VENTURA PUBLISHING LIMITEDActive
Key figures
Ratios
2025Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £1,000,000 (102% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2023–2025
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 2,130,762 | 2,405,580 | 2,548,736 |
| Profit for the year | 792,435 | 919,461 | 976,961 |
| Total assets | 1,843,758 | 1,826,282 | 1,822,408 |
| Total liabilities | 243,425 | 306,488 | 325,653 |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,600,333 | 1,519,794 | 1,496,755 |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends paid | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Penguin Books Limited, which is a subsidiary of Penguin Random House Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom. The Company is domiciled and registered in the United Kingdom. The principal activity of the Company continues to be the design and production of children's novelty books as well as a wide range of illustrated leisure and general interest non- fiction books.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: VENTURA PUBLISHING LIMITED
Company
VENTURA PUBLISHING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01319909. It was incorporated on 4 Jul 1977. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW11). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £2,548,736. Profit for the year was £976,961. Net assets were £1,496,755, down 1.5% on the previous year. Total assets were £1,822,408 and total liabilities £325,653. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2023–2025).
Control and charges
One person with significant control is registered.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jan 2027.