SPRINGER NATURE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-19 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£107M
+6.5% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£8M
-15.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- SPRINGER NATURE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2018-05-31 → present
- HM PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1995-10-19 → 2018-05-31
- MACMILLAN LIMITED 1896-01-31 → 1995-10-19
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £9,131,000 | £4,240,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £9,700,000 | £8,168,000 | |
| Net profit | £7,525,000 | £6,530,000 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £104,267,000 | £107,502,000 | |
| Net assets | £100,284,000 | £106,814,000 | |
| Equity | £100,284,000 | £106,814,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 8.8% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.6% | 36.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 2.55x | 1.29x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have therefore continued to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. Based on the above modelling, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and to at least 30 June 2026 which is the formal going concern period modelled by management.”
Group structure
- SPRINGER NATURE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Macmillan Education India Private Limited 99.035%
- Springer Nature (UK) Limited 100%
- Macmillan (SLP) General Partner Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no material or significant events which occurred subsequent to the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 57 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| INCHCOOMBE, Steven Charles | Director | 2016-04-29 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JACOBS, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2012-06-29 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 57 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Secretary | 1999-08-16 | 2012-06-29 |
| TROTMAN, Paul Stanley | Secretary | — | 1999-08-16 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2012-06-29 | 2021-11-30 |
| ASCHERMANN, Rolf Christian Wilhelm, Dr | Director | 2002-11-11 | 2004-01-28 |
| ASCHERMANN, Rolf Christian Wilhelm, Dr | Director | 1995-08-04 | 1999-05-01 |
| BARKER, Raymond | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| BARNARD, Michael John | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2006-12-31 |
| BARNARD, Michael John | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| BLAKE-ROBERTS, Philippa Frances | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2000-07-20 |
| BURNS, Iain Keatings | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| BYAM SHAW, Nicholas Glencairn | Director | — | 2007-08-20 |
| CHARKIN, Richard Denis Paul | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2007-09-28 |
| CROMPTON, Andrew Gordon | Director | 2000-09-18 | 2002-12-13 |
| DRINKALL, Christopher John Julian | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2008-10-01 |
| ELLIOTT, Giles Roderick Mcgregor | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-09-08 |
| ELLIOTT, Giles Roderick Mcgregor | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2001-10-22 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2013-09-18 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2006-12-04 |
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Director | 2007-12-20 | 2012-06-29 |
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Director | 2000-08-31 | 2007-09-28 |
| GERCKENS, Pierre, Doctor | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2001-11-02 |
| GORDON WALKER, Alan | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| GRABNER, Michael | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2007-05-09 |
| GRISEBACH, Rolf Hans, Doctor | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2004-03-11 |
| GUTBROD, Jochen, Dr | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2012-07-16 |
| GUTBROD, Jochen, Dr | Director | 2003-02-14 | 2003-09-10 |
| HAMILTON, Michael | Director | — | 2000-07-20 |
| HANLEY, John Joseph | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1998-01-16 |
| KNIGHT, Dominic John Gerard | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2016-04-29 |
| MACMILLAN, David Maurice Benjamin | Director | 1998-01-16 | 2001-10-23 |
| MACMILLAN, David Maurice Benjamin | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| MAHLERT, Arno, Dr | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2003-09-10 |
| MCCORMACK, Thomas Joseph | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| MICHAELS, Kenneth James | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2015-06-12 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2010-03-15 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2008-10-01 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2006-12-31 |
| NUNNELEY, Charles Kenneth Roylance | Director | — | 1996-03-29 |
| PARTSCH, Christoph Jurgen Rodero | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2003-02-21 |
| PECK, Nicholas David | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| QUINSON, Bruno Andre | Director | 1995-07-05 | 1995-09-25 |
| REICH, Anka, Dr | Director | 2004-04-07 | 2013-09-18 |
| SARGENT, John Turner | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2013-09-18 |
| SCHWANEWEDEL, Jens Herbert | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2016-05-01 |
| SCHWARTZ, Philip Leslie | Director | 1995-07-05 | 1995-09-25 |
| SOAR, Adrian Richard | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| STONIER, Kenneth Brian | Director | — | 1995-09-25 |
| THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr | Director | 2007-10-08 | 2016-03-09 |
| TODD, Geoffrey Richard Utten | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2006-12-31 |
| TODD, Geoffrey Richard Utten | Director | 1993-06-14 | 1995-09-25 |
| VON HOLTZBRINCK, Georg Dieter | Director | 1995-06-06 | 2001-11-02 |
| VON HOLTZBRINCK, Stefan, Doctor | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2013-09-18 |
| WEBER, Andrew | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2015-04-21 |
| WHEELDON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2012-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2021-11-30 |
| WILLIAMSON, Robert Brian, Sir | Director | 1996-09-12 | 2000-07-20 |
| ZIFFZER, Stefan, Dr | Director | 1995-06-06 | 1998-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christiane Schoeller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Dr Stefan Von Holtzbrinck | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Springer Nature Publishers Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 359 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+6.5%
£100,284,000 £106,814,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-53.6%
£9,131,000 £4,240,000
-
Profit before tax
-15.8%
£9,700,000 £8,168,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers