S. KARGER PUBLISHERS LTD
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Cash
£48k
-48.7% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£418k
-453% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
27
+92.9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£537k
-41.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. Since the year end, the parent company has taken the decision to cease trading in S. Karger Publishers Limited within the next 12 months. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on this basis.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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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
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £803,625 | £993,959 | +23.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£381,793 | -£536,569 | -40.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£378,707 | -£536,565 | -41.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£334,194 | -£536,565 | -60.6% | |
| Cash | £511,140 | £710,282 | £474,936 | £598,462 | £93,732 | £48,101 | -48.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £445,937 | £699,133 | £561,988 | £452,639 | £118,445 | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £118,445 | -£418,120 | -453% | |
| Equity | £445,937 | £699,133 | £561,988 | £452,639 | £118,445 | -£418,120 | -453% | |
| Average employees | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 27 | +92.9% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £615,035 | £632,915 | +2.9% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -47.5% | -54.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -41.6% | -54.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -322.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 71.4% | 181.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.38x | 0.55x |
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
- S. KARGER PUBLISHERS LTD 2018-04-24 → present
- HEALTH PRESS LIMITED 1996-06-14 → 2018-04-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. Since the year end, the parent company has taken the decision to cease trading in S. Karger Publishers Limited within the next 12 months. Accordingly, the accounts have been prepared on this basis.”
Significant events
- “Post year end the decision was made to cease trading within the next 12 months. This has impacted the basis of preparation of the accounts - see note 1.1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, David | Director | 2025-12-03 | May 1969 | British |
| DENBY, Alison | Director | 2025-12-03 | Feb 1970 | British,American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEHAN, Deborah | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2010-10-01 |
| HAMMENT, Michael Graham | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2011-05-31 |
| TUFAN, Ural | Secretary | 2018-03-29 | 2018-12-06 |
| WHITFIELD, Sandra Elizabeth | Secretary | 1996-06-14 | 2008-03-20 |
| BOX, Christian Charles Meyrick | Director | 2023-10-13 | 2025-12-03 |
| COVEY, Geoffrey Albert | Director | 2023-03-16 | 2023-12-31 |
| EBNETER, Daniel Christoph | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2025-12-03 |
| FLICKINGER, Joachim | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2022-11-30 |
| HARPER, Adrian | Director | 2025-06-26 | 2025-12-03 |
| KARGER TRAVELLA, Gabriella | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2025-12-03 |
| REDSTON, Sarah Louise | Director | 1996-06-14 | 2018-03-29 |
| WAAGA, Frank | Director | 2023-12-19 | 2025-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Gabriella Karger Travella | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2018-03-29 | Ceased 2025-12-03 |
| Miss Sarah Louise Redston | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.