EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED

Active
Company number 03080506Private limited companyIncorporated 1995

Key figures

£70,207,000+19.7%
Net assets 2025
+19.7%
Average annual growth 2024–2025
020 m40 m60 m80 m20242025

† EMERALD PUBLISHING 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 58141

Where the company stands among the 624 active companies whose first SIC code is 58141 (Publishing of learned journals).

Turnover£61,501,000
Higher than 87% · median £1,778,000 among 30 that publish turnover
Net assets£70,207,000
Higher than 99% · median £6,351
Total assets£106,857,000
Higher than 99% · median £31,534
Cash£4,290,000
Higher than 96% · median £53,764
Company age31.3 years
Older than 86% · median 7.3 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED£70.2m
  2. PEI MEDIA LIMITED£39.5m
  3. BIOMED CENTRAL LIMITED£22m
  4. THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY£20m
  5. BRITISH EDITORIAL SOCIETY OF BONE & JOINT SURGERY(THE)£19.3m
  6. EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£16.4m
  7. PAGEANT GAMING MEDIA LIMITED£12.3m
  8. BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED£10.9m
  9. FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE(THE)£8.9m
  10. ALEF PUBLISHING LIMITED£7.3m

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 624. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03080506. It was incorporated on 17 Jul 1995. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bognor regis (PO22). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is publishing of learned journals (58141).

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 £61,501,000. Profit for the year was £13,057,000. Net assets were £70,207,000, up 19.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,290,000. Total assets were £106,857,000 and total liabilities £36,650,000. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 624 active companies whose first SIC code is 58141: By turnover it ranks higher than 87% of the 30 that publish turnover (median £1,778,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £6,351). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £31,534). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £53,764). It is older than 86% of them (median age 7.3 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2022. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £18.1m. Its most frequent buyer is JISC (2 contracts).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 25 days to pay suppliers, and 11% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 29.8% 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 20 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2024–2025
2024 †2025 †
Turnover63,417,00061,501,000
Profit for the year15,586,00013,057,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,238,0004,290,000
Total assets92,265,000106,857,000
Total liabilities33,603,00036,650,000
Net assets / total equity58,662,00070,207,000
Average number of employees242—

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

7 contracts

EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED is named as a supplier in 7 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2022. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £18.1m.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
JISC
2 contracts · £8.9m
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
2 contracts
Jisc Services Limited
1 contract · £8.9m
Jisc Services Ltd
1 contract · £264.5k
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
1 contract · £78.4k
Contracts
  1. STA-26036 Emerald Management Cord E-Journal PortfolioRoyal Holloway and Bedford New College · £78,437 · runs until May 2028
  2. Emerald ResourcesJISC · runs until Dec 2029
  3. Annual Subscription to database of management and business journalsUNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
  4. ICE Publishing Journals SMP 2024-26‡Jisc Services Ltd · £264,519
  5. Emerald Read and Publish 2024-2026‡Jisc · £8,891,175 · runs until Dec 2026
Show 2 more
  1. Emerald Read and Publish 2024-2026‡Jisc Services Limited · £8,891,175
  2. Subscription to Database of management and business journalsUNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

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 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
25 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
11%
Standard payment terms
45–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 66%
  • 31 to 60 days 30%
  • After 60 days 4%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
22
67%
9%
30 Jun 2025
23
68%
6%
31 Dec 2024
21
74%
5%
30 Jun 2024
24
66%
6%
31 Dec 2023
19
78%
8%
30 Jun 2023
20
79%
4%
31 Dec 2022
21
80%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 29.8% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 22.7% lower
Median bonus pay
women 43.9% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter85.5% womenLower middle68.3% womenUpper middle61.3% womenUpper pay quarter42.9% women
Earlier years (6)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 29% lower
women 22% lower
2023/24
women 27% lower
women 22% lower
2020/21
women 14% lower
women 10% lower
2019/20
women 17% lower
women 12% lower
2018/19
women 19% lower
women 15% lower
2017/18
women 24% lower
women 20% 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

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

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

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

5 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £61.5m, net assets £70.2m
  2. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £63.4m, net assets £58.7m, 242 employees
  3. Name changed to EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITEDPreviously EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED
  4. Emerald Group Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  5. 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.