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FRONTLINE LIMITED

Active Peterborough

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

299 employees Website
Financial services Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
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FRONTLINE LIMITED

Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

Founded 8 Jul 1937 Active Peterborough, United Kingdom 299 employees frontline.vc
Financial services Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
Accounts Submitted 2 Oct 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 4 Dec 2025
Net assets £3.22M £1.86M 2023 year on year
Total assets £66.78M £5.59M 2023 year on year
Total Liabilities £63.56M £3.73M 2023 year on year
Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

Contact

Update Details

Registered Address

Media House Peterborough Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough PE2 6EA United Kingdom

Office (London)

17 Rosebery Ave, London EC1R 4SP

Website

frontline.vc

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Mutual Companies

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Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2023
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2024
Due by 30 September 2025 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2023)

Cash in Bank

£31.52M

Increased by £5.44M (+21%)

Net Assets

£3.22M

Increased by £1.86M (+137%)

Total Liabilities

£63.56M

Increased by £3.73M (+6%)

Turnover

£192.09M

Increased by £13.88M (+8%)

Employees

299

Increased by 15 (+5%)

Debt Ratio

95%

Decreased by 3 (-3%)
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Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2023
Dec Year End
2022
Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue
£142.3M
£128.7M
Gross Profit
£48.2M
£43.1M
Operating Profit
£22.4M
£19.8M
Net Profit
£18.1M
£15.9M
EBITDA
£31.5M
£28.2M
Assets
Cash
£24.7M
£21.3M
Total Assets
£89.4M
£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities
£45.2M
£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees
1,247
1,156
Latest Revenue
£142.3M
Latest EBITDA
£31.5M
Cash Position
£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

Officers

7 active 58 resigned
Status
Bauer Group Secretariat LimitedCorporate-secretaryUnited KingdomUnknown—1 Apr 2011Active
Frank Carl StraetmansDirectorBelgianUnited Kingdom544 Dec 2009Active
Kevin Donald LangfordDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom629 May 2008Active
Lisa HaydenDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom536 Nov 2020Active
Nicholas Paul HowittDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom5829 Apr 2008Active
Stephen PrenticeDirectorBritishEngland5629 Mar 2024Active
Thomas Pierre BureauDirectorBritishEngland5722 Jan 2014Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (11)

Immediate Media Company London Limited
2.9%
1325 Dec 2023
Immediate Media Company London Limited
0.5%
255 Dec 2023
Pmp Publishing (uk) Limited
0.0%
05 Dec 2023

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Bauer Consumer Media Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 6 Apr 2016
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
  • Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
  • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors
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Group Structure

Group Structure

BAUER CONSUMER MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
HBVB united kingdom
FRONTLINE LIMITED Current Company
GOLD KEY MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
ROUTES TO RETAIL LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
SEYMOUR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
SEYMOUR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
4 Dec 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-11-19 with no updatesView(3 pages)
3 Dec 2025OfficersTermination of Thomas Pierre Bureau as director on 2025-10-31View(1 page)
2 Oct 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2024-12-31View(48 pages)
19 Nov 2024Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2024-11-19 with no updatesView(3 pages)
5 Oct 2024AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2023-12-31View(50 pages)
4 Dec 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-19 with no updates

View Document(3 pages)
3 Dec 2025 Officers

Termination of Thomas Pierre Bureau as director on 2025-10-31

View Document(1 page)
2 Oct 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31

View Document(48 pages)
19 Nov 2024 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-19 with no updates

View Document(3 pages)
5 Oct 2024 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2023-12-31

View Document(50 pages)

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-19 with no updates

2 months ago on 4 Dec 2025

Termination of Thomas Pierre Bureau as director on 2025-10-31

2 months ago on 3 Dec 2025

Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31

4 months ago on 2 Oct 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-19 with no updates

1 years ago on 19 Nov 2024

Annual accounts made up to 2023-12-31

1 years ago on 5 Oct 2024