redwood publishing limited Company Information
Company Number
03582472
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
amv bbdo investments limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of head offices
Registered Address
bankside 3, 90 - 100 southwark street, london, SE1 0SW
Website
www.redwoodlondon.comredwood publishing limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED at £13m based on a Turnover of £21.6m and 0.6x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
redwood publishing limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED at £21.5m based on an EBITDA of £4.7m and a 4.62x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
redwood publishing limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED at £20.6m based on Net Assets of £9.6m and 2.14x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Redwood Publishing Limited Overview
Redwood Publishing Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 0SW with a Companies House number of 03582472. It operates in the activities of head offices sector, SIC Code 70100. Founded in June 1998, it's largest shareholder is amv bbdo investments limited with a 100% stake. Redwood Publishing Limited is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £21.6m with high growth in recent years.
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Redwood Publishing Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Redwood Publishing Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


2 Strong

4 Regular

5 Weak

Size
annual sales of £21.6m, make it in line with the average company (£20.3m)
£21.6m - Redwood Publishing Limited
£20.3m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 21%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7.4%)
21% - Redwood Publishing Limited
7.4% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 18.8%, this company has a higher cost of product (33.7%)
18.8% - Redwood Publishing Limited
33.7% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 21.2% make it more profitable than the average company (5.8%)
21.2% - Redwood Publishing Limited
5.8% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 97 employees, this is similar to the industry average (110)
97 - Redwood Publishing Limited
110 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £78.2k, the company has a higher pay structure (£49.8k)
£78.2k - Redwood Publishing Limited
£49.8k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £223k, this is equally as efficient (£205.3k)
£223k - Redwood Publishing Limited
£205.3k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 78 days, this is later than average (45 days)
78 days - Redwood Publishing Limited
45 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 21 days, this is quicker than average (42 days)
21 days - Redwood Publishing Limited
42 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 100 days, this is more than average (49 days)
100 days - Redwood Publishing Limited
49 days - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Redwood Publishing Limited
- - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 52.1%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (55.6%)
52.1% - Redwood Publishing Limited
55.6% - Industry AVG
REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED financials

Redwood Publishing Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £21.6 million and the company has net assets of £9.6 million. According to their latest financial statements, Redwood Publishing Limited has 97 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 21,627,545 | 23,045,680 | 16,483,720 | 12,165,406 | 14,713,438 | 15,036,903 | 16,050,207 | 17,153,962 | 16,754,873 | 15,535,498 | 16,256,693 | 16,066,264 | 17,775,553 | ||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 4,593,779 | 5,901,801 | 4,912,908 | 2,595,452 | 2,698,574 | 3,132,770 | 3,647,895 | 4,297,635 | 3,729,977 | 2,882,670 | 2,700,712 | 2,142,705 | 1,781,507 | ||
Interest Payable | 8,791 | 7,368 | 4,141 | 4,270 | 4,152 | 3,871 | 2,767 | 330 | |||||||
Interest Receivable | 359,346 | 88,636 | 2,984 | 8,334 | 24,621 | 27,457 | 12,360 | 46,631 | 62,157 | 56,170 | 37,226 | 25,422 | 86,782 | ||
Pre-Tax Profit | 4,944,334 | 5,983,069 | 4,911,751 | 2,599,516 | 2,719,043 | 3,156,356 | 3,657,488 | 4,343,936 | 3,792,134 | 2,938,840 | 2,737,938 | 2,168,127 | 9,193,019 | ||
Tax | -1,253,653 | -1,107,266 | -896,836 | -388,394 | -652,165 | -539,767 | -655,252 | -886,072 | -579,541 | -842,242 | -443,929 | -580,469 | -628,738 | ||
Profit After Tax | 3,690,681 | 4,875,803 | 4,014,915 | 2,211,122 | 2,066,878 | 2,616,589 | 3,002,236 | 3,457,864 | 3,212,593 | 2,096,598 | 2,294,009 | 1,587,658 | 8,564,281 | ||
Dividends Paid | 4,014,915 | 2,309,826 | 4,600,000 | 9,400,000 | 11,800,000 | 3,000,000 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | 3,690,681 | 860,888 | 1,705,089 | -2,388,878 | 2,066,878 | -6,783,411 | 3,002,236 | -8,342,136 | 3,212,593 | 2,096,598 | -705,991 | 1,587,658 | 8,564,281 | ||
Employee Costs | 7,589,577 | 8,045,033 | 6,208,239 | 5,662,408 | 6,270,280 | 6,691,503 | 7,423,108 | 7,541,916 | 8,143,389 | 7,354,369 | 8,028,330 | 7,967,665 | 9,002,504 | ||
Number Of Employees | 97 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 97 | 104 | 129 | 135 | 134 | 141 | 129 | 190 | 206 | ||
EBITDA* | 4,664,879 | 5,963,306 | 4,959,780 | 2,646,871 | 2,759,185 | 3,220,020 | 3,741,699 | 4,380,341 | 3,860,956 | 3,014,865 | 2,817,564 | 2,253,826 | 1,907,442 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 160,247 | 154,974 | 143,246 | 105,416 | 101,477 | 118,820 | 160,758 | 182,548 | 232,929 | 181,037 | 253,339 | 277,305 | 454,717 | ||
Intangible Assets | |||||||||||||||
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 160,247 | 154,974 | 143,246 | 105,416 | 101,477 | 118,820 | 160,758 | 182,548 | 232,929 | 181,037 | 253,339 | 277,305 | 454,717 | ||
Stock & work in progress | 4,853,236 | 4,502,412 | 553,187 | 663,870 | 674,051 | 622,427 | 905,029 | 996,626 | 1,053,413 | 535,132 | 311,505 | 628,044 | 987,393 | ||
Trade Debtors | 4,652,756 | 4,092,407 | 5,405,550 | 2,940,758 | 4,149,461 | 2,809,959 | 4,815,191 | 6,980,321 | 4,226,390 | 3,722,141 | 5,587,076 | 9,451,051 | 6,150,766 | ||
Group Debtors | 9,872,351 | 7,542,562 | 6,212,485 | 4,690,523 | 6,336,210 | 4,518,151 | 9,935,868 | 6,104,497 | 16,367,698 | 16,799,211 | 13,477,492 | 8,984,967 | 9,060,977 | ||
Misc Debtors | 490,895 | 259,587 | 146,347 | 225,516 | 155,155 | 289,521 | 249,822 | 256,867 | 333,923 | 867,646 | 1,738,976 | 1,239,245 | 2,334,143 | ||
Cash | 413 | 666 | 750 | 522 | 179 | 381 | |||||||||
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 19,869,238 | 16,396,968 | 12,317,569 | 8,520,667 | 11,314,877 | 8,240,058 | 15,905,910 | 14,338,724 | 21,982,090 | 21,924,880 | 21,115,571 | 20,303,486 | 18,533,660 | ||
total assets | 20,029,485 | 16,551,942 | 12,460,815 | 8,626,083 | 11,416,354 | 8,358,878 | 16,066,668 | 14,521,272 | 22,215,019 | 22,105,917 | 21,368,910 | 20,580,791 | 18,988,377 | ||
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,038,905 | 671,158 | 504,566 | 350,729 | 926,301 | 992,995 | 562,643 | 1,498,198 | 988,473 | 398,948 | 1,319,268 | 475,623 | 1,130,782 | ||
Group/Directors Accounts | 1,184,523 | 1,137,291 | 848,222 | 949,529 | 884,881 | 1,032,521 | 1,064,617 | 1,282,685 | 915,849 | 831,303 | 910,482 | 981,952 | 185,103 | ||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 64,338 | 59,402 | 51,460 | 40,747 | 44,646 | 35,606 | 23,859 | 7,185 | |||||||
other current liabilities | 5,570,429 | 8,682,368 | 5,921,867 | 3,893,821 | 3,775,818 | 2,574,863 | 3,914,392 | 4,269,749 | 4,528,152 | 8,305,714 | 8,665,806 | 7,943,871 | 9,108,208 | ||
total current liabilities | 7,858,195 | 10,550,219 | 7,326,115 | 5,234,826 | 5,631,646 | 4,635,985 | 5,565,511 | 7,057,817 | 6,432,474 | 9,535,965 | 10,895,556 | 9,401,446 | 10,424,093 | ||
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 49,791 | 98,514 | 92,379 | 54,025 | 58,598 | 63,661 | 58,512 | 23,046 | |||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 2,527,609 | ||||||||||||||
provisions | |||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 2,577,400 | 98,514 | 92,379 | 54,025 | 58,598 | 63,661 | 58,512 | 23,046 | |||||||
total liabilities | 10,435,595 | 10,648,733 | 7,418,494 | 5,288,851 | 5,690,244 | 4,699,646 | 5,624,023 | 7,080,863 | 6,432,474 | 9,535,965 | 10,895,556 | 9,401,446 | 10,424,093 | ||
net assets | 9,593,890 | 5,903,209 | 5,042,321 | 3,337,232 | 5,726,110 | 3,659,232 | 10,442,645 | 7,440,409 | 15,782,545 | 12,569,952 | 10,473,354 | 11,179,345 | 8,564,284 | ||
total shareholders funds | 9,593,890 | 5,903,209 | 5,042,321 | 3,337,232 | 5,726,110 | 3,659,232 | 10,442,645 | 7,440,409 | 15,782,545 | 12,569,952 | 10,473,354 | 11,179,345 | 8,564,284 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 4,593,779 | 5,901,801 | 4,912,908 | 2,595,452 | 2,698,574 | 3,132,770 | 3,647,895 | 4,297,635 | 3,729,977 | 2,882,670 | 2,700,712 | 2,142,705 | 1,781,507 | ||
Depreciation | 71,100 | 61,505 | 46,872 | 51,419 | 60,611 | 87,250 | 93,804 | 82,706 | 130,979 | 132,195 | 116,852 | 111,121 | 125,935 | ||
Amortisation | |||||||||||||||
Tax | -1,253,653 | -1,107,266 | -896,836 | -388,394 | -652,165 | -539,767 | -655,252 | -886,072 | -579,541 | -842,242 | -443,929 | -580,469 | -628,738 | ||
Stock | 350,824 | 3,949,225 | -110,683 | -10,181 | 51,624 | -282,602 | -91,597 | -56,787 | 518,281 | 223,627 | -316,539 | -359,349 | 987,393 | ||
Debtors | 3,121,446 | 130,174 | 3,907,585 | -2,784,029 | 3,023,195 | -7,383,250 | 1,659,196 | -7,586,326 | -460,987 | 585,454 | 1,128,281 | 2,129,377 | 17,545,886 | ||
Creditors | 367,747 | 166,592 | 153,837 | -575,572 | -66,694 | 430,352 | -935,555 | 509,725 | 589,525 | -920,320 | 843,645 | -655,159 | 1,130,782 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | -3,111,939 | 2,760,501 | 2,028,046 | 118,003 | 1,200,955 | -1,339,529 | -355,357 | -258,403 | -3,777,562 | -360,092 | 721,935 | -1,164,337 | 9,108,208 | ||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | |||||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -2,805,236 | 3,703,734 | 2,447,925 | 4,595,118 | 166,462 | 9,436,928 | 227,936 | 11,388,704 | 36,084 | 83,130 | 3,127,473 | -1,916,167 | -7,015,585 | ||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 47,232 | 289,069 | -101,307 | 64,648 | -147,640 | -32,096 | -218,068 | 366,836 | 84,546 | -79,179 | -71,470 | 796,849 | 185,103 | ||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -43,787 | 14,077 | 49,067 | -8,472 | 3,977 | 16,896 | 52,140 | 30,231 | |||||||
other long term liabilities | 2,527,609 | ||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 350,555 | 81,268 | -1,157 | 4,064 | 20,469 | 23,586 | 9,593 | 46,301 | 62,157 | 56,170 | 37,226 | 25,422 | 86,782 | ||
cash flow from financing | 2,881,609 | 384,414 | -53,397 | 60,240 | -123,194 | 8,384 | -156,335 | 443,368 | 146,703 | -23,009 | -34,244 | 1,849,674 | 271,888 | ||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -413 | -253 | -84 | 228 | 343 | -202 | 381 | ||||||||
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -413 | -253 | -84 | 228 | 343 | -202 | 381 |
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Redwood Publishing Limited Competitor Analysis

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redwood publishing limited Ownership
REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED group structure
Redwood Publishing Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
OMNICOM GROUP INC
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2 parents
REDWOOD PUBLISHING LIMITED
03582472
redwood publishing limited directors
Redwood Publishing Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Colin Kennedy (May 2018) and Mr Martin Sanders (Mar 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Colin Kennedy | England | 52 years | May 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Martin Sanders | England | 59 years | Mar 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
21.6m
-6%
operating profit
4.6m
-22%
gross margin
18.9%
-0.04%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
9.6m
+0.63%
total assets
20m
+0.21%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
redwood publishing limited company details
company number
03582472
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
70100 - Activities of head offices
incorporation date
June 1998
age
27
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
amv (investments) limited (May 2010)
beforenew limited (August 1998)
accountant
-
auditor
-
address
bankside 3, 90 - 100 southwark street, london, SE1 0SW
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
redwood publishing limited Charges & Mortgages
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