Bloomsbury 2030 Vision:
Growth, Portfolio and People
Growth
Goal
Continue our international growth and take advantage of the biggest academic and consumer markets in the US.
Achieved 2024/25:
International revenue is 78% of Group revenue.
Goal
Implement dynamic new UK distribution and warehousing arrangement, providing greater distribution capability and speed to market.
Achieved 2024/25:
At the start of 2025 Bloomsbury completed its move to Hachette UK Distribution.
Goal
Implement new technology infrastructure including a new global royalties system to increase efficiency and ability to scale.
Achieved 2024/25:
Implementation plan on track.
Goal
Use our strong financial position to fund further acquisitions focused on Academic and opportunities with digital potential.
Achieved 2024/25:
Acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield, adding 41,000 titles and significantly strengthening our academic publishing in North America and expanding BDR.
Portfolio
Goal
Become the most successful independent Academic publisher in Humanities and Social Sciences, focusing on digital publishing and resources.
Achieved 2024/25:
Delivered £83.3m of Academic revenue with the integration of Rowman & Littlefield with 41,000 new titles, offering broader and deeper subject verticals.
Goal
BDR ambitious target to reach c. £41.0m revenue in 2027/28.
Achieved 2024/25:
Delivered £27.0m BDR revenue.
Goal
Build on our strong literary backlist which provides ongoing strength to our Consumer portfolio, build more brand authors and continue to discover, nurture, champion and retain high-quality authors and illustrators.
Achieved 2024/25:
Delivered 3% growth in Consumer Division revenue with bestsellers across our portfolio.
Goal
Ensure the ongoing success of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter titles and IP, so that new generations of readers discover and read them for pleasure every year.
Achieved 2024/25:
Harry Potter title sales remain in bestseller lists 27 years after first publication.
Goal
Maximise our use of sustainable resources while seeking to reduce carbon emissions in line with our science-based targets.
Achieved 2024/25:
Bloomsbury has a CDP climate change score of B.
People
Goal
Be the best place to work in publishing through an industry-leading focus on professional development programs, training, systems and work practices.
Achieved 2024/25:
We are proud to have earned the Great Place To Work CertificationTM following a survey of our employees in which Bloomsbury achieved above the benchmark >65% Trust IndexTM Survey score.
Goal
Continue to build on the breadth and talent of our existing wider leadership population creating a strong pipeline of leaders for succession and encouraging internal progression opportunities.
Achieved 2024/25:
Bloomsbury continues to attract some of the very best talent from across the publishing industry at all levels. Additionally, our acquisition of Rowman & Littlefield has brought with it new talent with deep expertises.
Goal
Build on our thriving culture of innovation and creativity, constantly adapting to developments in markets, keeping our people at the centre of everything we do.
Achieved 2024/25:
Developed the Senior Leadership Team with representation from every area of the business. These senior leaders are helping to shape the future of Bloomsbury and are an essential part of helping to transform our people strategy.
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Preliminary Results for the year ended 28 February 2025