EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-07 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-24
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+63.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+12.2% vs 2023
Employees
98
+5.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
+6.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £12,797,203 | £13,820,048 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,999,622 | £5,040,796 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £5,027,173 | £5,340,689 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,830,020 | £4,044,959 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,583,999 | £4,224,279 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £8,474,395 | £9,327,291 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,852,873 | £6,567,832 | |
| Equity | £6,093,643 | £5,277,489 | £5,693,384 | — | — | £5,852,873 | £6,567,832 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 98 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,437,055 | £3,836,801 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £497,618 | £534,885 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+8%
£12,797,203 £13,820,048
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Cash
+63.5%
£2,583,999 £4,224,279
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Net assets
+12.2%
£5,852,873 £6,567,832
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Employees
+5.4%
93 98
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Operating profit
+0.8%
£4,999,622 £5,040,796
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Profit before tax
+6.2%
£5,027,173 £5,340,689
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Wages
+11.6%
£3,437,055 £3,836,801
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 39.1% | 36.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 29.9% | 29.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 59.0% | 54.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.04x | 5.41x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4244.16x | 1565.46x |
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
- Auditor
- Lentells (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company's investment in Now Publishers Inc. (comprising shares and loans to) had previously been written down to £1, Subsequent to the year end, the business assets of Now Publishers Inc. have been sold and the loan to Edward Elgar Publishing Limited has been repaid. As a result the value of the investment at 31 December 2024 has been reinstated to its original historic cost.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELGAR, Sandra | Secretary | 1996-07-01 | — | British |
| ELGAR, Catherine Jane | Director | 2009-01-01 | Jan 1977 | British |
| ELGAR, Edward James | Director | — | Dec 1949 | British |
| ELGAR, Emily Claire | Director | 2018-03-02 | Nov 1981 | British |
| ELGAR, Sandra | Director | 1996-07-01 | Mar 1952 | British |
| PETTIFER, Alexander James Comely | Director | 2009-09-01 | Sep 1980 | British |
| PETTIFER, Laura Mary | Director | 2010-10-01 | Sep 1978 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Timothy Jonathan Leslie | Director | 2009-01-01 | Feb 1976 | United Kingdom |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG, Nigel Reginald | Secretary | — | 1996-07-01 |
| BLAUG, Mark, Professor | Director | — | 1996-06-10 |
| FARROW, Nigel Alexander Emery | Director | — | 1996-07-01 |
| RYAN, Alexander Cameron Cranston | Director | 1996-07-01 | 2003-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura Mary Pettifer | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-22 | Active |
| Catherine Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-04-22 | Active |
| Mr Edward James Elgar | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 142 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-29 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.