FREDERICK WARNE & CO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-10 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£43K
-0.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-22.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£9M
-9.4% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £21,149,120 | — | £20,878,123 | £19,621,480 | |
| Operating profit | — | £8,715,749 | — | £9,260,825 | £8,530,233 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £8,891,420 | — | £10,168,917 | £9,212,688 | |
| Net profit | — | £7,131,686 | — | £7,688,311 | £6,811,998 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £43,429 | £43,187 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £21,748,803 | — | £14,209,974 | £15,924,331 | |
| Net assets | — | £21,508,414 | — | £14,196,725 | £11,008,723 | |
| Equity | £14,376,728 | £21,508,414 | £21,508,414 | £14,196,725 | £11,008,723 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | £160,944 | — | £238,770 | £170,293 |
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 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 41.2% | — | 44.4% | 43.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 33.7% | — | 36.8% | 34.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 40.1% | — | 65.2% | 53.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.13x | 3.32x |
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
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the Company's current trading performance, the sensitivity and reverse stress testing scenarios performed, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of no less than twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The Company saw a reduction in revenue of 6.02% to £19,621,480 (2023: £20,878,123), this is due to a fall in book sales.”
- “The Company saw a rise in gross profit margin to 58.99% (2023: 57.55%) this was due to controlling of costs and decreases in areas such as brand marketing.”
- “Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation and impairment of non- financial assets (EBITDA) has decreased by 9.3% to £8,424,966 (2023: £9,288,517).”
- “The Company made a profit for the financial year of £6,811,998 (2023: £7,688,311) however this was a decrease of 11.40% on prior year.”
- “At the balance sheet date, the Company had net assets of £11,008,723 a decrease of 22.46% on the prior year (2023: £14,196,725).”
- “the closure of the Grantham site”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Sinead Mary | Secretary | 2016-06-30 | — | — |
| DOW, Francesca | Director | 2010-12-31 | Aug 1963 | British |
| GARDINER, Mark William | Director | 2014-03-31 | Apr 1961 | British |
| WELDON, Thomas Daryl | Director | 2010-12-31 | Aug 1963 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGLE, Cecily Julia | Secretary | — | 2002-03-31 |
| PEACOCK, Helena Caroline | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2016-06-30 |
| BARTON, Stephanie | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2010-12-31 |
| BRENNAN, Suzanne Margaret | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2014-03-31 |
| ENGLE, Cecily Julia | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2002-03-31 |
| FIELD, Peter | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| FLOYER, Sally Margaret Doris | Director | — | 2008-03-31 |
| FORBES WATSON, Anthony David | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2005-02-28 |
| GLOVER, Trevor David | Director | — | 1995-11-24 |
| HALL, Stephen Derek | Director | — | 1998-01-31 |
| LANDERS, Brian James | Director | 2008-05-20 | 2009-07-31 |
| MAKINSON, John Crowther | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2007-01-01 |
| ROLFE, John Henry | Director | — | 1997-05-01 |
| WAN, David Andrew | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2002-05-31 |
| WEBSTER, John Walter | Director | — | 1996-01-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Books Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-25 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-08 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-10 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
-6%
£20,878,123 £19,621,480
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-0.6%
£43,429 £43,187
-
Net assets
-22.5%
£14,196,725 £11,008,723
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-7.9%
£9,260,825 £8,530,233
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-9.4%
£10,168,917 £9,212,688
-
Wages
-28.7%
£238,770 £170,293
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers