HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 2006-11-22 → present
2. HEADLINE BOOK PUBLISHING LIMITED 1993-06-29 → 2006-11-22
3. HODDER HEADLINE LIMITED 1993-05-25 → 1993-06-29
4. MAWLAW 195 LIMITED 1993-01-22 → 1993-05-25

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Constantin Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Company will continue to be supported by the intermediate parent company, and a written confirmation has been obtained from the group to the directors confirming the support will be effective for a period of at least one year from the date of signing of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. In assessing going concern, there was consideration of the potential impacts of inflation and cost of living crisis on the Company's forecasts; the directors are satisfied that Company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due and therefore that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate.”

Significant events

• “As reported in the Company's statement of comprehensive income, revenue has decreased from £33,203,678 in 2023 to £32,176,480 in 2024. This is due to an decrease in export and special sales.”
• “The gross profit margin has increased from 48% in 2023 to 50% in 2024 due to lower levels of provisions required during 2024.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -3.1%

  £33,203,678 → £32,176,480

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  -41.9%

  £2,291,315 → £1,331,616

• Employees

  -1.7%

  58 → 57

• Operating profit

  -37%

  £2,787,116 → £1,757,119

• Profit before tax

  -37%

  £2,787,116 → £1,757,119

• Wages

  +4.3%

  £3,589,372 → £3,744,657

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