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FUTURE PUBLISHING LIMITED

Active Bath

Other publishing activities

2,166 employees Website
Creative, media and publishing Other publishing activities
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FUTURE PUBLISHING LIMITED

Other publishing activities

Founded 10 Apr 1986 Active Bath, United Kingdom 2,166 employees futureplc.com
Creative, media and publishing Other publishing activities
Accounts Submitted 30 Jun 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 3 Apr 2025
Net assets £54.29M £1.41M 2024 year on year
Total assets £438.32M £73.33M 2024 year on year
Total Liabilities £384.03M £74.75M 2024 year on year
Charges 13
13 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Registered Address

Quay House The Ambury Bath BA1 1UA

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Mutual Companies

Financials

Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024
Type Total Exemption Full
Next accounts 31 December 2025
Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£30.77M

Decreased by £18.60M (-38%)

Net Assets

£54.29M

Increased by £1.41M (+3%)

Total Liabilities

£384.03M

Decreased by £74.75M (-16%)

Turnover

£350.92M

Decreased by £22.84M (-6%)

Employees

2166

Increased by 42 (+2%)

Debt Ratio

88%

Decreased by 2 (-2%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

2024
Dec Year End
2023
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

Share Capital

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

7 Allotments 403,800,005 Shares £40.38m Total
Date FromShare ClassShares AllottedAmount RaisedPrice/Share
19 Sept 2022403,800,000£40.38m£0.1
31 May 20201£0£0
31 May 20201£0£0
31 May 20201£0£0
31 May 20201£0£0

Officers

Officers

5 active 49 resigned
Status
Chin Shin Kevin Li YingDirectorBritishEngland4631 Mar 2025Active
David John BatesonDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom6231 Mar 2023Active
David John BatesonSecretaryUnknownUnknown31 Mar 2023Active
Robert William TompkinsDirectorBritishUnited Kingdom4818 Dec 2022Active
Sharjeel SulemanDirectorBritishEngland4916 Sept 2024Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)

Sapphire Bidco Limited
100.0%
2,521,05331 Mar 2022
Future Holdings 2002 Limited
0.0%
031 Mar 2022

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

Sapphire Bidco Limited

United Kingdom

Active
Notified 20 Apr 2021
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
  • Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent

Future Holdings 2002 Limited

Ceased 21 Apr 2021

Ceased

Group Structure

Group Structure

SAPPHIRE BIDCO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTURE HOLDINGS 2002 LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTURE PLC united kingdom
FUTURE PUBLISHING LIMITED Current Company
ASCENT PUBLISHING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
A&S PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
CENTAUR CONSUMER EXHIBITIONS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTURE B2B LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTUREFOLIO LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent
FUTURE NEW1 LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
FUTURE PUBLISHING (OVERSEAS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
NOBLE HOUSE MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
SPORT INSIGHTS MEDIA LTD united kingdom appoint/remove directors
TUESDAY UK NEWCO LTD united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

Charges

13 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

DateCategoryDescriptionDocument
30 Jun 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2024-09-30View(31 pages)
30 Jun 2025OtherNotice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/24View(1 page)
30 Jun 2025AccountsAnnual accounts filedView(169 pages)
30 Jun 2025OtherAudit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/09/24View(3 pages)
3 Apr 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-03-31 with no updatesView(3 pages)
30 Jun 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2024-09-30

30 Jun 2025 Other

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/24

30 Jun 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts filed

30 Jun 2025 Other

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/09/24

3 Apr 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-31 with no updates

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Annual accounts made up to 2024-09-30

7 months ago on 30 Jun 2025

Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/09/24

7 months ago on 30 Jun 2025

Annual accounts filed

7 months ago on 30 Jun 2025

Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/09/24

7 months ago on 30 Jun 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-31 with no updates

10 months ago on 3 Apr 2025