THE ASSOCIATION OF LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY PUBLISHERS
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-10 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-27
Watchouts
Cash
£928K
+3.9% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+3.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
10
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£48K
-67.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £815,427 | £584,094 | £624,498 | — | £870,600 | £931,047 | |
| Operating profit | £71,576 | £5,757 | £55,237 | — | £114,378 | -£16,228 | |
| Profit before tax | £139,890 | £29,014 | £95,373 | £58,693 | £148,857 | £48,421 | |
| Net profit | £125,796 | £23,912 | £74,467 | £52,116 | £141,844 | £42,170 | |
| Cash | £726,722 | £653,313 | £680,936 | £848,105 | £893,493 | £927,896 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £961,032 | £987,837 | £1,082,139 | £1,140,534 | £1,287,394 | £1,332,784 | |
| Net assets | £960,167 | £984,079 | £1,058,546 | £1,110,662 | £1,252,506 | £1,294,676 | |
| Equity | — | — | £1,058,546 | £1,110,662 | £1,252,506 | £1,294,676 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
+6.9%
£870,600 £931,047
highest in 5 filed years
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Cash
+3.9%
£893,493 £927,896
highest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+3.4%
£1,252,506 £1,294,676
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
0%
10 10
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Operating profit
-114.2%
£114,378 -£16,228
lowest in 5 filed years
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Profit before tax
-67.5%
£148,857 £48,421
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 | 8.8% | 1.0% | 8.8% | — | 13.1% | -1.7% | |
| Net margin | 15.4% | 4.1% | 11.9% | — | 16.3% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.4% | 0.6% | 5.1% | — | 8.9% | -1.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.18x | 2.07x |
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
- THE ASSOCIATION OF LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY PUBLISHERS 2000-11-08 → present
- THE ASSOCIATION OF LEARNED AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETYPUBLISHERS LIMITED 2000-10-02 → 2000-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Myers Clark
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEIGHTON, Ruth | Secretary | 2024-01-31 | — | — |
| AHMED, Shehnaz | Director | 2026-01-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| ANDERTON, Sophia Vera Kathrin | Director | 2022-01-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| ASHBY-WOOD, Miranda Kay | Director | 2024-06-10 | Aug 1992 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Duncan John, Dr | Director | 2026-01-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| FRICKER, Sarah Louise | Director | 2023-01-03 | Jul 1972 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| LANSMAN, Leslie Elizabeth | Director | 2022-06-21 | Sep 1977 | American |
| MICHAUD, Fabienne Christine | Director | 2024-01-01 | Sep 1970 | British,French |
| SIME, Wayne Campbell | Director | 2022-06-21 | Jun 1973 | British |
| TORNKVIST, Nils Ola, Dr | Director | 2024-01-16 | Nov 1961 | Swedish |
| WIXON, Joanne, Dr | Director | 2023-07-05 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER, Ian | Secretary | 2004-11-16 | 2015-08-27 |
| MORRIS, Francis John William | Secretary | 2004-09-16 | 2004-11-16 |
| MORRIS, Sally Christine Lestourgeon | Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2003-06-30 |
| ORMES, Audrey | Secretary | 2015-08-27 | 2019-05-10 |
| SIME, Wayne Campbell | Secretary | 2019-06-24 | 2022-06-21 |
| TOLSON, Jill Lesley | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2004-09-16 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-02 | 2000-10-02 |
| ALEXANDER, Patrick H | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| ASHMAN, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2019-09-12 |
| BENCHEKROUN, Sami | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2025-12-31 |
| BOYES, Elaine Claire | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-04-08 |
| BUCKLAND, Nadine | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| COND, Anthony David | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-12-31 |
| COOKSON, Rodney Andrew | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| CRAIG, Lorraine Emily, Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| DAWS, Peter | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| DIXON, Deborah Mary | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| FIELD, Georgina | Director | 2023-01-03 | 2023-09-20 |
| FRY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-01-01 |
| GEDYE, Richard John | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| GILCHRIST, Alan Duncan | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| GREEN, Toby Alexander Benskin | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-04-24 |
| GREEN, Toby Alexander Benskin | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| HAWTHORNE, Stephen Richard | Director | 2013-09-12 | 2018-01-09 |
| HAYASHI, Kazuhiro | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2012-06-13 |
| HEWARD MILLS, Leon | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HEZLET, Susan Patricia, Dr | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| HILL, Amanda Marie-Claire | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-07-22 |
| HILL, Catherine Jane | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| HOPWOOD, Ian Michael | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2012-07-31 |
| HUMPHREY, James, Dr | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2025-12-31 |
| HURST, Phillip Charles | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| KUSTER, Arend Johannes | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2016-03-31 |
| KÄHLER, Ove Karsten | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2022-12-31 |
| LANG, Allison Kathryn, Dr | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2025-12-31 |
| MAIR, Robert Steven Robertson | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2009-06-30 |
| MCMILLEN, Ronald Elwood | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-04-05 |
| MILNE, James Stanley, Dr | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2013-08-31 |
| MUDDITT, Alison | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2018-06-04 |
| O'CONNOR, Niamh, Dr | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| O'ROURKE, Anthony Paul | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2012-07-13 |
| OLIVER, Rhonda Christine | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2014-12-31 |
| PAGE, Louise | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2017-08-01 |
| PARKER, Robert John, Dr | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2012-01-01 |
| PAULUS, Kurt Friedrich Gerhard, Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| PECK COLLIN, Louise Georgina | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2024-01-01 |
| POWELL, Andrea Jane | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| QUEEN, Wendy | Director | 2020-01-02 | 2022-12-31 |
| REANEY, Desmond | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Martin Jeremy | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2008-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Peter Edward Hugh | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2018-01-01 |
| ROSS, Simon Peter | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| SCHEMAN, Rita | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2019-06-28 |
| SINGLETON, Alan Kenneth John | Director | 2008-01-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| STILES, Madeline Joyce | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-05-15 |
| TAYLOR, Crispin | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| THOMAS, Linda Na | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2010-04-15 |
| THORN, Susan Janet | Director | 2000-10-02 | 2005-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| WILLIAMSON, Alexandra Adamson | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| ZHANG, Yuehong | Director | 2011-07-05 | 2016-12-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-02 | 2000-10-02 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-02 | 2000-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rodney Andrew Cookson | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-02 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Ms Wendy Queen | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-02 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Dr Allison Kathryn Lang | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-01-02 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Mr Patrick H Alexander | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-02 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Dr Niamh O'Connor | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Mrs Deborah Dixon | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-01-01 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Ms Alison Mudditt | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2018-06-04 |
| Ms Catherine Jane Hill | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-09 |
| Mr Anthony David Cond | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-02 |
| Mr Peter Jonathan Ashman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-09-12 |
| Ms Rita Scheman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-28 |
| Mrs Audrey Irene Ormes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-05-10 |
| Mr Stephen Richard Hawthorne | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-09 |
| Mr Peter Edward Hugh Richardson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 279 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.