MACMILLAN EDUCATION LIMITED
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Cash
£204k
+55.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£90m
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
109
-12.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£118k
-107.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £38,897,000 | £27,611,000 | £26,942,000 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£10,416,000 | -£15,960,000 | -£17,514,000 | -9.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£789,000 | £1,593,000 | -£118,000 | -107.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,236,000 | £4,552,000 | £2,497,000 | -45.1% | |
| Cash | £152,000 | £131,000 | £204,000 | +55.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £82,934,000 | £87,525,000 | £90,023,000 | +2.9% | |
| Net assets | £82,934,000 | £87,486,000 | £89,983,000 | +2.9% | |
| Equity | £82,934,000 | £87,486,000 | £89,983,000 | +2.9% | |
| Average employees | 135 | 124 | 109 | -12.1% | |
| Wages | £16,766,000 | £16,643,000 | £19,327,000 | +16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -26.8% | -57.8% | -65.0% | |
| Net margin | 3.2% | 16.5% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.6% | -18.2% | -19.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.9% | 17.1% | 23.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 0.79x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | -22.64x | -87.21x | -31.50x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MACMILLAN EDUCATION LIMITED 2019-09-24 → present
- MACMILLAN PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1996-08-15 → 2019-09-24
- GLOBE PUBLISHING LIMITED 1983-11-09 → 1996-08-15
- JEANOAK LIMITED 1983-09-23 → 1983-11-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period to 30 June 2027.”
Group structure
- MACMILLAN EDUCATION LIMITED · parent
- Macmillan Publishers Egypt Ltd 100%
- Macmillan Boleswa Publishers (Pty) Ltd 99.99%
- Macmillan Information Consulting Services (Shanghai) Co. Ltd 100%
- Macmillan Publishers (China) Ltd 99.301%
- Macmillan Publishers (Thailand) Ltd 99.997%
- Macmillan Polska Spolka Zoo 100%
- Macmillan Iberia S.A.U. 100%
- Macmillan Educación, S.A. de C.V. 99.998%
- Editorial Estrada SA 91.54%
- Macmillan do Brasil Editora, Comercializadora, Importadora e Distribuidora Ltda. 99.99%
- Macmillan Publishers SAS 100%
- Macmillan Publishers S.A. (Peru) 95.156%
- Macmillan Science and Education Australia Pty Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There were no material or significant events which occurred subsequent to the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| BOURNE, Emma Jane | Director | 2024-09-10 | Dec 1969 | British |
| JACOBS, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2012-06-29 | Dec 1975 | British |
| STARAL, Christian | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1978 | German |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWTER, Martin Edward | Secretary | — | 2013-04-04 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2013-04-04 | 2021-11-30 |
| BYAM SHAW, Nicholas Glencairn | Director | — | 1999-12-31 |
| CHARKIN, Richard Denis Paul | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2007-09-28 |
| CRAMOND, Simon Peter Darlington | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2016-11-01 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 1999-09-16 | 2014-03-31 |
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2012-06-29 |
| FLEMING, Catherine Elinor | Director | 2005-07-06 | 2006-12-04 |
| INCHCOOMBE, Steven Charles | Director | 2016-04-29 | 2024-09-10 |
| KRIEGER, Joachim | Director | 2024-09-10 | 2025-12-31 |
| MICHAELS, Kenneth James | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2015-06-12 |
| POWTER, Martin Edward | Director | 2006-12-04 | 2013-06-29 |
| THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2016-03-09 |
| TODD, Geoffrey Richard Utten | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2006-12-04 |
| TROTMAN, Paul Stanley | Director | — | 1999-09-17 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2021-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christiane Schoeller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Dr Stefan Von Holtzbrinck | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Springer Nature Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-29 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-29 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-10-05 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-10-05 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-01 | SH15 | capital | Capital reduction of capital redomination | |
| 2024-10-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-01 | SH14 | capital | Capital redomination of shares | |
| 2024-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 9
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.