REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED

1. REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED 2002-01-08 → present
2. REED EXHIBITION COMPANIES LIMITED(THE) 1987-04-01 → 2002-01-08
3. INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE FAIRS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1960-12-21 → 1987-04-01

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors of the Company have received written confirmation that RELX Group plc, a direct subsidiary of the ultimate parent company, will support the Company as necessary for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the balance sheet. The directors of the Company have considered the anticipated trading performance and liquidity of RELX Group plc, the parent company of this entity, when assessing this support. For these reasons, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. REED EXHIBITIONS LIMITED · parent
   1. Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Limited 100% · GBRI
   2. Offshore Europe (Management) Limited 100% · GBRI
   3. Offshore Europe Partnership 50% · GBRI
   4. RE (SOE) Limited 100% · GBRI
   5. Reed Events Limited 100% · GBRI
   6. Sustainable Energy Conferences Limited 100% · GBRI
   7. Reed Exhibitions Korea Ltd 100% · KOR1
   8. Reed K. Fairs Ltd 70% · KOR1
   9. American Textile Machinery Exhibitions International Inc. 40% · USA1

Significant events

• “In May 2024, the Company acquired Sustainable Energy Conferences Limited ("SEC"), a company whose principal activity is organising events in the renewable energy sector, for a consideration of £58,320k.”
• “In October 2024, the Company entered into a business transfer agreement with SEC (see note 18 to the financial statements for further details) and has accounted for the business transfer via a pooling of interests accounting approach.”
• “The Company acquired four events from its subsidiary, Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Limited for a consideration of £112,521k.”
• “The Company sold its investments in Gamer Network Limited, Out There Gaming Limited, Digital Foundry Network Limited and Hookshot Media Ltd. in May 2024 for a consideration of £12,972k.”
• “On 31 March 2025, the Company acquired two events from its subsidiary, Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Limited, for a combined consideration of £12,055k. On 1 May 2025, the Company acquired a further event from Mack-Brooks Exhibitions Limited for a consideration of £19,432k.”
• “The Company acquired an event from an affiliate Reed Exhibitions FZ-LLC on 5 February 2025 for a consideration of £9,611k.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +21.4%

  £175,341,000 → £212,930,000

• Cash

  -64.2%

  £989,000 → £354,000

• Net assets

  +68.4%

  -£82,794,000 → -£26,133,000

• Employees

  +5.8%

  381 → 403

• Operating profit

  +81.5%

  £41,148,000 → £74,703,000

• Profit before tax

  +176.8%

  £26,929,000 → £74,537,000

• Wages

  -4.1%

  £40,822,000 → £39,152,000

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