CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-79.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£74M
+142.4% vs 2023
Employees
466
-7.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£90M
+8,408.8% vs 2023
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 | £106,593,000 | £101,146,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,704,000 | £24,538,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,087,000 | £90,317,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,726,000 | £73,072,000 | |
| Cash | £12,657,000 | £2,578,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,019,000 | £83,603,000 | |
| Net assets | £30,407,000 | £73,708,000 | |
| Equity | £30,407,000 | £73,708,000 | |
| Average employees | 503 | 466 | |
| Wages | £31,307,000 | £29,731,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.6% | 24.3% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 72.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 29.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 3.24x | |
| Interest cover | 0.84x | 13.39x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED(THE) · parent
- Business People Publications Ltd 0.5%
Significant events
- “On 4 January 2024, the Company completed the sale of Vogue House, 1 Hanover Square, London, W1S 1JU, for net proceeds of £74,781k and a gain of £63,995k before tax.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2026-04-10 | Oct 1987 | British |
| PORCH, Antonious Lamar Kirk | Director | 2025-05-07 | Feb 1972 | American |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARVIN, Michael John Moore | Secretary | — | 2001-12-31 |
| RAYNOR, Pamela Rose | Secretary | 2001-12-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| VANDENBROUCKE, Sabine Livine | Secretary | 2018-07-06 | 2022-09-30 |
| AMOORE, Susannah | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2007-05-08 |
| BILL, Jamie Timothy | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2017-03-17 |
| BOURNE, Colin | Director | — | 1990-06-01 |
| BOWES, William Alexander | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2024-08-31 |
| COLERIDGE, Nicholas David | Director | — | 2019-12-31 |
| CROFTS, Shelagh | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2024-08-23 |
| ENNINFUL, Edward | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2023-12-31 |
| FAULKNER, Jean | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2018-10-12 |
| FIFIELD, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2001-11-19 |
| GAMERO DEL CASTILLO CALLEJA, Natalia | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2025-07-26 |
| GARVIN, Michael John Moore | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| GERMAN, Claire Jane | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2010-07-16 |
| GRESTY, Deborah Susan | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2000-07-28 |
| HAMILTON, Sandra Frances | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| HILL, Richard Spofforth | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HOGG, Min Georgina Rose | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2000-11-13 |
| HOLCROFT, Anne | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2017-01-31 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-06-14 |
| JONES, Dylan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-05-14 |
| JONES, Simon Nicholas Gresham | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| KIPPIN, Simon Charles Edward | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2014-03-28 |
| MARTIN-MORENO CARNERO, Juan Manuel | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2024-06-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Vivien Elaine | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2011-10-06 |
| MILES, Jason | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2026-04-14 |
| MONTGOMERY, Deborah Jane | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
| NEWHOUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2019-12-31 |
| NEWHOUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | — | 1995-05-19 |
| O'CONNELL, Barbara May | Director | — | 1994-10-28 |
| QUINN, Stephen | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| RAYNOR, Pamela Rose | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2017-12-31 |
| READ, Albert Nathaniel | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2022-10-03 |
| ROBERTSON, Antony Brian | Director | — | 1991-09-01 |
| SALEM, Daniel | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| SHORTWAY, Richard Anthony | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SHULMAN, Alexandra | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2002-05-24 |
| STANFORD, William Glyn | Director | — | 1990-12-21 |
| STEVENSON, Patricia Mary | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| STUART, Peter | Director | — | 2003-10-13 |
| VANDENBROUCKE, Sabine Livine | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| VINCENT, Sarah Mary Bruce | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1993-11-08 |
| WILLETT, Leonard Anthony | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2004-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Edward Newhouse | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-10-25 | Ceased 2016-10-25 |
| Conde Nast Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
-5.1%
£106,593,000 £101,146,000
-
Cash
-79.6%
£12,657,000 £2,578,000
-
Net assets
+142.4%
£30,407,000 £73,708,000
-
Employees
-7.4%
503 466
-
Operating profit
+1,340%
£1,704,000 £24,538,000
-
Profit before tax
+8,408.8%
-£1,087,000 £90,317,000
-
Wages
-5%
£31,307,000 £29,731,000
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