EAST SUSSEX PRESS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£823K
-44.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£821K
-66.1% vs 2023
Employees
430
+4.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-70% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £71,892,484 | £72,919,425 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,221,947 | £1,939,114 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £3,591,488 | £1,076,592 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,641,694 | £589,551 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,491,742 | £822,659 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,186,823 | £8,484,110 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,420,320 | £821,335 | |
| Equity | -£1,331,793 | -£1,932,460 | -£2,828,814 | -£4,126,596 | -£5,719,972 | £2,420,320 | £821,335 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 412 | 430 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £18,139,656 | £20,021,868 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 51.6% | 22.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 91.1% | 97.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.97x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 6.70x | 2.25x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- EAST SUSSEX PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Pureprint Group Limited 100%
- Screaming Colour Limited 100%
- Imprint Creative Print Solutions Limited 100%
- Perfect Screen Print Limited 100%
- Headford Digital Limited 51%
- Ashford Colour Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group acquired Ashford Colour Limited, a book printer supplying technology solutions to the publishing sector, from administration in November 2024.”
- “Other material investments include including a further Durst P4 and a Ribmatic slitter to support the growing "Out Of Homes" market. In September 2024, a new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8-P&L offset press was installed to replace the previous 4 colour, offering superior quality and a wider range of products to our customers along with increased capacity and capability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Brian Derek | Secretary | 2021-09-10 | — | — |
| BULLIVANT, David John | Director | 2019-02-25 | Nov 1968 | British |
| HANDFORD, Mark William | Director | 1993-11-18 | May 1965 | British |
| KASMANI, Zahir | Director | 2021-07-09 | Jul 1989 | British |
| NASH, Andrew John | Director | 2014-12-19 | May 1957 | British |
| OSBORNE, Richard James | Director | 2014-12-19 | Feb 1962 | British |
| SMITH, Brian Derek | Director | 2021-09-10 | Nov 1975 | British |
| TUCKER, Bridget Mary | Director | 1993-11-18 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUCKER, Bridget Mary | Secretary | 1993-11-18 | 2021-09-10 |
| WATKINS, Margaret Mary | Nominee Secretary | 1993-11-17 | 1993-11-18 |
| BROWN, Ian | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2020-08-31 |
| BRYANT, Mark Gunnar | Director | 2017-08-04 | 2020-08-26 |
| COCKBURN, Laura Frances | Director | 2020-08-26 | 2021-07-06 |
| ERICKSON, Alex Francis | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-09-10 |
| FROGBROOK, Nicholas Edward | Director | 2019-03-27 | 2020-01-28 |
| HANDFORD, Edward Frederick | Director | 1993-11-18 | 2002-05-24 |
| HANDFORD, Georgina | Director | 1993-11-18 | 1993-12-21 |
| MCCOLLUM, Angela Jean | Nominee Director | 1993-11-17 | 1993-11-18 |
| SIMON, Jonathan Marc | Director | 2014-12-19 | 2016-06-02 |
| THIRLBY, Anthony Dennis | Director | 2015-08-06 | 2016-03-22 |
| VINSON, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2017-05-02 | 2017-08-04 |
| WILSON, Joseph Patrick | Director | 2016-06-02 | 2017-05-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bgf Investment Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-10-04 | Active |
| Bgf Investment Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-10-04 |
| Mr Mark William Handford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-21 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-30 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+1.4%
£71,892,484 £72,919,425
-
Cash
-44.9%
£1,491,742 £822,659
-
Net assets
-66.1%
£2,420,320 £821,335
-
Employees
+4.4%
412 430
-
Operating profit
-54.1%
£4,221,947 £1,939,114
-
Profit before tax
-70%
£3,591,488 £1,076,592
-
Wages
+10.4%
£18,139,656 £20,021,868
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