PHAIDON PRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-63.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£5.2m
-4.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
47
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£266k
+85.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,630,000 | £28,582,000 | £24,834,000 | -13.1% | |
| Operating profit | £364,000 | £241,000 | £269,000 | +11.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£808,000 | -£1,795,000 | -£266,000 | +85.2% | |
| Net profit | -£910,000 | -£1,953,000 | -£247,000 | +87.4% | |
| Cash | £7,194,000 | £3,201,000 | £1,177,000 | -63.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,397,000 | £15,506,000 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | £7,635,000 | £5,468,000 | £5,221,000 | -4.5% | |
| Equity | £7,635,000 | £5,468,000 | £5,221,000 | -4.5% | |
| Average employees | 85 | 46 | 47 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £6,843,000 | £2,643,000 | £2,670,000 | +1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,608,000 | £208,000 | £206,000 | -1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £32,000 | £9,000 | £10,000 | +11.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,062,000 | £208,000 | £216,000 | +3.8% |
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 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.9% | -6.8% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.5% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.4% | 78.3% | 76.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.35x | 2.74x | 3.06x | |
| Interest cover | 0.25x | 0.12x | 0.19x |
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
- PHAIDON PRESS LIMITED 1990-11-19 → present
- BRINWARD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1990-07-26 → 1990-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- EisnerAmper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the Company’s cash flow forecasts for the period to June 2027. The Company has sufficient funds in place to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- PHAIDON PRESS LIMITED · parent
- Phaidon Sarl 100%
- Phaidon Verlag GmbH 100%
- Phaidon Press Inc. 100%
- Phaidon Press SRL 100%
- Phaidon Press Pty Limited 100%
- PH Art AG 100%
- Marleybone Retail Limited 100%
- Phaidon Retail Inc. 100%
- Phaidon Publishing S.L. 100%
- Phaidon Press B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “The Company entered into a revolving line of credit agreement with JMWT II, LLC, providing borrowing facilities of up to US$5.0 million, with the facility expiring in 2034. The first drawdown under the facility occurred on 16 September 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHALE, Jonathan Magnus | Secretary | 2011-04-28 | — | — |
| BLACK, Charlotte | Director | 2024-07-16 | Feb 1993 | American |
| BLACK, Debra Ressler | Director | 2025-05-30 | Oct 1954 | American |
| BOOTH-CLIBBORN, James Hamilton | Director | 2014-04-10 | Apr 1967 | British |
| COHEN, Barry | Director | 2015-11-01 | Jul 1952 | American |
| LYNTON, Carol | Director | 2022-05-10 | Sep 1961 | American |
| RUPPEL, Philip | Director | 2015-06-25 | Aug 1958 | American |
| WECHSLER, Bradley J. | Director | 2015-11-01 | Sep 1951 | American |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FEINMESSER, Jonathan | Secretary | 2005-07-11 | 2011-04-28 |
| KONTARSKY, Natalie Suzanne | Secretary | 1995-07-25 | 1999-02-23 |
| PRICE, Andrew John | Secretary | 2005-03-24 | 2005-07-11 |
| PRICE, Andrew John | Secretary | — | 1995-07-25 |
| WATTS MORGAN, Nigel John | Secretary | 1999-02-23 | 2005-03-24 |
| AARONSON, Deborah Holli | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2015-06-18 |
| ALEXANDERSON, Eileen | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2015-11-01 |
| BLACK, Benjamin | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-07-16 |
| BOOTH CLIBBORN, James Hamilton | Director | 2002-04-26 | 2011-01-31 |
| DAVIES, David John | Director | 2010-12-02 | 2013-11-28 |
| FOX, Keith Lee | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2024-12-11 |
| JOHNSON, Frances Mary | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2006-05-17 |
| JOHNSON, Frances Mary | Director | — | 1996-09-10 |
| JOHNSON, Luke | Director | 2010-06-10 | 2012-10-12 |
| KAHN, Paula | Director | 1996-04-01 | 1998-03-05 |
| LITTLEWOOD, Simon Roy | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1995-11-17 |
| MILLER, Robert | Director | 2025-01-24 | 2026-01-26 |
| MORRIS, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1994-05-27 |
| MURPHY, John Jude | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2015-06-18 |
| NORTH, Christopher Corson | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2006-09-06 |
| PRICE, Andrew John | Director | — | 2015-06-25 |
| RENSHAW, Amanda Louise | Director | 2011-06-23 | 2014-04-10 |
| RENSHAW, Amanda Louise | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2011-01-31 |
| RIDOUT, Amanda Jane | Director | 2010-08-04 | 2013-02-20 |
| ROBERTS, John Anthony | Director | 1999-07-19 | 2000-06-14 |
| SCHLAGMAN, Richard Edward | Director | — | 1998-03-11 |
| SEARS, Roger Frank | Director | 1993-07-28 | 1996-06-28 |
| STEIN, Karen Deborah | Director | 2002-03-22 | 2007-04-30 |
| SUTTIE, Robert Boardley | Director | 1995-01-12 | 1995-07-31 |
| TERRAGNI, Emilia | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2015-06-25 |
| WATTS MORGAN, Nigel John | Director | 2000-06-14 | 2005-03-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jmwt Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.