HACHETTE UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. HACHETTE UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2017-03-15 → present
2. H H ESOP LIMITED 1998-08-19 → 2017-03-15
3. MAWLAW 382 LIMITED 1998-04-06 → 1998-08-19

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

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The uncertainty as to the future impact on the Company of current inflation and the cost of living crisis in particular has been considered as part of the Company's adoption of the going concern basis of preparation. The Company continues to distribute books and have implemented cost saving measures across a number of areas to further mitigate any impact in 2025 and beyond. The Company will continue to be supported by Hachette group, 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.”

Significant events

• “In recent years the publishing industry has seen a large increase in sales of digitalised products. The large increase in digital sales has been at the expense of a large decrease in physical sales. This has plateaued more recently, with physical sales remaining strong.”
• “The Company continues to maintain its positive and vibrant culture and an ethos that helps engender a quality workplace whilst nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit that will enable our staff to meet the challenges ahead.”

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

  +11.1%

  £37,705,879 → £41,889,207

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  -3%

  £1,553,165 → £1,506,692

• Employees

  +0.3%

  326 → 327

• Operating profit

  +113.3%

  £928,632 → £1,980,517

• Profit before tax

  +169.4%

  £641,932 → £1,729,207

• Wages

  +16%

  £9,079,408 → £10,531,096

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