Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Book publishing · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1960Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£5,264,547
Cash
£43,170
Turnover
£197,517,620
Profit / loss
£3,181,561
Current assets
£113,704,057
Creditors < 1 year
£178,917,820
Equity
£5,264,548
Average employees
500
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £5,264,547 | £13,082,987 |
| Equity | £5,264,548 | £13,082,987 |
| Share capital | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| Retained earnings | £3,431,249 | £11,249,688 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £70,498,445 | £61,062,838 |
| Intangible assets | £70,369,029 | £60,979,557 |
| Current assets | £113,704,057 | £89,716,490 |
| Cash at bank | £43,170 | £197,020 |
| Debtors | £91,825,685 | £71,786,947 |
| Stock | £21,835,202 | £17,732,523 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £178,917,820 | £137,696,341 |
| Creditors after one year | £20,135 | — |
| Bank loans & overdrafts | £109,667,789 | £81,363,473 |
| Net current assets | −£65,213,763 | −£47,979,851 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £197,517,620 | £178,639,676 |
| Cost of sales | £90,644,310 | £78,107,644 |
| Gross profit | £106,873,310 | £100,532,032 |
| Distribution costs | £13,832,682 | £12,300,282 |
| Administrative expenses | £82,973,534 | £70,806,543 |
| Operating profit | £10,067,094 | £17,425,207 |
| Interest receivable | £3,337 | — |
| Interest payable | £3,502,785 | £3,463,389 |
| Profit before tax | £6,567,646 | £13,961,818 |
| Tax | £3,386,085 | £2,941,625 |
| Profit / loss | £3,181,561 | £11,020,193 |
| Dividends | £11,000,000 | £13,500,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £15,330 | £16,229 |
| Amortisation | £768,072 | £1,297,791 |
| Operating lease charges | £134,734 | £186,517 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 500 | 463 |
| Staff costs | £34,863,636 | £31,935,364 |
| Wages & salaries | £28,601,072 | £26,599,778 |
| Social security costs | £3,452,005 | £2,960,130 |
| Pension costs | £2,810,559 | £2,375,455 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- Hachette UK Limited
- Ultimate parent
- Lagardère SA
- Ultimate controlling party
- Louis Hachette Group SA
- Accounts
- Full accounts · FRS 101
- Approved
- 2026-09-07, signed by D M Wright
Turnover by segment (12)
- United Kingdom: 122,330,883 (2025-12-31)
- Australia and New Zealand: 9,677,211 (2025-12-31)
- Europe: 23,986,508 (2025-12-31)
- North America: 17,814,142 (2025-12-31)
- Asia: 6,811,759 (2025-12-31)
- Rest of World: 16,897,116 (2025-12-31)
- United Kingdom: 101,120,232 (2024-12-31)
- Australia and New Zealand: 8,986,134 (2024-12-31)
- Europe: 22,775,399 (2024-12-31)
- North America: 21,343,329 (2024-12-31)
- Asia: 13,774,642 (2024-12-31)
- Rest of World: 10,639,940 (2024-12-31)
Borrowings (1)
- Amounts owed to group undertakings; intercompany loans are repayable on demand. Balances exceeding 12 months are non-current; interest is chargeable on these non-current loans at SONIA plus 0.9 percentage points. · 109,667,789 · SONIA plus 0.9 percentage points on non-current loans; any trading balances repayable within 12 months do not incur interest. · Repayable on demand; trading balances repaid within 12 months.
Share classes (1)
- 25,000 £1 ordinary shares of £1
Events after the year end (2)
- Subsequent to the reporting date, ongoing conflict in the Middle East has continued to create uncertainty in global economic conditions, including volatility in energy prices, supply chains, foreign exchange markets, and inflationary pressures.
- At the date of approval of these financial statements, no material impact on the Company’s trading performance or asset valuations has been identified.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 12 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 1997-02-28 · satisfied 2008-03-28
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1996-02-22 · satisfied 2000-03-22
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1995-02-01 · satisfied 1996-09-18
AND AMENDING UNDER CLAUSES 2.3 AND 2.4 O F THE SUPPLEMENTAL CHARGE (AS DEFINED TH EREIN)
SatisfiedUnknown · created 1993-07-26 · satisfied 1996-09-18
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1993-07-26 · satisfied 1996-09-18
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SatisfiedProperty · created 1991-07-25 · satisfied 1992-02-26
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SatisfiedFixed · created 1991-07-18 · satisfied 1994-05-28
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1990-08-15 · satisfied 1992-07-22
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SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1990-07-26 · satisfied 1994-05-28
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SatisfiedUnknown · created 1983-12-14 · satisfied 1994-05-28
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SatisfiedUnknown · created 1975-05-30 · satisfied 1992-05-11
FOR SECURING STERLING POUNDS 39,000
SatisfiedAll Assets · created 1966-11-23 · satisfied 1994-05-28
FOR SECURING DEBENTURE STOCK OF MATTHEW HODDER LTD, AMOUNTING TO STERLING POUNDS 650,000
Satisfied