CONDE NAST HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£61m
-13.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£51m
-58.1% vs 2024
Employees
1,393
-7.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£33m
-29.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £232,839,000 | £226,056,000 | -2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £46,185,000 | £36,055,000 | -21.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £46,800,000 | £32,945,000 | -29.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £70,983,000 | £61,172,000 | -13.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £430,401,000 | £344,904,000 | -19.9% | |
| Net assets | £122,405,000 | £51,309,000 | -58.1% | |
| Equity | £122,405,000 | £51,309,000 | -58.1% | |
| Average employees | 1,509 | 1,393 | -7.7% | |
| Wages | £93,652,000 | £100,387,000 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,013,000 | £724,000 | -28.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £50,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £719,000 | £550,000 | -23.5% |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.8% | 15.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.7% | 10.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.9% | 88.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.88x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | 8.08x | 11.77x |
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
- CONDE NAST HOLDINGS LIMITED 2021-03-31 → present
- CONDE NAST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2005-07-25 → 2021-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Group structure
- CONDE NAST HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Les Publications Condé Nast S.A. 100%
- Condé Nast Productions S.A.S. 100%
- Edizioni Condé Nast S.p.A. 100%
- Condé Nast Publications Limited 100%
- Condé Nast Germany GmbH 100%
- Condé Nast Treasury Services Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2026-04-10 | Oct 1987 | British |
| PORCH, Antonious Lamar Kirk | Director | 2025-05-07 | Feb 1972 | American |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWES, William Alexander | Secretary | 2019-12-16 | 2024-08-31 |
| RAYNOR, Pamela Rose | Secretary | 2005-07-25 | 2017-12-31 |
| SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| VANDENBROUCKE, Sabine Livine | Secretary | 2018-07-06 | 2019-12-16 |
| BLAU, Wolfgang, Mr. | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-10-09 |
| BOWES, William Alexander | Director | 2020-12-29 | 2024-08-31 |
| BYRNE, Ciara | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-12-10 |
| COLERIDGE, Nicholas David, Sir | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2019-12-18 |
| GEARY, Aidan Joseph | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2020-12-23 |
| GRANDI, Giampaolo | Director | 2005-07-26 | 2019-12-18 |
| MILES, Jason | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2026-04-14 |
| MINSHAW, Elizabeth | Director | 2019-12-17 | 2022-10-20 |
| NEWHOUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2019-12-18 |
| RUNGE, Bernd | Director | 2005-07-26 | 2008-12-24 |
| WOOLHOUSE, James Robert | Director | 2005-07-26 | 2013-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Samuel Summer | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Mr Jonathan Edward Newhouse | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-23 | Ceased 2016-11-23 |
| Mr Steven Oliver Newhouse | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Samuel Irving Newhouse, Iii | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael Andrew Newhouse | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Victor Frederick Ganzi | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 105 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.