ACREDULA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-34.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.8m
-10.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
99
+2.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£679k
-125.2% 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 | £8,843,180 | £8,103,587 | £8,116,076 | +0.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£215,914 | -£395,681 | -£779,849 | -97.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£133,569 | -£301,427 | -£678,741 | -125.2% | |
| Net profit | -£133,569 | -£301,427 | -£949,043 | -214.9% | |
| Cash | £2,044,483 | £1,862,806 | £1,216,923 | -34.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £8,700,339 | £8,740,207 | £7,801,163 | -10.7% | |
| Equity | £8,700,339 | £8,740,207 | £7,801,163 | -10.7% | |
| Average employees | 102 | 97 | 99 | +2.1% | |
| Wages | £2,811,309 | £2,784,816 | £3,014,542 | +8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £493,812 | £493,812 | £493,812 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £172,983 | £172,983 | £172,983 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.4% | -4.9% | -9.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.5% | -3.7% | -11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 9.7% | 2.3% | 9.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.73x | 5.43x | 3.57x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- ACREDULA GROUP LIMITED 2002-04-10 → present
- BARNSLEY CHRONICLE HOLDINGS LIMITED(THE) 1982-01-20 → 2002-04-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Harrison & Co Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months”
Group structure
- ACREDULA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Barnsley Chronicle Limited 100%
- Script Media Limited 100%
- Pen & Sword Books Limited 100%
- BarnsleyIndependent CompanyLimited 100%
- The Barnsley Chronicle PensionScheme Trustee Limited 100%
- The Barnsley Chronicle PensionScheme (2001) Trustee Limited 100%
- Casemate UK Limited 51%
- Script Publisher Services Ltd 60%
Significant events
- “Casemate UK Ltd (ceased in the year)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BASSINDER, Kevin | Director | 2018-02-26 | Aug 1959 | British |
| HEWITT, Charles Edward James | Director | 2004-04-22 | Nov 1970 | British |
| HEWITT, Mary Josephine | Director | 2004-04-22 | Jul 1951 | British |
| HEWITT, Michael Joseph | Director | 2004-04-22 | Sep 1973 | British |
| HEWITT, Nicholas Charles Joseph, Sir | Director | — | Nov 1947 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASSINDER, Kevin | Secretary | 2007-12-17 | 2018-01-16 |
| HEWITT, Michael Joseph | Secretary | 2004-01-15 | 2007-12-17 |
| HEWITT, Timothy George | Secretary | — | 2004-01-12 |
| BAYNE, John Blair | Director | — | 2001-12-12 |
| BURNS, Michael Hamer | Director | 2010-05-18 | 2011-10-31 |
| HEWITT, Timothy George | Director | — | 2004-01-12 |
| JARVIS, Gerald Henry | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| MORTON, Alan James | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-05-18 |
| PLATT, John Camm | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2004-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Nicholas Charles Joseph Hewitt | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-16 | Active |
| Miss Elizabeth Hewitt | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-16 | Active |
| Mrs Mary Josephine Hewitt | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-16 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-21 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-01 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2018-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.