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METROPRESS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 01010311
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1971-05-06
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62012
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst and Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After due consideration, the Directors have concluded that there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and provide support to the Company for a period to 30 April 2027. For this reason, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the Company for the year ended 30 September 2025.”
Subsidiaries
- The Saleroom Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
- i-bidder Limited · 100% held · United Kingdom · Dormant
Significant events
- “On 5 February 2026 the Group exercised the option to extend the terms of its Senior Facilities Agreement ('the SFA 2029') by twelve months. All amounts outstanding under the SFA 2029 will be due for repayment on 11 February 2030.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGHFIELD, Sarah Louise | Director | 2025-05-15 | Jul 1978 | British |
| LEWIS, Richard Benedict | Director | 2010-01-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
| PAINTER, Duncan Anthony | Director | 2026-05-05 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROCKER-BOWDEN, Anne | Secretary | — | 1995-07-24 |
| HARGREAVES, Thomas Eric | Secretary | 2018-01-23 | 2025-02-28 |
| HARMAN, Deirdre Ann | Secretary | 1997-06-16 | 1999-04-13 |
| LUPPINO, Pablo | Secretary | 2008-10-03 | 2014-12-21 |
| MUDDIMAN, Sally Anne | Secretary | 1999-04-13 | 2008-10-03 |
| WHITE, Mark Edward Furnival | Secretary | 1995-07-24 | 1997-06-16 |
| WRIGHT, Joanna Clare | Secretary | 2014-12-21 | 2017-12-20 |
| ADKINS, Simon Paul | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1999-02-15 |
| ALCOCK, Mark Julius | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2008-10-03 |
| BERTI, Simon | Director | 2008-10-03 | 2016-04-05 |
| BRIDGE, Mark Charles Prentice | Director | 1995-07-24 | 2014-06-27 |
| CARR, Mark | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2008-10-03 |
| COOKE, Michael Lance | Director | 1994-10-03 | 2008-10-03 |
| FRANKS, Michael Andrew | Director | 1999-04-19 | 2008-10-03 |
| HARGREAVES, Thomas Eric | Director | 2018-01-23 | 2025-02-28 |
| HARRIS, Keith | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1995-01-20 |
| JUKES, Christopher | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| LUPPINO, Pablo | Director | 2008-10-03 | 2014-12-21 |
| MUNRO, Neil John Tarry | Director | 1996-01-15 | 2001-09-28 |
| SAVANT, John-Paul | Director | 2016-03-03 | 2026-05-05 |
| SICELY, Michael John | Director | 2001-11-06 | 2008-06-30 |
| SOMERS, Anne | Director | 1995-07-24 | 2016-02-19 |
| TURNBULL, Ivor Sinclair | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| WRIGHT, Joanna Clare | Director | 2014-12-21 | 2017-12-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atg Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-30 | Active |
| Auction Technology Group Uk Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2026-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-05-29 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-03-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-03-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-03-03 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-02-18 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-02-14 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-02-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2022-11-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2022-11-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
Credit score
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