THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+2.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
74
+8.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£691K
+21.3% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £14,736,924 | £17,846,462 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £523,711 | £647,215 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £569,764 | £691,319 | |
| Net profit | £796,827 | £648,165 | £451,445 | £663,781 | £415,409 | £503,770 | |
| Cash | £1,619,466 | £1,555,129 | £1,060,269 | £1,384,792 | £1,403,375 | £1,433,691 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £764,171 | £978,195 | £843,504 | £870,572 | £1,449,125 | £1,445,499 | |
| Net assets | £737,271 | £885,436 | £801,881 | £854,662 | £1,419,783 | £1,423,552 | |
| Equity | £737,271 | £885,436 | £801,881 | £854,662 | £1,419,783 | £1,423,552 | |
| Average employees | 63 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 68 | 74 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,349,993 | £3,757,610 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £371,285 | £418,823 |
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
-
Turnover
+21.1%
£14,736,924 £17,846,462
-
Cash
+2.2%
£1,403,375 £1,433,691
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£1,419,783 £1,423,552
-
Employees
+8.8%
68 74
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+23.6%
£523,711 £647,215
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Profit before tax
+21.3%
£569,764 £691,319
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Wages
+12.2%
£3,349,993 £3,757,610
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 36.1% | 44.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1206.71x | — |
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
- THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED 1999-08-25 → present
- PARSON TRULLIBER LIMITED 1999-08-02 → 1999-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Reza Samii
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, I 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 I have performed, I have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- THINK PUBLISHING LIMITED · parent
- Think Scotland Limited 100%
- Think Travel Media Limited 60%
Significant events
- “However, since the year end the company has opened a £150,000 overdraft facility out of an abundance of caution in respect of any short term cashflow constraints.”
- “Contributions of £16,419 were made to The Liberal Democrats party.”
- “On 10 April 2025, the subsidiary company provided an unsecured loan facility of £300,000, bearing interest at a rate of 3.10% per annum to Gemini Books Group Limited, a UK registered company with registered number 14543424 in which Messrs Ian McAuliffe and Marcus Leaver are directors. The loan facility is repayable before 31 December 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROFT, Andrew | Secretary | 2022-07-15 | — | — |
| INNES, John Hugh | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1969 | British |
| LEAVER, Marcus Edward | Director | 2022-05-16 | Apr 1970 | British |
| MCAULIFFE, Ian Fraser | Director | 1999-08-02 | Jun 1967 | British |
| MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary | Director | 2001-01-02 | Apr 1968 | British |
| SCULLY, Jackie Anne | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1981 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCAULIFFE, Matilda Rosemary | Secretary | 2002-03-31 | 2022-07-15 |
| RAM, Harry Granville Abel | Secretary | 1999-08-02 | 2002-03-31 |
| ARNOLD, Polly Maeve | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2020-02-28 |
| GREGORY, Christopher Guy | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2000-12-31 |
| RAM, Harry Granville Abel | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2002-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Fraser Mcauliffe | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Matilda Rosemary Mcauliffe | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-08 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.