,847
71,595
1,667,518
585,235
-353,343
-1,710,618
1,071,468
854,630
796,090
-205,284
3,390,863
cash and cash equivalents
cash
-61
-1
4
-380,696
380,754
495,133
-325,260
-416,028
233,791
20,321
490,587
overdraft
-87,026
87,026
-344,134
180,604
-521
164,051
change in cash
-61
-1
4
-380,696
380,754
582,159
-412,286
-71,894
53,187
20,842
326,536
osprey publishing limited Credit Report and Business Information
Very Low Risk70 - 100
Low Risk50 - 70
Moderate Risk30 - 50
High Risk20 - 30
Very High Risk0 - 20
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osprey publishing limited Ownership
OSPREY PUBLISHING LIMITED group structure
Osprey Publishing Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
The sole shareholder of Osprey Publishing Limited is Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
bloomsbury publishing plc
100%
osprey publishing limited directors
Osprey Publishing Limited currently has 2 directors.
The longest serving directors include
Mr John Newton (Dec 2014) and
Ms Penelope Scott-Bayfield (Jul 2018).
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 4 charges/mortgages relating to osprey publishing limited. Currently there are 0 open charges and 4 have been satisfied in the past.
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