QUARTO PUBLISHING PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-76.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
+26.6% vs 2023
Employees
188
-0.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-44.9% 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 | £50,153,000 | £47,764,000 | |
| Operating profit | £4,607,000 | £3,081,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £4,721,000 | £2,602,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,574,000 | £1,907,000 | |
| Cash | £5,603,000 | £1,302,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £7,174,000 | £9,081,000 | |
| Equity | £7,174,000 | £9,081,000 | |
| Average employees | 189 | 188 | |
| Wages | £8,966,000 | £8,876,000 |
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 | 9.2% | 6.5% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.1% | 80.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 9.89x | 5.70x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board assessed the Group's ability to operate as a going concern for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. The Directors have considered the underlying robustness of the Group's business model, products and proposition and its recent trading performance, cash flows and key performance indicators. They have also reviewed the cash forecasts prepared in detail to 31 May 2026 and have determined that the Company possesses adequate resources to meet its obligations and continue its operations. Our assets significantly exceed liabilities, and we maintain sufficient liquidity to support day-to-day activities and strategic initiatives. The model was built using a detailed sales forecast driven by the publishing program for 2025. Trade receivable days remaining consistent with 2024.”
Group structure
- QUARTO PUBLISHING PLC · parent
- AP Screen Printers Limited 100%
- Apple Press Limited 100%
- Aurum Press Limited 100%
- Cartographica Press Limited 100%
- Design Eye Holdings Limited 100%
- Design Eye Limited 100%
- Design Eye Publishing Limited 100%
- Fine Wine Editions Limited 100%
- Frances Lincoln Limited 100%
- The Great American Trading Company Ltd 51%
- IQON Editions Limited 100%
- Iqu-digital.com Limited 100%
- Ivy Press (The) Limited 100%
- Quarto(JS)LLP 100%
- JR Books Limited 100%
- Marshall Editions Limited 100%
- Marshall Publishing Limited 100%
- Quarto Magazines Limited 100%
- Quarto Children's Books Limited 100%
- QED Publishing Limited 100%
- Quantum Books Limited 100%
- Quarto Multi-Media Ltd 100%
- QU:ID Publishing Limited 100%
- Quill Publishing Limited 100%
- Quintessence Editions Ltd 100%
- Quintet Publishing Limited 100%
- Small World Creations Limited 100%
- Lewes Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024, a new banking facility of $10m was secured with Citibank on a 12-month rolling basis.”
- “During 2023 the Company renegotiated and renewed its distribution services with the Hachette Group in the US and the UK for 5 years.”
- “Disruptions to the supply chain continued through much of 2024 with longer than usual shipping times resulting from disruption from the Red Sea and issues with strikes held at US ports.”
- “During the year, $4m was drawn from Citibank, with $2.5m owing at year end and $7.5m undrawn Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF").”
- “At the beginning of 2024, the Brighton office was vacated after notice was accordingly given to the Landlord to terminate the lease at the break clause in November 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOGAN, Daniel John | Secretary | 2025-05-20 | — | — |
| LAU, Chuk Kin | Director | 2018-05-24 | Aug 1952 | British |
| LOGAN, Daniel John | Director | 2021-08-17 | Feb 1973 | British |
| MARKO, Karine | Director | 2025-07-03 | Mar 1970 | British,French |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHOTE, Cyrus Homi | Secretary | — | 2003-11-14 |
| CLARKE, Michael Peter, Dr | Secretary | 2018-12-07 | 2025-05-20 |
| CROMPTON, Anne Olivia | Secretary | 2017-01-31 | 2018-01-08 |
| MOUSLEY, Michael | Secretary | 2003-11-15 | 2015-08-31 |
| POTTERELL, Clive Ronald | Secretary | 2016-01-18 | 2017-01-31 |
| WILSON, Charles Andrew Cunningham | Secretary | 2018-02-23 | 2018-12-07 |
| BHOTE, Cyrus Homi | Director | — | 2003-11-14 |
| BRESH, Carolyn Mary | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2018-06-05 |
| BREUER, David Michael | Director | 2017-10-30 | 2018-04-30 |
| CLINCH, Moira Josephine | Director | — | 2017-10-30 |
| CONNOLE, Michael Damien | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-05-16 |
| GOFF, Alison Nicola Fiona | Director | 2023-07-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| HANCOCK, Terence | Director | 1999-01-18 | 2000-11-03 |
| LEAVER, Marcus Edward | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2018-05-24 |
| MANSTEAD, Jennifer Mary | Director | — | 1992-04-01 |
| MORLEY, Robert | Director | — | 2016-03-31 |
| MOUSLEY, Michael | Director | 2018-07-26 | 2020-02-10 |
| MOUSLEY, Michael | Director | — | 2015-08-31 |
| NELSON, Marjorie Eleanor | Director | 1992-07-27 | 1998-06-26 |
| ORBACH, Laurence, Dr | Director | 2018-05-23 | 2018-07-25 |
| ORBACH, Laurence | Director | — | 2012-12-21 |
| POWELL, Polly Augusta Marchant | Director | 2020-02-10 | 2021-07-01 |
| SLAVIN, Alan | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1995-10-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarto Group Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-30 | Ceased 2024-01-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-25 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-02-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-4.8%
£50,153,000 £47,764,000
-
Cash
-76.8%
£5,603,000 £1,302,000
-
Net assets
+26.6%
£7,174,000 £9,081,000
-
Employees
-0.5%
189 188
-
Operating profit
-33.1%
£4,607,000 £3,081,000
-
Profit before tax
-44.9%
£4,721,000 £2,602,000
-
Wages
-1%
£8,966,000 £8,876,000
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