WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-20 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+6.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£7M
-1.2% vs 2024
Employees
147
-1.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£952K
+5.4% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS PLC 1997-10-17 → present
- WARNERS GROUP HOLDINGS PLC 1991-04-26 → 1997-10-17
- ADDFORT PLC 1991-01-07 → 1991-04-26
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £19,047,660 | £19,244,326 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £541,845 | £669,564 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £903,014 | £951,653 | |
| Net profit | -£615,305 | £966,182 | — | — | £596,856 | £662,509 | |
| Cash | £5,030,792 | £8,808,415 | — | — | £6,523,203 | £6,929,707 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,817,719 | £7,803,537 | — | — | £7,332,186 | £7,689,332 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,743,555 | — | — | £7,046,723 | £6,959,232 | |
| Equity | £5,770,200 | £6,743,555 | £7,182,410 | £6,989,341 | £7,046,723 | £6,959,232 | |
| Average employees | 208 | 181 | — | — | 149 | 147 | |
| Wages | £6,762,149 | £6,067,877 | — | — | £6,087,185 | £6,041,509 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.49x | 2.52x |
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
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- WARNERS GROUP PUBLICATIONS PLC · parent
- Anglo American Media Limited 100%
- Aremi Limited 100%
- Beaumont Publishing Limited 100%
- Solo Publishing Limited 100%
- The Artist Publishing Company Limited 100%
- Warners (Group Sales) Limited 100%
- Warners Group Digital Limited 100%
- Warners Group Distribution Limited 100%
- Warners Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Writers News Limited 100%
- BP2023 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year we launched a new model railway show at the NEC and enjoyed our first year of the previously acquired RetroFest. I am pleased to report both events exceeded our expectations.”
- “continued investment in our office environment, software development and strategic brand acquisition.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARNER, Stephen Aquila | Secretary | — | — | British |
| WARNER, Lisa Maria | Director | 2009-10-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| WARNER, Philip Andrew | Director | — | Jan 1967 | British |
| WARNER, Stephen Aquila | Director | 1991-04-22 | Feb 1965 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCHMAN, Peter Douglas | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2004-01-21 |
| WARNER, Jean Elizabeth | Director | 1995-04-06 | 2012-07-26 |
| WARNER, Michael | Director | 1991-04-22 | 2007-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emily Warner | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Aquila Warner | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+1%
£19,047,660 £19,244,326
-
Cash
+6.2%
£6,523,203 £6,929,707
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£7,046,723 £6,959,232
-
Employees
-1.3%
149 147
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+23.6%
£541,845 £669,564
-
Profit before tax
+5.4%
£903,014 £951,653
-
Wages
-0.8%
£6,087,185 £6,041,509
lowest in 4 filed years
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