KELSEY PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-02 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+31.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-2.8% vs 2023
Employees
134
-13.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+78.9% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £21,357,407 | £26,833,681 | — | £28,201,456 | £29,988,700 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,184,079 | £2,629,395 | — | £791,955 | £1,304,155 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,133,674 | £2,586,955 | £855,572 | £661,202 | £1,182,845 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £872,198 | £1,880,658 | £707,041 | £439,561 | £743,260 | |
| Cash | — | — | £2,773,485 | £4,393,453 | £889,762 | £1,600,655 | £2,109,656 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,924,508 | £5,559,545 | £4,979,732 | £4,893,381 | £4,124,273 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,115,806 | £4,996,464 | £3,203,505 | £3,473,947 | £3,377,529 | |
| Equity | £2,731,514 | £2,243,608 | £3,115,806 | £4,996,464 | £3,203,505 | £3,473,947 | £3,377,529 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 91 | 132 | 158 | 155 | 134 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,345,532 | £4,284,722 | £5,695,890 | £5,874,002 | £5,388,821 |
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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.5% | 9.8% | — | 2.8% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 4.1% | 7.0% | — | 1.6% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 30.2% | 47.3% | — | 16.2% | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.49x | 0.56x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 23.49x | 61.96x | — | 5.86x | 9.93x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bright Grahame Murray
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “After its year-end, the company purchased Mortons Media Group from its shareholders and This England from DC Thomson. These acquisitions are a natural fit and bring some great people, and magazine and event brands into the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Stephen | Director | 2003-09-29 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNETTS, Stephen John | Secretary | — | 2021-11-30 |
| ANNETTS, Stephen John | Director | — | 2021-11-30 |
| CARSON, Matthew | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2013-05-31 |
| MCCORMICK, Kevin | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2024-11-08 |
| MORGAN, Alan Ronald George | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2003-12-11 |
| MURRAY, William John Howard | Director | 2013-06-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| PARKER SARIOGLU, Joyce Elizabeth | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2020-02-27 |
| SHARP, Barry John | Director | 2010-08-23 | 2018-09-30 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Alan | Director | 1998-04-02 | 2010-11-04 |
| THWAITES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2012-11-02 | 2014-03-17 |
| WARE, Patrick David | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2008-06-30 |
| WEEDEN, Philip James | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2024-11-11 |
| WRIGHT, Gordon David | Director | — | 2019-12-01 |
| WRIGHT, Natalie Ann | Director | 2014-07-01 | 2020-01-31 |
| WRIGHT, Suzanne Barbara | Director | — | 2012-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Media Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+6.3%
£28,201,456 £29,988,700
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+31.8%
£1,600,655 £2,109,656
-
Net assets
-2.8%
£3,473,947 £3,377,529
-
Employees
-13.5%
155 134
-
Operating profit
+64.7%
£791,955 £1,304,155
-
Profit before tax
+78.9%
£661,202 £1,182,845
-
Wages
-8.3%
£5,874,002 £5,388,821
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers