WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-12 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+38.8% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7M
-0.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
49
+4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4K
-98.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,902,597 | £13,135,088 | £12,852,927 | £14,552,508 | |
| Operating profit | £2,401,887 | £80,989 | £202,329 | -£131,701 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,404,130 | £83,288 | £252,207 | £3,637 | |
| Net profit | £1,942,123 | £38,307 | £247,821 | -£39,320 | |
| Cash | £827,943 | £1,444,500 | £2,303,757 | £3,197,050 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,025,983 | £8,059,146 | £7,547,772 | £7,495,912 | |
| Net assets | £7,870,426 | £7,813,733 | £7,339,554 | £7,300,234 | |
| Equity | £7,870,426 | £7,813,733 | £7,339,554 | £7,300,234 | |
| Average employees | 51 | 51 | 47 | 49 | |
| Wages | £2,420,586 | £4,165,430 | £3,572,149 | £5,331,142 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,033,569 | £2,693,576 | £2,216,263 | £3,936,110 |
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 2024-05-31 vs 2023-05-31
-
Turnover
+13.2%
£12,852,927 £14,552,508
-
Cash
+38.8%
£2,303,757 £3,197,050
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£7,339,554 £7,300,234
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+4.3%
47 49
-
Operating profit
-165.1%
£202,329 -£131,701
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-98.6%
£252,207 £3,637
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+49.2%
£3,572,149 £5,331,142
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 0.3% | 1.9% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.9% | 1.0% | 2.7% | -1.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.87x | 3.49x | |
| Interest cover | 43670.67x | — | 16860.75x | — |
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 2 times since incorporation
- WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 2010-06-01 → present
- WITHERBY SEAMANSHIP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2007-12-17 → 2010-06-01
- YORK PLACE (NO.456) LIMITED 2007-11-15 → 2007-12-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- 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.”
Group structure
- WITHERBY PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Witherbys Publishing Limited 100%
- Seamanship International Limited 100%
- Witherby Digital Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-11-15 | — | — |
| HEATHCOTE, Katrina | Director | 2008-01-22 | Feb 1962 | British |
| MACNEIL, Iain Gerard | Director | 2008-01-22 | Apr 1971 | British |
| MACROSSON, Gillian | Director | 2017-06-19 | May 1971 | British |
| TAIT, Donna Louise | Director | 2015-01-15 | Nov 1975 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENEY, James Stewart Mcvicker | Secretary | 2008-01-25 | 2008-03-31 |
| COLLINS, Andrew Seymour | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2017-12-20 |
| COTTERELL, David | Director | 2015-11-10 | 2017-12-20 |
| GLUCAS, Christopher Robert | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-02-12 |
| HENEY, James Stewart Mcvicker | Director | 2013-06-20 | 2019-11-12 |
| LYNCH, Dominic Gerard | Director | 2015-09-17 | 2017-12-20 |
| MACHTELINCKX, Johan Fernand Dominique | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2025-08-20 |
| WITHERBY, Kathleen | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2012-06-28 |
| WITHERBY, Thomas Alan Forbes | Director | 2008-01-22 | 2012-06-28 |
| MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2007-11-15 | 2008-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witherby Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-12 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.