NEW PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£69M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£36M
Period ending 2023-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company relies on its ultimate parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Additionally, the Company's property serves as security for its Immediate Parent Company's loan. If the Immediate Parent Company is unable to continue as a going concern or comply with the terms of the loan agreement, its lenders may seek to exercise their rights in the loan agreement over the Company's property. As a result, this indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the Company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,072,206 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£33,747,156 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,483,652 | — | |
| Net profit | -£37,080,683 | — | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £68,806,630 | — | |
| Net assets | £68,806,630 | — | |
| Equity | £68,806,630 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -49.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.40x | |
| Interest cover | -10.67x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NEW PRINTING HOUSE SQUARE LIMITED 1994-01-24 → present
- THE TIMES BUILDING LIMITED 1992-07-08 → 1994-01-24
- LANELEAF LIMITED 1992-06-04 → 1992-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company relies on its ultimate parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Additionally, the Company's property serves as security for its Immediate Parent Company's loan. If the Immediate Parent Company is unable to continue as a going concern or comply with the terms of the loan agreement, its lenders may seek to exercise their rights in the loan agreement over the Company's property. As a result, this indicates that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and therefore, the Company may be unable to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULLER, David Francis | Secretary | 2009-03-06 | — | British |
| FULLER, David Francis | Director | 2021-07-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| MILLET, Alain Gustave Paul | Director | 2008-09-01 | Jan 1968 | French |
| STOKES, Henry Armstrong Allen | Director | 2026-01-05 | Aug 1974 | British |
| WIDLUND, Fredrik Jonas | Director | 2014-11-06 | Mar 1968 | Swedish |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD, Steven Francis | Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2007-11-23 |
| GHINN, Sarah | Secretary | 2007-11-23 | 2009-03-06 |
| THOMSON, Thomas John | Secretary | 1993-12-31 | 2001-10-05 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-06-04 | 1993-06-04 |
| TAYLOR WALTON SOLICITORS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| ALBUM, Edward Jonathan Corcos | Director | 1992-12-14 | 1994-10-20 |
| BAVERSTAM, Dan Mikael | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2007-11-23 |
| BAVERSTAM, Dan Mikael | Director | 1992-08-05 | 1992-12-14 |
| BOARD, Steven Francis | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-08 |
| CHAPMAN, Kevin Edward | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2008-08-06 |
| HIRSCH, Glyn Vincent | Director | 1995-06-28 | 2001-10-05 |
| KIRKMAN, Andrew Michael David | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2026-01-05 |
| KLOTZ, Erik Henry | Director | 2008-05-02 | 2019-08-14 |
| LUNDQVIST, Hans Otto Thomas | Director | 1994-10-20 | 1995-09-30 |
| LUNDQVIST, Hans Otto Thomas | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1992-12-14 |
| MORTSTEDT, Bengt Filip | Director | 1994-10-20 | 2001-10-05 |
| MORTSTEDT, Bengt Filip | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1992-12-14 |
| SJOBERG, Per Henrik | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2008-05-02 |
| THOMSON, Thomas John | Director | 2001-10-05 | 2006-01-01 |
| TICE, Richard James Sunley | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2014-02-14 |
| WHITELEY, John Howard | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2019-06-30 |
| WIGZELL, Simon Laborda | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2021-06-30 |
| WILLS, Tom Julian Lynall | Director | 2008-09-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-06-04 | 1993-06-04 |
| MONTEREY EXECUTIVES BV | Corporate Director | 1992-12-14 | 1994-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cls Uk Property Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-06-04 | Active |
| Cls Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.