THE PUBLISHING TRAINING CENTRE FOUNDATION
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Cash
£408K
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.2M
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
3
+50% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £414,079 | £337,171 | £329,115 | -2.4% | |
| Operating profit | £41,300 | -£13,941 | -£42,503 | -204.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £97,059 | £53,927 | £69,094 | +28.1% | |
| Cash | £461,384 | £453,153 | £408,401 | -9.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,171,386 | £1,240,480 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,117,459 | £1,171,386 | £1,240,480 | +5.9% | |
| Equity | £1,117,459 | £1,171,386 | £1,240,480 | +5.9% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 2 | 3 | +50% | |
| Wages | £142,141 | £88,616 | £92,151 | +4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £49,450 | £49,860 | — | — |
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 | 10.0% | -4.1% | -12.9% | |
| Net margin | 23.4% | 16.0% | 21.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -1.2% | -3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 15.3% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.33x | 2.24x | 2.09x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- THE PUBLISHING TRAINING CENTRE FOUNDATION 2000-10-09 → present
- UNWIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 1980-12-31 → 2000-10-09
- UNWIN CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION 1976-04-06 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Clarke Huttun
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The review of the financial position, reserves levels and future plans give the Trustees confidence that the Charity remains a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANGEELEE, Bhoupati Tyagarajan | Secretary | 1994-06-29 | — | Mauritian |
| BABER, Eric Robert | Director | 2023-04-27 | Aug 1969 | German |
| BROWN, Emma Margaret | Director | 2016-05-12 | Jul 1973 | British |
| DHAWAN, Sunita | Director | 2023-04-27 | Oct 1964 | American |
| FINE, Hilary | Director | 2024-04-10 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GLENNIE, Christopher Arthur John | Director | 2023-04-27 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HU, Changjie | Director | 2024-04-10 | Aug 1977 | Chinese |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, John Alexander | Secretary | — | 1994-06-29 |
| BRIDGE, William Arthur, Dr | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2000-02-28 |
| BROCKMANN, Nigel John William | Director | 1995-12-12 | 2014-12-15 |
| CHESHER, Christoph Eric | Director | 2017-10-27 | 2019-05-30 |
| COLEMAN, Diana Jill, Ms. | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2000-12-11 |
| CUSWORTH, George Robert Neville | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| DAVIES, John Roderick Mervyn | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2001-09-11 |
| DAVIS, Susan Mary | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1993-07-30 |
| DERIDDER, Astrid Evette | Director | 2017-09-13 | 2023-06-30 |
| FLAMANK, Philip Alexander | Director | — | 1994-03-08 |
| FREEMAN, Derek Keith | Director | 1994-03-09 | 2000-02-28 |
| GIBSON, Malcolm Alec Ritchie | Director | — | 1998-11-09 |
| GLASSPOOL, Jonathan Rennie | Director | 2012-07-06 | 2022-08-09 |
| GRISEBACH, Rolf Hans August | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2019-11-11 |
| HUNT, Robin | Director | 2014-10-13 | 2021-05-17 |
| KEMMIS BETTY, Peter Arthur John | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2005-12-13 |
| KEWLEY, David Malcolm Riou | Director | — | 2007-12-13 |
| KILBORN, Peter Lauriston | Director | 1994-03-09 | 1995-08-31 |
| KING, Benjamin | Director | 2009-08-18 | 2010-08-26 |
| KOGAN, Philip | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2000-02-28 |
| KRAINOVA, Maria | Director | 2023-04-27 | 2026-04-22 |
| LITTLE, Judith | Director | — | 1995-10-18 |
| LOOK, Hugh Evison | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2014-12-15 |
| MEREDITH, Owen Lloyd | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2021-05-17 |
| MILFORD, Edward Michael | Director | 2014-04-22 | 2024-04-10 |
| MORRISON, Neil | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2015-03-31 |
| MOTHERSOLE, Peter | Director | 1994-03-09 | 2012-12-13 |
| PATRIA, Mina | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2013-07-11 |
| RICHARDSON, James Hannam | Director | 2000-09-21 | 2012-07-06 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy Charles Benedict | Director | 2006-11-11 | 2015-04-22 |
| SANDERSON, Claire | Director | 2018-12-05 | 2023-06-30 |
| SHINE, Bridget Catherine | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2013-12-19 |
| SMART, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2015-02-13 | 2018-10-18 |
| SMITH, Darwood Anderson | Director | — | 2000-02-28 |
| SMYTH, Alyson Elizabeth | Director | — | 1998-11-09 |
| TAPISSIER, Mary | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2007-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Graham Steven | Director | 2011-04-18 | 2013-12-19 |
| TAYLOR, Graham Steven | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2009-12-14 |
| THOMSON, Sue | Director | — | 1995-12-12 |
| TRIBE, Elisabeth Jane | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2023-09-01 |
| UNWIN, Rayner Stevens | Director | — | 2000-09-21 |
| WHITLEY, John Alexander | Director | 2000-02-28 | 2000-09-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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