TES GLOBAL LIMITED

Active
Company number 02017289Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£465,954,000
Net assets 2024/25

† TES GLOBAL 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

2024/25

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£107,099,000
Higher than 95% · median £3,920,735 among 77 that publish turnover
Net assets£465,954,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,824
Total assets£603,267,000
Higher than 99% · median £44,774
Employees354
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.5 years
Older than 95% · 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: TES GLOBAL LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

TES GLOBAL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02017289. It was incorporated on 7 May 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Sheffield (S1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142), business and domestic software development (62012), other information technology service activities (62090), web portals (63120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £107,099,000. Profit for the year was £48,588,000. Net assets were £465,954,000. Total assets were £603,267,000 and total liabilities £137,313,000. The company had an average of 354 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,539 active companies whose first SIC code is 58142: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 77 that publish turnover (median £3,920,735). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,824). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £44,774). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 95% of them (median age 11.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 15 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £3.4m. Its most frequent buyer is NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY (2 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 30 days to pay suppliers, and 32% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 22.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 3 of 11 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 28 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover107,099,000
Profit for the year48,588,000
Total assets603,267,000
Total liabilities137,313,000
Net assets / total equity465,954,000
Average number of employees354

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.

Public contracts

15 contracts

TES GLOBAL LIMITED is named as a supplier in 15 public contract award notices from 13 public sector buyers since 2016. The 12 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £3.4m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers13
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
2 contracts · £54.5k
Intellectual Property Office
2 contracts · £24.5k
Harris Federation
1 contract · £1.1m
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
1 contract · £1.1m
The David Ross Education Trust
1 contract · £440k
Contracts
  1. 2026 CLS TES Subscription‡The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · runs until Dec 2026
  2. My ConcernRhondda Cynon Taf CBC
  3. Budget Planning Tool for Schools‡The North Yorkshire Council · £100,000 · runs until Apr 2029
  4. The Provision of Digital Recruitment AdvertisingOUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST · £1,068,056
  5. TES subscription‡City of London Corporation · £33,599
Show 10 more
  1. Recruitment Advertising Teaching and Leadership‡The David Ross Education Trust · £440,000
  2. Teacher Engagement TES‡Intellectual Property Office · £14,500
  3. GB-London: Silverfish Productions Ltd‡Arts Council England · £36,000
  4. Marketing_2021 Schools MediaBRITISH COUNCIL(THE) · £75,000
  5. Content Hub & Advertorial on Times Education Supplement‡Intellectual Property Office · £10,000
  6. Recruitment advertising‡City of London Academies · £359,000
  7. Recruitment Advertising Services for Harris Federation‡Harris Federation · £1,134,662
  8. Advertising services‡NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
  9. BUI/000025NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY · £60,000
  10. Software services‡NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY · £54,500

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Sep 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
30 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
32%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 76%
  • 31 to 60 days 20%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Aug 2025
31
77%
30%
28 Feb 2025
31
77%
32%
31 Aug 2024
33
73%
33%
29 Feb 2024
34
66%
42%
31 Aug 2023
33
44%
73%
28 Feb 2023
36
38%
79%
31 Aug 2022
36
45%
74%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 22.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 20.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 24.9% lower
Employer size
500 to 999 employees
Lower pay quarter54.5% womenLower middle56.7% womenUpper middle38.3% womenUpper pay quarter34.2% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 21.4% lower
women 21.7% lower
2023/24
women 27.7% lower
women 20% lower
2022/23
women 20.3% lower
women 17.3% lower
2021/22
women 13.4% lower
women 12.8% lower
2020/21
women 12.1% lower
women 15.7% lower
2019/20
women 17.2% lower
women 22.5% lower
2018/19
women 23% lower
women 28.7% lower
2017/18
women 20.8% lower
women 24.7% 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

Modern slavery statements5
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CARIBOU MIDCO I LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CARIBOU MIDCO I LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (CARIBOU MIDCO I LIMITED)
Earlier years (2)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (TES TOPCO LIMITED)
2020
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (TES GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED)

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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 3 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: machinery and electrical equipment.

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
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £107.1m, net assets £466m, 354 employees
  2. Tsl Education Spv 2 Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Name changed to TES GLOBAL LIMITEDPreviously TSL EDUCATION LIMITED
  4. 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.