CONDE NAST PUBLICATIONS LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£1.8k
-29.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£85k
+14.9% vs 2024
Employees
461
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£18k
-80.1% first positive since 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £106,593,000 | £101,146 | £100,366 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,704,000 | £24,538 | £16,888 | -31.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,087,000 | £90,317 | £17,988 | -80.1% | |
| Net profit | -£1,726,000 | £73,072 | — | — | |
| Cash | £12,657,000 | £2,578 | £1,812 | -29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £48,019,000 | £79,653 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £30,407,000 | £73,708 | £84,720 | +14.9% | |
| Equity | £30,407,000 | £73,708 | £84,720 | +14.9% | |
| Average employees | 503 | 466 | 461 | -1.1% | |
| Wages | £31,307,000 | £29,731 | £30,982 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,183,000 | £1,201 | £1,606 | +33.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £77,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £992,000 | £1,012 | £1,309 | +29.3% |
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 | 1.6% | 24.3% | 16.8% | |
| Net margin | -1.6% | 72.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.5% | 30.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.8% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.49x | 3.24x | 4.78x | |
| Interest cover | 0.84x | 13.39x | 9.03x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 46 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Daniel Mark | Director | 2026-04-10 | Oct 1987 | British |
| PORCH, Antonious Lamar Kirk | Director | 2025-05-07 | Feb 1972 | American |
Show 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARVIN, Michael John Moore | Secretary | — | 2001-12-31 |
| RAYNOR, Pamela Rose | Secretary | 2001-12-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette | Secretary | 2018-01-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| VANDENBROUCKE, Sabine Livine | Secretary | 2018-07-06 | 2022-09-30 |
| AMOORE, Susannah | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2007-05-08 |
| BILL, Jamie Timothy | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2017-03-17 |
| BOURNE, Colin | Director | — | 1990-06-01 |
| BOWES, William Alexander | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2024-08-31 |
| COLERIDGE, Nicholas David, Sir | Director | — | 2019-12-31 |
| CROFTS, Shelagh | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2024-08-23 |
| ENNINFUL, Edward | Director | 2018-06-06 | 2023-12-31 |
| FAULKNER, Jean | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2018-10-12 |
| FIFIELD, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2001-11-19 |
| GAMERO DEL CASTILLO CALLEJA, Natalia | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2025-07-26 |
| GARVIN, Michael John Moore | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| GERMAN, Claire Jane | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2010-07-16 |
| GRESTY, Deborah Susan | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2000-07-28 |
| HAMILTON, Sandra Frances | Director | — | 2002-12-31 |
| HILL, Richard Spofforth | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| HOGG, Min Georgina Rose | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2000-11-13 |
| HOLCROFT, Anne | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2017-01-31 |
| HUGHES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2013-06-14 |
| JONES, Dylan | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-05-14 |
| JONES, Simon Nicholas Gresham | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| KIPPIN, Simon Charles Edward | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2014-03-28 |
| MARTIN-MORENO CARNERO, Juan Manuel | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2024-06-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Vivien Elaine | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2011-10-06 |
| MILES, Jason | Director | 2024-07-11 | 2026-04-14 |
| MONTGOMERY, Deborah Jane | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
| NEWHOUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2019-12-31 |
| NEWHOUSE, Jonathan Edward | Director | — | 1995-05-19 |
| O'CONNELL, Barbara May | Director | — | 1994-10-28 |
| QUINN, Stephen | Director | — | 2017-12-31 |
| RAYNOR, Pamela Rose | Director | 1999-06-18 | 2017-12-31 |
| READ, Albert Nathaniel | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2022-10-03 |
| ROBERTSON, Antony Brian | Director | — | 1991-09-01 |
| SALEM, Daniel | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| SCOTT-BAYFIELD, Penelope Samantha Juliette | Director | 2017-07-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| SHORTWAY, Richard Anthony | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| SHULMAN, Alexandra | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2002-05-24 |
| STANFORD, William Glyn | Director | — | 1990-12-21 |
| STEVENSON, Patricia Mary | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| STUART, Peter | Director | — | 2003-10-13 |
| VANDENBROUCKE, Sabine Livine | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| VINCENT, Sarah Mary Bruce | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1993-11-08 |
| WILLETT, Leonard Anthony | Director | 1997-09-15 | 2004-01-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Edward Newhouse | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-10-25 | Ceased 2016-10-25 |
| Conde Nast Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 257 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.