WILLIAM COLLINS HOLDINGS LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 17 Dec 2024

Confirmation Statement Submitted 5 Feb 2025

Net assets £407.93M £0.00 2024 year on year

Total assets £407.93M £0.00 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £0.00

Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

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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

N/A

Net Assets

£407.93M

Total Liabilities

N/A

Turnover

£10.00M

Employees

N/A

Debt Ratio

N/A

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

Officers

3 active 16 resigned

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						Status
Brian Murray	Director	American	United States	59	5 Jun 2008	Active
Daniel Arthur Schwartz	Director	American	United States	49	24 Feb 2023	Active
Simon Dowson-collins	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	1 Dec 2016	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)


Harper Collins (uk)	100.0%	100,127,661	Ordinary	1 Feb 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

Harpercollins (uk)

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 31 Jan 2017

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

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Group Structure

HARPERCOLLINS (UK) united kingdom significant influence or control

NEWS COLLINS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORP UK & IRELAND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORP HOLDINGS UK & IRELAND united kingdom shares 50 to 75 percent, voting rights 50 to 75 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORP INVESTMENTS UK & IRELAND united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORP INVESTMENTS I LIMITED united kingdom

NEWS CORPORATION united states of america

WILLIAM COLLINS HOLDINGS LIMITED Current Company

HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LIMITED united kingdom significant influence or control

TIMES BOOKS GROUP LIMITED united kingdom significant influence or control

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
5 Feb 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-31 with updates	View(4 pages)
17 Dec 2024	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-06-30	View(17 pages)
13 Feb 2024	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-31 with updates	View(4 pages)
23 Dec 2023	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2023-06-30	View(17 pages)
5 Apr 2023	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2022-06-30	View(17 pages)