THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
77
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£686k
-0.8% 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 | £14,736,924 | £17,846,462 | £19,107,366 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £523,711 | £647,215 | £710,089 | +9.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £569,764 | £691,319 | £685,991 | -0.8% | |
| Net profit | £415,409 | £503,770 | £491,559 | -2.4% | |
| Cash | £1,403,375 | £1,433,691 | £1,349,394 | -5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,449,125 | £1,445,499 | £1,468,188 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,419,783 | £1,423,552 | £1,435,110 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | £1,419,783 | £1,423,552 | £1,435,110 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 68 | 74 | 77 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | £3,349,993 | £3,757,610 | £3,930,096 | +4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £371,285 | £418,823 | £462,376 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £35,987 | £10,986 | £103,375 | +841% | |
| Highest paid director | £134,313 | £135,587 | £165,221 | +21.9% |
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 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.1% | 44.8% | 48.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.3% | 71.1% | 73.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.38x | 1.32x |
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
- THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED 1999-08-25 → present
- PARSON TRULLIBER LIMITED 1999-08-02 → 1999-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Reza Samii
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future given the cash balance and net assets. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED · parent
- Think Scotland Limited 100%
- Think Travel Media Limited 60%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROFT, Andrew | Secretary | 2022-07-15 | — | — |
| INNES, John Hugh | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1969 | British |
| LEAVER, Marcus Edward | Director | 2022-05-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCAULIFFE, Ian Fraser | Director | 1999-08-02 | Jun 1967 | British |
| MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary | Director | 2001-01-02 | Apr 1968 | British |
| SCULLY, Jackie Anne | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2022-07-15 |
| RAM, Harry Granville Abel | Secretary | 1999-08-02 | 2002-03-31 |
| ARNOLD, Polly Maeve | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-02-28 |
| GREGORY, Christopher Guy | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2000-12-31 |
| RAM, Harry Granville Abel | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2002-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Fraser Mcauliffe | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Matilda Rosemary Mcauliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.