GEOFFREY FABER HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7M
-70.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+0.5% vs 2024
Employees
89
+2.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£920K
-10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,032,794 | £8,147,721 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £361,373 | -£130,916 | -136.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,025,247 | £919,585 | -10.3% | |
| Net profit | £70,644 | £253,337 | £3,889,450 | £323,794 | £658,236 | £493,538 | -25% | |
| Cash | £6,061,079 | £6,162,902 | £8,868,803 | £8,764,120 | £5,966,096 | £1,743,521 | -70.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,062,099 | £12,048,280 | £17,322,729 | £17,393,952 | £21,166,873 | £21,377,082 | +1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £16,400,496 | £16,471,719 | £19,955,576 | £20,054,679 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £11,985,705 | £11,976,578 | £16,400,496 | £16,471,720 | £19,955,576 | £20,054,679 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 89 | +2.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,031,521 | £3,360,558 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £48,421 | £56,472 | +16.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.2% | 6.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 36.2% | 23.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.43x | -1.31x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GEOFFREY FABER HOLDINGS LIMITED 1990-08-15 → present
- FABER & FABER (PUBLISHERS) LIMITED 1929-03-28 → 1990-08-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Group's or the Parent 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.”
Group structure
- GEOFFREY FABER HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Epartners Limited 100%
- Faber Music Distribution Limited 100%
- Faber Music GmbH 100%
- Faber Music Holdings Limited 100%
- Faber Music Limited 100%
- Manners McDade Music Publishing Limited 100%
- Old Man Jobson's Music Depot Limited 100%
- Rights Worldwide Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The acquisitions made in financial year 2024 of the Manners McDade publishing rights business and management agency, and of the Edition Peters print catalogue substantially boosted Faber Music's print revenue, rights management income and agency commission.”
- “During the year, the company reorganised its intercompany loan arrangements, writing off a portion of its loan receivable from Faber Music.”
- “Testing of the advanced functions of Faber Music's new ERP system continued, including customisations to meet the complex requirements of the company's stock management, distribution and invoicing systems.”
- “The audit registration of Kreston Reeves LLP was transferred to Kreston Reeves Audit LLP on 6 October 2025. Kreston Reeves Audit LLP were formally appointed as auditor to the company on 6 October 2025.”
- “There was a fixed and floating charge over the Group's assets as security against the bank overdraft as at 31 March 2024. However, this charge was subsequently released during the year as a result of debt restructuring in the group, whereby the company forgave £7.0m of borrowing by its subsidiary Faber Music Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLE, James Robert | Secretary | 2022-10-21 | — | — |
| BAKER, Elisabeth Maria Cornelia, Lady | Director | 2004-11-01 | Sep 1952 | Dutch |
| FABER, Tobias William | Director | — | Nov 1965 | British |
| FAULDER, Sarah Mary | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1957 | British |
| MILLER, Alice Marie | Director | 2023-03-24 | May 1992 | British,Australian |
| ROCK, Caspar Alexander | Director | 2000-09-29 | Oct 1965 | British |
| SMITH, Nicholas Wellard | Director | — | Jul 1936 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Sian | Secretary | 2012-05-08 | 2022-10-18 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Robert Freeman | Secretary | — | 2002-12-16 |
| TEBBUTT, David Gordon | Secretary | 2002-12-16 | 2011-09-12 |
| CRAWLEY, Patrick Hugh Stewart | Director | — | 1999-02-19 |
| DE LA MARE, Walter Giles Ingpen | Director | — | 2025-11-21 |
| FABER, Benjamin George, Dr | Director | 2018-06-08 | 2025-12-31 |
| FABER, Thomas Erle, Dr | Director | — | 2004-07-27 |
| JOHNS, Derek Alan | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2023-03-31 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Robert Freeman | Director | — | 2002-12-16 |
| TEBBUTT, David Gordon | Director | 2002-12-16 | 2011-09-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Jonathan Atkinson | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-06-24 | Active |
| Mr Tobias William Faber | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.