SPRINGER HEALTHCARE LTD.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
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Equity attributable
Employees
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Average over period
Profit before tax
£6m
-7.3% 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 | £22,564,000 | £26,644,000 | £29,091,000 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £3,990,000 | £4,848,000 | £4,860,000 | +0.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,416,000 | £6,475,000 | £6,003,000 | -7.3% | |
| Net profit | £3,834,000 | £4,684,000 | £4,158,000 | -11.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £20,102,000 | £24,785,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | £20,102,000 | £24,785,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 157 | 158 | — | — | |
| Wages | £11,011,000 | £11,330,000 | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.7% | 18.2% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | 17.0% | 17.6% | 14.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.83x | 3.15x | — |
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
- SPRINGER HEALTHCARE LTD. 2009-11-24 → present
- SPRINGER HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 2006-12-19 → 2009-11-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above modelling, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future and to at least 30 June 2027 which is the formal going concern period modelled by management.”
Group structure
- SPRINGER HEALTHCARE LTD. · parent
- Springer Science + Business Media UK Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| HONOUR, Carolyn Jane | Director | 2017-06-29 | Dec 1959 | British |
| INCHCOOMBE, Steven Charles | Director | 2016-05-12 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JACOBS, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2016-04-08 | Dec 1975 | British |
| STAEHLER, Cord Friedrich, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1969 | German |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNNING, Gabrielle Ann | Secretary | 2006-12-19 | 2009-10-30 |
| RIMINGTON, Stephen Brian | Secretary | 2009-11-01 | 2014-04-30 |
| STOKER, Hendrik-Jan Bastiaan | Secretary | 2006-12-19 | 2016-03-03 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2016-03-03 | 2021-11-30 |
| COEBERGH, Johannes Pieter | Director | 2010-04-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| ENTWISTLE, Stephen John | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2012-05-31 |
| KOESTERS, Andreas | Director | 2008-12-31 | 2010-04-23 |
| KRIEGER, Joachim | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| MOS, Martin Peter | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2022-09-15 |
| RIMINGTON, Stephen Brian | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2015-04-30 |
| VEST, Helmut Ulrich, Dr. | Director | 2006-12-19 | 2023-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS HAMER, Gabrielle Mary | Director | 2018-07-23 | 2021-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christiane Schoeller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-03-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Dr Stefan Von Holtzbrinck | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-07-15 |
| Stampdew Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.