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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-15 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-03-01

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£8M

+10.2% vs 2023

Net assets

£7M

+20.6% vs 2023

Employees

54

-10% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£2M

+240% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £9,801,000£10,410,000
Operating profit £464,000£1,572,000
Profit before tax £453,000£1,540,000
Net profit £311,000£1,163,000
Cash £7,592,000£8,366,000
Total assets less current liabilities £5,977,000£7,298,000
Net assets £5,644,000£6,807,000
Equity £5,644,000£6,807,000
Average employees 6054
Wages £4,923,000£4,409,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 4.7%15.1%
Net margin 3.2%11.2%
Return on capital employed 7.8%21.5%
Current ratio 2.08x2.46x
Interest cover 33.14x46.24x

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
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“As detailed below and within Note 1 to the accounts, the directors have made a thorough assessment of the Company's ability to continue operating as a going concern. During 2024 the Company recorded a profit, and at the balance sheet date was in a net assets position. Management has a clear expectation that we will have adequate resources to meet our commitments as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. In addition, a letter of support has been received from a parent company which commits to support the Company for at least one year beyond the date these financial statements are signed. As such, we continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation.”

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
AGNEW, Mark Secretary 2022-01-31
FORTESCUE, Alison Mary Secretary 2022-01-31
MARTIN, Sophie Warren Director 2019-04-05 May 1982 British
POOLEY, Matthew Zenthon Director 2026-05-01 Jul 1973 British
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MITCHELL, Robert Secretary 2018-02-01 2022-01-31
GORNALL, Alastair Charles Director 2017-02-01 2018-02-01
LOFTHOUSE, Gareth Director 2013-03-01 2024-10-23
MACKAY, Angela Ruth Director 2018-02-01 2026-05-01
MILSTED, Laura Director 2025-09-03 2026-02-27
MITCHELL, Robert Patrick Director 2011-02-02 2025-03-31
ROSSI, Luca Director 2018-02-01 2019-04-05
SHAH, Minal Director 2025-09-03 2026-05-01
SLADE, Jonathan David Chalmers Director 2018-02-01 2025-06-30
STRATHEARN, Daniel Mark Director 2019-12-02 2020-12-16
WATSON, James Director 2011-02-02 2025-02-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Financial Times Group Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2018-02-01 Active
Mr Robert Patrick Mitchell Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-02-01
Mr James Watson Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2018-02-01

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 87 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-05-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-05-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-05-05 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-03-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-27 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-04 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-07-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-04-14 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-03-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-02-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-11-28 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-03-06 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-03-05 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-05 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-02 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-03-02 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
9

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
4

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

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

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