MACMILLAN (SLP) GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
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Cash
£12k
+10.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12k
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.1k
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided to it by Springer Nature Three GmbH, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking. The directors have received letter of support from its parent undertaking that if the Company does not have sufficient funds, then monies would be made available for it to settle any liabilities as and when they fall due for the foreseeable future and to at least 30 June 2027.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | £1,200 | £1,200 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £1,175 | £1,200 | £1,140 | -5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,177 | £1,217 | £1,142 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £901 | £913 | £856 | -6.2% | |
| Cash | £10,100 | £11,300 | £12,440 | +10.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,043 | £11,899 | +7.8% | |
| Net assets | £10,130 | £11,043 | £11,899 | +7.8% | |
| Equity | £10,130 | £11,043 | £11,899 | +7.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | 100.0% | 95.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 76.1% | 71.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 10.9% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.7% | 2.7% | 4.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 37.33x | 22.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company is dependent for its working capital on funds provided to it by Springer Nature Three GmbH, the Company's ultimate parent undertaking. The directors have received letter of support from its parent undertaking that if the Company does not have sufficient funds, then monies would be made available for it to settle any liabilities as and when they fall due for the foreseeable future and to at least 30 June 2027.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIVEN, Frances Julie | Secretary | 2021-11-30 | — | — |
| DAMBECK, Alexandra Elisabeth | Director | 2024-01-01 | Sep 1970 | German |
| JACOBS, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2013-04-29 | Dec 1975 | British |
| WALDRON, Thomas Langmead | Director | 2025-12-01 | Oct 1969 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS HARNER, Gabrielle Mary | Secretary | 2013-04-29 | 2021-11-30 |
| FARRIES, William Hanson | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2014-03-31 |
| GEISSELHART, Thomas | Director | 2015-07-16 | 2025-11-30 |
| LANDKRAMMER, Rolf Pius | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2015-07-16 |
| SCHWANEWEDEL, Jens Herbert | Director | 2013-04-29 | 2015-07-16 |
| VEST, Helmut Ulrich, Dr | Director | 2015-07-16 | 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 |
| Springer Nature Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | 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 | |
| 2023-08-11 | 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 | |
| 2022-07-15 | 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.