SAGE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£41M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£48M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,268
Average over period
Profit before tax
£22M
Period ending 2023-12-30
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £192,791,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £21,725,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £21,911,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £16,170,000 | — | |
| Cash | £40,883,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £77,936,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £47,943,000 | — | |
| Equity | £47,943,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,268 | — | |
| Wages | £56,799,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,687,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 27.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Sage Publications India Pvt Limited 76%
- Sage Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Limited 100%
- Adam Matthew Digital Limited 100%
- Edizioni Del Centauro Srl 100%
- Lean Library BV 100%
- Talis Group Limited 100%
- Wichtig International Limited 100%
- Hubro Education AS 100%
- IOS Press B.V. 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025 the Group divested of business assets that were held under its Technology from Sage (TfS) brand.”
- “Other intangible assets disposals is the divestment of the Technology from Sage business assets, which were transferred to third party companies on 1 October 2025 and 1 December 2025.”
- “On 23 June 2025 a new office lease was signed by the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTED, Anthony John | Director | 2010-10-01 | Dec 1967 | British |
| MARAR, Ziyad Paul | Director | 1997-01-01 | Jan 1966 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Karen Rosalyn | Director | 2010-07-28 | Apr 1962 | British |
| SHOMAN, Kiren | Director | 2016-11-01 | Jan 1972 | British,Belizean |
| THAME, Richard Royston | Director | 2014-08-01 | Apr 1970 | British |
| WALFORD, Mark | Director | 2023-06-15 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Lynn | Secretary | — | 1999-09-30 |
| BIRCH, Michael | Secretary | 2003-02-05 | 2003-04-01 |
| EASTMENT, Ian Raymond Handley | Secretary | 1999-09-30 | 2000-03-21 |
| HEILBRUNN, Peter Samuel | Secretary | 2000-03-21 | 2003-02-05 |
| JACKSON, Katharine Mary | Secretary | 2003-03-10 | 2020-12-26 |
| ADAMS, Lynn | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| BARR, James Stephen | Director | — | 2020-12-26 |
| BIRCH, Michael | Director | — | 2003-04-07 |
| CHAPMAN, Paul Roch | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2011-03-31 |
| DENVIR, Philip John | Director | 2004-06-23 | 2025-12-27 |
| EASTMENT, Ian Raymond Handley | Director | — | 2004-04-28 |
| FARLOW, Margaret Anne | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2011-03-31 |
| FIDCZUK, Richard | Director | 1998-05-11 | 2019-11-29 |
| GOURLEY, Brenda Mary, Professor | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2011-03-31 |
| HEILBRUNN, Peter Samuel | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2003-02-05 |
| HILL, Antony David | Director | — | 1996-12-11 |
| IRWIN, Carol Rosemary | Director | 2007-05-11 | 2023-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Katharine Mary | Director | 2003-03-10 | 2020-12-26 |
| JACKSON, Matthew Joseph | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| JONES, Sue | Director | — | 1995-08-01 |
| MAKOFF, Jane Illona | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2026-02-27 |
| MCCUNE, David | Director | 2011-04-28 | 2017-04-26 |
| MCCUNE, David | Director | — | 1999-05-19 |
| MCCUNE, Douglas David | Director | 2013-11-15 | 2017-04-26 |
| MCCUNE, Sara Miller | Director | — | 2022-03-31 |
| MELODY, Michael | Director | 1999-05-19 | 2004-08-01 |
| PARRY, Clive Duncan | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2017-04-26 |
| QUICK, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2007-02-27 |
| SIMQU, Blaise | Director | 2004-08-02 | 2017-04-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Miller Mccune | Individual | Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2021-12-07 | Active |
| Sage Publications Inc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-06-03 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.