SPRINGER NATURE 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
£95K
+37.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£830M
+14.5% vs 2023
Employees
1,263
+2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£150M
-9.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED 2018-06-27 → present
- MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED 1993-07-20 → 2018-06-27
- MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS (U.K.) LIMITED 1982-04-02 → 1993-07-20
- MACMILLAN JOURNALS LIMITED 1963-12-24 → 1982-04-02
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 | £266,110,000 | £284,928,000 | |
| Operating profit | £142,810,000 | £158,070,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £165,498,000 | £149,711,000 | |
| Net profit | £129,983,000 | £107,288,000 | |
| Cash | £69,000 | £95,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £954,579,000 | £1,052,616,000 | |
| Net assets | £725,429,000 | £830,466,000 | |
| Equity | £725,429,000 | £830,466,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,232 | 1,263 | |
| Wages | £83,079,000 | £93,178,000 |
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 | 53.7% | 55.5% | |
| Net margin | 48.8% | 37.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.0% | 15.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.8% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.58x | 5.64x | |
| Interest cover | 18.30x | 10.51x |
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
“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 LIMITED · parent
- Macmillan Education Limited 100%
- Macmillan Pension Plan Limited 100%
- Springer Science+Business Media Finance Inc 100%
Significant events
- “The net result declined, impacted by the first full year of interest costs on external borrowings (note 18) and the one-off restructuring of investments (note 8).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| INCHCOOMBE, Steven Charles | Director | 2006-09-08 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JACOBS, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2013-05-30 | Dec 1975 | British |
| JEGADEESAN, Harshavardhan | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1980 | German |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Secretary | 1999-08-16 | 2012-06-29 |
| POWTER, Martin Edward | Secretary | 2004-02-26 | 2013-06-29 |
| TROTMAN, Paul Stanley | Secretary | — | 1999-08-16 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2012-06-29 | 2021-11-30 |
| ALLEN, Simon Jonathan, Managing Director | Director | 2011-03-22 | 2015-05-13 |
| BARKER, Raymond | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| BARNARD, Michael John | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| BOURNE, Emma Jane | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2024-11-08 |
| BRITTON, Tim John | Director | 2017-10-19 | 2018-12-31 |
| BURNS, Iain Keatings | Director | 1993-04-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| BYAM SHAW, Nicholas Glencairn | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| CHARKIN, Richard Denis Paul | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2007-09-28 |
| CRAMOND, Simon Peter Darlington | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2016-11-01 |
| DAVIES, Brian John | Director | — | 1994-05-07 |
| DRINKALL, Christopher John Julian | Director | 2006-09-08 | 2010-08-19 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2014-03-31 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2012-05-31 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2003-06-16 | 2006-12-31 |
| FORBES WATSON, Anthony David | Director | 2008-06-12 | 2015-03-19 |
| GORDON WALKER, Alan | Director | — | 1995-05-07 |
| HAANK, Derk Johan | Director | 2015-11-12 | 2017-12-31 |
| KNIGHT, Dominic John Gerard | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2016-04-29 |
| MACMILLAN, David Maurice Benjamin | Director | 1993-07-01 | 1998-01-15 |
| MAHAFFY, Sarah Georgiana | Director | 1996-09-09 | 1997-02-13 |
| MICHAELS, Kenneth James | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2015-06-12 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2007-12-20 | 2010-03-15 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2007-02-23 | 2007-09-28 |
| NATHAN, Richard Abraham | Director | 2003-02-07 | 2006-12-31 |
| NORTH, David John | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2008-04-11 |
| PATERSON, Christopher John | Director | — | 2008-01-31 |
| PECK, Nicholas David | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| SOAR, Adrian Richard | Director | — | 2001-03-05 |
| SUTHERLAND, Andrew John | Director | 1993-04-08 | 1999-10-31 |
| THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr | Director | 2001-04-04 | 2016-03-09 |
| TODD, Geoffrey Richard Utten | Director | 1993-06-14 | 2006-12-31 |
| VEST, Helmut Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2023-12-31 |
| WHEELDON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2008-09-29 | 2012-05-31 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2021-11-30 |
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 (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-09 | 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
+7.1%
£266,110,000 £284,928,000
-
Cash
+37.7%
£69,000 £95,000
-
Net assets
+14.5%
£725,429,000 £830,466,000
-
Employees
+2.5%
1,232 1,263
-
Operating profit
+10.7%
£142,810,000 £158,070,000
-
Profit before tax
-9.5%
£165,498,000 £149,711,000
-
Wages
+12.2%
£83,079,000 £93,178,000
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