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ELSEVIER LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 01982084
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1986-01-24
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Elsevier Limited, having made appropriate enquiries, considered that adequate resources exist for the Company to continue in operational existence for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements, primarily based on the letter of support received from RELX Group plc.”
Subsidiaries
- AGRM Solutions CV · 33% held · Netherlands · Partnership
- SciBite Ltd · 100% held · United Kingdom · Ordinary
Significant events
- “The additions during the year related to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Scibite Ltd on 1 February 2024. The consideration paid was £58.86m”
- “During 2023, the Company completed the sale of the Oxford Spires building for a total consideration of £16m. The sale resulted in a gain on disposal of £7,998k.”
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People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-11-16 | — | — |
| BESSON, Kumsal Bayazit | Director | 2019-02-15 | Aug 1974 | Turkish |
| CASSAR, Edward Mark | Director | 2020-09-16 | Mar 1971 | British |
| WHAYMAN, Stuart Mark | Director | 2014-05-12 | Apr 1973 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLDALE, John Keith | Secretary | — | 1992-07-31 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1992-07-31 | 2010-10-29 |
| TMF CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-10-29 | 2016-11-16 |
| BAKER, Nicholas John | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2011-11-30 |
| BARRETT, Barbara | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2006-04-11 |
| BLAKE, Christopher | Director | 1997-04-01 | 1998-10-15 |
| BOSWOOD, Michael Gordon | Director | — | 1996-09-19 |
| CRESPI, Laura Claire | Director | 2018-05-22 | 2020-10-31 |
| DAVIES, Timothy Lloyd | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| ENGSTROM, Erik Nils | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| GIBSON, Christopher Alan | Director | 2003-06-17 | 2006-03-30 |
| HAANK, Derk | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2003-06-18 |
| HOWE, Gavin Anthony | Director | 1998-12-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| JONGEJAN, Arie | Director | 2004-04-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| KELS, James John Francis | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| KITSON, Ruth Anne | Director | 2011-11-30 | 2023-08-02 |
| LOMAS, David Anthony | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2014-05-12 |
| MILES, Paul Michael | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2016-03-22 |
| MOBED, Rohinton | Director | 2016-10-24 | 2019-02-15 |
| MOON, Anna Farley | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2009-04-02 |
| MOON, Anna Farley | Director | 1998-04-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| MOS, Martin Peter | Director | 2003-04-11 | 2003-06-18 |
| MUNRO, Robert Kenneth Campbell | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2014-09-22 |
| NEWBY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-05-05 |
| SHEPHERD, Peter Thomas, Doctor | Director | 1995-09-26 | 1996-06-20 |
| SPRUIJT, Herman | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1999-04-12 |
| THOMPSON, Simon | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2018-05-22 |
| VAN CAMPENHOUT, Hermanus Marius Paul | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| VAUGHAN, Dominic Giles | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2006-03-30 |
| VERHAGEN, Frank | Director | 1995-09-26 | 1998-04-01 |
| VISSCHER, Frans Herbert Jan | Director | 1996-09-19 | 1997-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relx (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-04-28 |
| Relx (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-15 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-10-06 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2021-03-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2020-11-06 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-11-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2020-09-17 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2020-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
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