EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† EMERALD GROUP 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.
Like most small UK companies, EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 58141Where the company stands among the 624 active companies whose first SIC code is 58141 (Publishing of learned journals).
- EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED£70.2m
- PEI MEDIA LIMITED£39.5m
- BIOMED CENTRAL LIMITED£22m
- THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY£20m
- BRITISH EDITORIAL SOCIETY OF BONE & JOINT SURGERY(THE)£19.3m
- EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED£16.4m
- PAGEANT GAMING MEDIA LIMITED£12.3m
- BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED£10.9m
- FELLOWSHIP OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE(THE)£8.9m
- 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 GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03599896. It was incorporated on 17 Jul 1998. 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. Net assets were £16,395,000, up 17.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £10,000. Total assets were £145,252,000 and total liabilities £128,857,000. 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 net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £6,351). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £31,534). By cash it ranks lower than 69% of them (median £53,764). It is older than 83% of them (median age 7.3 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
Its gender pay gap report for 2022/23 shows median hourly pay for women 13% 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 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 52,000 | 10,000 |
| Total assets | 139,290,000 | 145,252,000 |
| Total liabilities | 125,354,000 | 128,857,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 13,936,000 | 16,395,000 |
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
- Median hourly pay
- women 13% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 12% lower
- Median bonus pay
- women 15% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
Earlier years (1)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2021/22
- women 12% lower
- women 15% 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.
History
16 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £16.4m
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £13.9m
- Emerald Uk Holdco Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Martin James Hasyn ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Peter George Meredith ceased to be a person with significant control
- Ms Karen Noelle Fojt ceased to be a person with significant control
- Dr Keith Howard ceased to be a person with significant control
- Mr Martin James Hasyn registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (8)
- Mr Timothy Harvey Ratcliffe ceased to be a person with significant control
- Name changed to EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDPreviously EMERALD GLOBAL PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED
- Dr Keith Howard registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Peter George Meredith registered as a person with significant control
- Ms Karen Noelle Fojt registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Timothy Harvey Ratcliffe registered as a person with significant control
- Name changed to EMERALD GLOBAL PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITEDPreviously MCB UP GROUP LIMITED
- 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.