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HBVB

Active Peterborough

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707 employees
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HBVB

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Founded 20 Mar 2013 Active Peterborough, United Kingdom 707 employees
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Accounts Submitted 3 Oct 2025
Confirmation Statement Submitted 27 Mar 2025
Net assets £100.00M £0.00 2023 year on year
Total assets £364.30M £1.32M 2023 year on year
Total Liabilities £264.30M £1.32M 2023 year on year
Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

Registered Address

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

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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

£15.12M

Decreased by £1.84M (-11%)

Net Assets

£100.00M

Total Liabilities

£264.30M

Decreased by £1.32M (-0%)

Turnover

£84.07M

Increased by £7.50M (+10%)

Employees

707

Increased by 49 (+7%)

Debt Ratio

73%

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

10 active 8 resigned
Status
Alexander BrownDirectorBritishEngland5422 Jul 2025Active
Anna PartingtonDirectorBritishEngland4031 Dec 2024Active
Bauer Group Secretariat LimitedCorporate-secretaryUnited KingdomUnknown20 Mar 2013Active
Charlie Calton-watsonDirectorBritishEngland456 Jan 2025Active
Hbvb Management LimitedCorporate-directorUnited KingdomUnknown5 Apr 2013Active
Heinrich Bauer Verlag Beteiligungs GmbhCorporate-directorGermanyUnknown5 Apr 2013Active
Helen MorrisDirectorBritishEngland5129 Mar 2024Active
Richard JacksonDirectorBritishEngland5722 Dec 2022Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)

Heinrich Bauer Verlag Beteiligungs Gmbh
100.0%
99,999,99929 Mar 2016
Hbvb Management Limited
0.0%
129 Mar 2016

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (2)

2 Active

Heinz Heinrich Bauer

German

Active
Notified 24 May 2017
Residence Germany
DOB October 1939
Nature of Control
  • Voting Rights 50 To 75 Percent
  • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Yvonne Saskia Bauer

German

Active
Notified 24 May 2017
Residence Germany
DOB March 1977
Nature of Control
  • Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
  • Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent
  • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Group Structure

Group Structure

HBVB Current Company
BAUER ADVERTISING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BAUER CONSUMER MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BAUER GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors
BAUER RADIO 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
3 Oct 2025AccountsAnnual accounts made up to 2024-12-31View(86 pages)
4 Aug 2025OfficersAppointment of Mr Alexander Brown as director on 2025-07-22View(2 pages)
4 Aug 2025OfficersTermination of Christopher James Jones as director on 2025-06-30View(1 page)
27 Mar 2025Confirmation StatementConfirmation statement made on 2025-03-20 with no updatesView(3 pages)
6 Feb 2025OfficersAppointment of Charlie Calton-Watson as director on 2025-01-06View(2 pages)
3 Oct 2025 Accounts

Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31

4 Aug 2025 Officers

Appointment of Mr Alexander Brown as director on 2025-07-22

4 Aug 2025 Officers

Termination of Christopher James Jones as director on 2025-06-30

27 Mar 2025 Confirmation Statement

Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-20 with no updates

6 Feb 2025 Officers

Appointment of Charlie Calton-Watson as director on 2025-01-06

Recent Activity

Latest Activity

Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31

4 months ago on 3 Oct 2025

Appointment of Mr Alexander Brown as director on 2025-07-22

6 months ago on 4 Aug 2025

Termination of Christopher James Jones as director on 2025-06-30

6 months ago on 4 Aug 2025

Confirmation statement made on 2025-03-20 with no updates

10 months ago on 27 Mar 2025

Appointment of Charlie Calton-Watson as director on 2025-01-06

1 years ago on 6 Feb 2025