BONNIER BOOKS UK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
-£6.1m
-1.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£15m
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.9m
-84.1% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £14,108,012 | £11,779,684 | -£7,447 | -100.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,121,681 | £11,670,812 | £1,853,579 | -84.1% | |
| Net profit | £11,937,830 | £11,854,663 | £1,853,579 | -84.4% | |
| Cash | — | -£5,974,666 | -£6,054,095 | -1.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,037,253 | £12,891,916 | £14,745,495 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £1,037,253 | £12,891,916 | £14,745,495 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £0 | £0 | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 45.0% | 41.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.54x | 0.52x | |
| Interest cover | 6.92x | 97.25x | -0.02x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BONNIER BOOKS UK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-07-02 → present
- BONNIER PUBLISHING LIMITED 2005-01-10 → 2019-07-02
- AUTUMN PUBLISHING LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 2005-01-10
- LYDIAPLAN LIMITED 1976-08-17 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having prepared and considered detailed future cash flow forecasts the directors are confident that the company will continue to trade profitably which will generate operational cash inflows. This, combined with existing committed funding facilities, will be sufficient for the company to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least one year from the date of approval of these financial statements. Accordingly, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BONNIER BOOKS UK GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Bonnier Media Limited 100%
- Bonnier Books UK Limited 100%
- Bonnier Zaffre Limited 100%
- Blink Publishing Limited 100%
- Igloo Books Group Holdings Limited 100%
- Igloo Holdings Limited* 100%
- Igloo Books Limited 100%
- Igloo Books GmbH 100%
- John Blake Publishing Limited* 100%
- Black & White Publishing Limited 100%
- Footnote Press Limited 100%
- Bonnier Books UK (Ireland) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Sarah Carolyn | Director | 2025-04-09 | Feb 1982 | British |
| PERDONI, Jonathan Talbot | Director | 2019-01-16 | Jul 1982 | British |
| RUDELS, Karl Håkan | Director | 2018-03-26 | Jun 1974 | Swedish |
| ZETTERLUND, Jim Rickard | Director | 2018-05-10 | Jan 1984 | Swedish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMID, Ingrid Angela | Secretary | — | 2005-01-17 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Marcus | Secretary | 2005-01-17 | 2016-10-31 |
| CHARKIN, Richard Denis Paul | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2023-02-28 |
| CURMAN, Maria | Director | 2002-02-25 | 2012-04-01 |
| EKLUND, Roger | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-06-22 |
| EVARISTO, Gregory Martin | Director | 2020-12-10 | 2023-02-28 |
| FREEMAN, Derek Keith | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| GOLDSMID, Campbell | Director | — | 2006-11-01 |
| GOLDSMID, Ingrid Angela | Director | — | 2005-01-17 |
| HERRIDGE, Michael Geoffrey | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2007-03-19 |
| HIGGINS, Desmond | Director | 2005-02-14 | 2009-04-01 |
| JANSON, Magnus Eric | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2025-03-28 |
| JEDICKE, Hartmut | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2014-05-07 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Marcus | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-02-26 |
| KAUFMANN, Joachim Friedrich | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2014-05-07 |
| LARSSON, Torsten | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2013-11-19 |
| MARNEUR, Marie-Emilie | Director | 2020-05-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| MODIG, Jonas | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2010-02-02 |
| MOLANDER, Pentti | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2003-05-01 |
| ORNBORG, Bror | Director | 1999-03-12 | 2001-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnier Books Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-08 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company | |
| 2024-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.