L.R.D.PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 00506040Private limited companyIncorporated 1952

Key figures

−£740,824+1.8%
Net assets 2025
-800 k-600 k-400 k-200 k0202020212022202320242025

† L.R.D.PUBLICATIONS 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

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 58142

Where the company stands among the 2,539 active companies whose first SIC code is 58142 (Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals).

Turnover£704,034
Lower than 60% · median £3,920,735 among 77 that publish turnover
Net assets−£740,824
Lower than 96% · median £6,824
Total assets£32,689
Lower than 56% · median £44,774
Cash£1,695
Lower than 82% · median £31,851
Company age74.6 years
Older than 99% · median 11.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. DELINIAN LIMITED£2bn
  2. S&P GLOBAL COMMODITIES UK LIMITED£744m
  3. TES GLOBAL LIMITED£466m
  4. FORBES DIGITAL MARKETING LIMITED£315.5m
  5. REACH MAGAZINES PUBLISHING LIMITED£121m
  6. HAYMARKET MEDIA GROUP LTD.£117.7m
  7. IMMEDIATE MEDIA COMPANY LONDON LIMITED£109m
  8. HAYMARKET MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS LTD.£44.3m
  9. INFOPRO DIGITAL LIMITED£37.5m
  10. NIKKEI EUROPE LIMITED£35.2m

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 2,539. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: L.R.D.PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

L.R.D.PUBLICATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00506040. It was incorporated on 26 Mar 1952. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SE1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142), other publishing activities (58190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £704,034. Profit for the year was £13,339. Net assets were −£740,824, up 1.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,695. Total assets were £32,689 and total liabilities £773,513. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,539 active companies whose first SIC code is 58142: By turnover it ranks lower than 60% of the 77 that publish turnover (median £3,920,735). By net assets it ranks lower than 96% of them (median £6,824). By total assets it ranks lower than 56% of them (median £44,774). By cash it ranks lower than 82% of them (median £31,851). It is older than 99% of them (median age 11.1 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 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 16 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025 †
Turnover611,261589,881——704,034
Profit for the year-42,237-75,266-18,436-83,47613,339
Cash at bank and in hand———1,4881,695
Total assets28,00021,96137,63731,50232,689
Total liabilities615,885674,212708,324785,665773,513
Net assets / total equity-576,985-652,251-670,687-754,163-740,824
Average number of employees0002—

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company continued to be that of

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

History

20 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £704k, net assets −£740.8k
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets −£754.2k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets −£670.7k, 0 employees
  4. Michelle SINGLETON appointedDirector
  5. Helen Dorothy DONOGHUE resignedDirector
  6. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: turnover £589.9k, net assets −£652.3k, 0 employees
  7. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: turnover £611.3k, net assets −£577k, 0 employees
  8. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: turnover £606.2k, net assets −£534.7k, 0 employees
Earlier events (12)
  1. Labour Research Department registered as a person with significant control
  2. Mr Lionel Robert Megoran Fulton ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Ms Helen Dorothy Donoghue ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Mr Howard Marchant ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mr Lionel Robert Megoran Fulton registered as a person with significant control
  6. Ms Helen Dorothy Donoghue registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Howard Marchant registered as a person with significant control
  8. Clare Judith MALLABER resignedDirector
  9. Helen Dorothy DONOGHUE appointedDirector
  10. Robin DALZIEL resignedDirector
  11. Clare Judith MALLABER appointedDirector
  12. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.