SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS 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.
SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 58110Where the company stands among the 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110 (Book publishing).
- RELX PLC£2.4bn
- INFORMA UK LIMITED£977.5m
- WILEY HEYDEN LIMITED£581.8m
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED£411.9m
- EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING FINANCE (UK) LIMITED£342.9m
- SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED£307.2m
- PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED£298.9m
- JOHN WILEY & SONS LIMITED£246.9m
- HACHETTE UK LIMITED£241.6m
- BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC£215.9m
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 9,459. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03046119. It was incorporated on 10 Apr 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (N1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110), publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142).
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. Profit for the year was £368,902,000. Net assets were £307,171,000, up 44.7% on the previous year. Total assets were £401,435,000 and total liabilities £188,528,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,363). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £9,958). It is older than 93% of them (median age 5.7 years).
Does it supply the public sector?
The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Sheffield Hallam University. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £80.5k.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Mar 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | -9,963,000 | 368,902,000 |
| Total assets | 400,598,000 | 401,435,000 |
| Total liabilities | 376,658,000 | 188,528,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 212,269,000 | 307,171,000 |
| Average number of employees | 34 | — |
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
1 contractSPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Sheffield Hallam University. Its published value is £80.5k.
- Purchase of E-booksSheffield Hallam University · £80,539
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. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.
History
6 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £307.2m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £212.3m, 34 employees
- Mrs Christiane Schoeller registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITEDPreviously HOLTZBRINCK PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
- Dr Stefan Von Holtzbrinck 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.