HACHETTE PARTWORKS LIMITED
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Cash
£584K
+53.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£1.2M
-51.8% vs 2023
Employees
22
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£58K
-103.9% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,040,000 | £20,981,000 | -0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £1,123,000 | -£335,000 | -129.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,504,000 | -£58,000 | -103.9% | |
| Net profit | £1,269,000 | -£19,000 | -101.5% | |
| Cash | £380,000 | £584,000 | +53.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,519,000 | £1,197,000 | -52.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,485,000 | £1,197,000 | -51.8% | |
| Equity | £2,485,000 | £1,197,000 | -51.8% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 22 | +4.8% | |
| Wages | £1,427,000 | £1,403,000 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | 6.0% | -0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 44.6% | -28.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 1.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | -8.82x |
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
- HACHETTE PARTWORKS LIMITED 1998-10-19 → present
- IBIS (451) LIMITED 1998-10-01 → 1998-10-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company will continue to be supported by the group, and a written confirmation has been obtained from Group to the directors confirming the support will be effective for a period of at least one year from the date of signing of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events after the reporting date affecting the company's operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNAC, Isabelle | Director | 1998-10-27 | Nov 1964 | French |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Secretary | 1998-10-27 | 2000-02-01 |
| DUPOIZAT, Jean Paul | Secretary | 2000-02-01 | 2008-09-08 |
| WASTIAUX, Marie Claire | Secretary | 2008-09-08 | 2018-06-11 |
| TSD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-27 |
| BAKHOUCHE, Fabrice | Director | 2018-06-11 | 2023-09-01 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Director | 1998-10-27 | 2000-02-01 |
| DUPOIZAT, Jean Paul | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2008-09-08 |
| MARIE CLAIRE, Wastiaux | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2018-06-11 |
| TSD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hachette Uk (Holding) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 91 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-06-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.