BLACKWELL SCIENCE (OVERSEAS HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Cash
£2K
-33.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£43M
0% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£11M
-52.7% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £22,730,000 | £11,693,000 | -48.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,732,000 | £10,742,000 | -52.7% | |
| Net profit | £22,732,000 | £10,741,000 | -52.7% | |
| Cash | £3,000 | £2,000 | -33.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £42,935,000 | £42,933,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £42,935,000 | £42,933,000 | 0% | |
| Equity | £42,935,000 | £42,933,000 | 0% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 52.9% | 27.2% |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE (OVERSEAS HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1998-11-23 → present
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1996-04-22 → 1998-11-23
- HAWKLIGHT LIMITED 1996-02-22 → 1996-04-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding net current liabilities of £29k and a profit for the year of £10.7m, the directors have undertaken a going concern review for the entity and have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons: The Company is dependent on John Wiley & Sons Inc. for financial support.”
Group structure
- BLACKWELL SCIENCE (OVERSEAS HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- Blackwell Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited 100%
- Wiley Publishing Japan KK 100%
- Wiley-VCH GmbH 100%
- John Wiley & Sons A/S 100%
- Wiley Publishing Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd 100%
- Wiley VCHA AG 100%
- Atypon GmbH 100%
- Ernst & Sohn GmbH 100%
- Integro Holdings Pty 0%
- Integro Learning 0%
Significant events
- “On 10 October 2025 the Company paid a dividend of GBP 5.6m to its immediate parent company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE-PARSONS, Lauryn Christine | Secretary | 2023-01-19 | — | — |
| CARIDI, Christopher | Director | 2022-03-04 | Jun 1966 | American |
| SCHLIESING, Karl William | Director | 2025-08-15 | May 1972 | British |
| WARDLEWORTH, Benjamin Noel | Director | 2022-03-04 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DARCY, Ursula Leonie | Secretary | 2007-07-24 | 2008-07-01 |
| GARRARD, Ian Jeremy | Secretary | 2007-03-26 | 2007-07-23 |
| JOSHUA, Susan Mary | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2012-01-31 |
| MCPHEE, Caroline Jane | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2023-01-19 |
| ALDWYCH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-04-11 | 2007-03-26 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-02-22 | 1996-04-11 |
| BLACKWELL, Nigel Stirling | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2003-11-04 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1996-02-22 | 1996-04-11 |
| COUSENS, Ellis Edward | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2014-06-16 |
| D'ARCY, Ursula | Director | 2008-07-01 | 2022-03-04 |
| DICKS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2012-01-31 |
| GARRARD, Ian Jeremy | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| HALL, Christopher Keith | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2007-10-16 |
| HOULTON, Mark Lee | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2004-12-17 |
| JOHNSON, Rosamund Claire | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| KISRAY, Philip Jeffrey Mac | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2022-05-01 |
| KRITZMACHER, John Anthony | Director | 2014-06-16 | 2021-12-31 |
| OLIVIERI, Rene | Director | 2003-11-03 | 2007-10-16 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1996-02-22 | 1996-04-11 |
| SMITH, Stephen Michael | Director | 2007-10-15 | 2015-04-13 |
| WILKINSON, Martin John | Director | 1996-04-11 | 2001-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Heyden Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-04-30 | Active |
| Blackwell Science Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-18 | 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
- 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.