NEW PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£57M
-17.6% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£12M
+67.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Based on the above, the company relies on its parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Additionally, the company's property serves as security for its loan. If the company is unable to continue as a going concern or comply with the terms of the loan agreement, its lenders may seek to exercise their rights in the loan agreement over the company's property. As a result, this indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NEW PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE LIMITED 1994-01-24 → present
- THE TIMES BUILDING LIMITED 1992-07-08 → 1994-01-24
- LANELEAF LIMITED 1992-06-04 → 1992-07-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,072,206 | £10,422,923 | |
| Operating profit | -£33,747,156 | -£8,709,656 | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,483,652 | -£11,729,456 | |
| Net profit | -£37,080,683 | -£12,091,108 | |
| Cash | — | £7,173,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £68,806,630 | £56,715,522 | |
| Net assets | £68,806,630 | £56,715,522 | |
| Equity | £68,806,630 | £56,715,522 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | -372.0% | -83.6% | |
| Net margin | -408.7% | -116.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -49.0% | -15.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.9% | 49.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | -10.67x | -2.41x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Based on the above, the company relies on its parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Additionally, the company's property serves as security for its loan. If the company is unable to continue as a going concern or comply with the terms of the loan agreement, its lenders may seek to exercise their rights in the loan agreement over the company's property. As a result, this indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Significant events
- “After the reporting date, the company repaid £48,012,625 on it's loan facility on 5 June 2025, representing the full outstanding loan balance. Subsequently, the company became part of CLS UK Property Finance Limited group and will benefit from existing financing arrangements within the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULLER, David Francis | Secretary | 2009-03-06 | — | British |
| FULLER, David Francis | Director | 2021-07-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| MILLET, Alain Gustave Paul | Director | 2008-09-01 | Jan 1968 | French |
| STOKES, Henry Armstrong Allen | Director | 2026-01-05 | Aug 1974 | British |
| WIDLUND, Fredrik Jonas | Director | 2014-11-06 | Mar 1968 | Swedish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD, Steven Francis | Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2007-11-23 |
| GHINN, Sarah | Secretary | 2007-11-23 | 2009-03-06 |
| THOMSON, Thomas John | Secretary | 1993-12-31 | 2001-10-05 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-04 | 1993-06-04 |
| TAYLOR WALTON SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ALBUM, Edward Jonathan Corcos | Director | 1992-12-14 | 1994-10-20 |
| BAVERSTAM, Dan Mikael | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2007-11-23 |
| BAVERSTAM, Dan Mikael | Director | 1992-08-05 | 1992-12-14 |
| BOARD, Steven Francis | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-08 |
| CHAPMAN, Kevin Edward | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-08-06 |
| HIRSCH, Glyn Vincent | Director | 1995-06-28 | 2001-10-05 |
| KIRKMAN, Andrew Michael David | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2026-01-05 |
| KLOTZ, Erik Henry | Director | 2008-05-02 | 2019-08-14 |
| LUNDQVIST, Hans Otto Thomas | Director | 1994-10-20 | 1995-09-30 |
| LUNDQVIST, Hans Otto Thomas | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1992-12-14 |
| MORTSTEDT, Bengt Filip | Director | 1994-10-20 | 2001-10-05 |
| MORTSTEDT, Bengt Filip | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1992-12-14 |
| SJOBERG, Per Henrik | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-02 |
| THOMSON, Thomas John | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2006-01-01 |
| TICE, Richard James Sunley | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2014-02-14 |
| WHITELEY, John Howard | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2019-06-30 |
| WIGZELL, Simon Laborda | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2021-06-30 |
| WILLS, Tom Julian Lynall | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-06-04 | 1993-06-04 |
| MONTEREY EXECUTIVES BV | Corporate Director | 1992-12-14 | 1994-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cls Uk Property Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-06-04 | Active |
| Cls Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
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Turnover
+14.9%
£9,072,206 £10,422,923
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Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-17.6%
£68,806,630 £56,715,522
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Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
+74.2%
-£33,747,156 -£8,709,656
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Profit before tax
+67.9%
-£36,483,652 -£11,729,456
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