EMAP PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-15.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£29M
+2.1% vs 2023
Employees
184
+2.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-45.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,798,000 | £23,011,000 | -3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,122,000 | £1,163,000 | -45.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,118,000 | £1,163,000 | -45.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,712,000 | £612,000 | -64.3% | |
| Cash | £1,656,000 | £1,402,000 | -15.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,246,000 | £29,539,000 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £28,551,000 | £29,163,000 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £28,551,000 | £29,163,000 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 184 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £7,001,000 | £7,299,000 | +4.3% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.9% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.2% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.3% | 3.9% | |
| Current ratio | 4.37x | 4.71x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EMAP PUBLISHING LIMITED 2012-06-13 → present
- KNOWLEDGE2ACT LIMITED 2012-02-23 → 2012-06-13
- DE FACTO 1936 LIMITED 2011-12-14 → 2012-02-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Holeys Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company did experience a cyber attack in the year although with limited impact on operations or data and the company continues to invest in this area in particular with active monitoring of systems and a strong cyber security culture, and the majority of systems are now cloud based, which also utilise offsite back up facilities as well as third parties to host websites.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Richard | Secretary | 2017-10-03 | — | — |
| HUTCHINSON, Richard | Director | 2017-06-09 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MARR, Robert Andrew | Director | 2017-06-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Susanna | Secretary | 2012-10-24 | 2014-01-30 |
| LOOI, Shanny | Secretary | 2012-06-15 | 2017-06-01 |
| MEADS, Louise | Secretary | 2017-02-06 | 2017-06-01 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-12-14 | 2012-06-15 |
| BEURIER, Stefan | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2017-06-01 |
| BRACKEN, Ruth | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2012-06-15 |
| CHRISTIE-MILLER, Natasha Isobel | Director | 2012-11-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| GOUGH, Malcolm Howard | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2016-08-31 |
| GRADDEN, Amanda Jane | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2017-06-01 |
| GULLIVER, John Keith | Director | 2012-06-11 | 2013-01-02 |
| PAINTER, Duncan Anthony | Director | 2012-06-15 | 2017-06-01 |
| THOMAS, Henry Carlton | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2016-03-02 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-12-14 | 2012-06-15 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-12-14 | 2012-06-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-06-01 | Active |
| Emap Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-10 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2020-09-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-17 | 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
- 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.