PUBLICA GROUP ( SUPPORT) LIMITED

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 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “The financial year ending 31 March 2025 has been a year of change for Publica and its shareholder councils. The Publica Review which sought to rebalance the services provided by Publica and those by three of the shareholding councils to a more traditional commissioning model was approved in July 2024 after a significant period of due diligence to validate the financial implications.”
• “On I November 2024 Publica ceased to provide a number of services to the councils and employees delivering these services largely all transferred back to the councils who took over the management and delivery of those services directly.”
• “As anticipated a second phase of the transition was commenced with due diligence starting in September 2024. ... in March 2025 they approved a much smaller transition phase which is targeted to complete on 1 July 2025.”
• “On I July 2025 the phase 2 transfer of services and employees back to the councils' direct provision was completed. This will have a material impact on the company's turnover in 2025/26 and could lead to an increased risk with regard to termination payments.”
• “In December 2024 the government announced a desire to see a widespread reorganisation of local government replacing county and district councils with unitary councils. This will have a significant impact on the shareholders of Publica should changes be approved. The current timeline for this change is I April 2028.”

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

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

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

  -12.4%

  £29,128,071 → £25,527,024

• Cash

  -41.4%

  £3,559,819 → £2,086,452

• Net assets

  0%

  £141,334 → £141,334

• Employees

  -18.5%

  633 → 516

• Operating profit

  +8.5%

  -£166,735 → -£152,487

• Profit before tax

  +27%

  £39,179 → £49,747

• Wages

  -13.7%

  £20,799,230 → £17,948,597

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