FRONTLINE LIMITED
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† FRONTLINE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 47620Where the company stands among the 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620 (Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores).
- RYMAN LIMITED£49.2m
- RIVERSIDE BOOKS LIMITED£7.8m
- PILLARBOX DESIGNS LIMITED£6.7m
- POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED£3.6m
- FRONTLINE LIMITED£3m
- E. CHIDLOW AND COMPANY LIMITED£2.3m
- TINC LTD£1.7m
- SEYMOUR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£1.6m
- DALSTON STATIONERS LIMITED£1.6m
- BETWEEN THE LINES LIMITED£1.4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,281. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: FRONTLINE LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
FRONTLINE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00329613. It was incorporated on 8 Jul 1937. Its status is active. The registered office is in Peterborough (PE2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £197,340,000. Profit for the year was £1,387,000. Net assets were £3,034,000, up 44.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £27,495,000. Total assets were £66,108,000 and total liabilities £62,573,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £12,058). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £61,264). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £16,461). It is older than 99% of them (median age 7.5 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter, furniture and lighting. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 23 days to pay suppliers, and 18% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2023/24 shows median hourly pay for women 22.2% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 3 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | 197,340,000 |
| Profit for the year | — | 1,387,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 25,254,000 | 27,495,000 |
| Total assets | 60,607,000 | 66,108,000 |
| Total liabilities | 57,815,000 | 62,573,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 2,104,000 | 3,034,000 |
| Average number of employees | 313 | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 23 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 18%
- Standard payment terms
- 0–60 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 91%
- 31 to 60 days 8%
- After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2025
- 25
- 95%
- 19%
- 30 Jun 2025
- 17
- 95%
- 13%
- 31 Dec 2024
- 24
- 91%
- 29%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 25
- 85%
- 41%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 20
- 93%
- 32%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 20
- 86%
- 38%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 23
- 88%
- 39%
- Median hourly pay
- women 22.2% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 26.2% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 34.5% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (4)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2022/23
- women 18.2% lower
- women 23.8% lower
- 2021/22
- women 22.5% lower
- women 28% lower
- 2020/21
- women 19.7% lower
- women 25.2% lower
- 2018/19
- women 18.8% lower
- women 28.1% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter and furniture and lighting.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £197.3m, net assets £3m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £2.1m, 313 employees
- Bauer Consumer Media Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.