PETER LANG LIMITED

Active
Company number 05861291Private limited companyIncorporated 2006

Key figures

−£621,662+4.5%
Net assets 2025
-800 k-600 k-400 k-200 k0202020212022202320242025

Like most small UK companies, PETER LANG LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 58110

Where the company stands among the 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110 (Book publishing).

Net assets−£621,662
Lower than 99% · median £1,363
Total assets£16,660
Higher than 56% · median £9,958
Employees13
Higher than 97% · median 1
Company age20.4 years
Older than 85% · median 5.7 years
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  1. RELX PLC£2.4bn
  2. INFORMA UK LIMITED£977.5m
  3. WILEY HEYDEN LIMITED£581.8m
  4. PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED£411.9m
  5. EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING FINANCE (UK) LIMITED£342.9m
  6. SPRINGER NATURE PUBLISHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED£307.2m
  7. PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITED£298.9m
  8. JOHN WILEY & SONS LIMITED£246.9m
  9. HACHETTE UK LIMITED£241.6m
  10. 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: PETER LANG LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

PETER LANG LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05861291. It was incorporated on 29 Jun 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Reading (RG31). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110), 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 micro-entity accounts. Net assets were −£621,662, up 4.5% on the previous year. The company had an average of 13 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110: By net assets it ranks lower than 99% of them (median £1,363). By total assets it ranks higher than 56% of them (median £9,958). By number of employees it ranks higher than 97% of them (median 1). It is older than 85% of them (median age 5.7 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. 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 22 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
20212022202320242025
Total assets40,85024,29757,72113,12116,660
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity-732,865-699,408-680,116-650,688-621,662
Average number of employees668913

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.

History

33 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets −£621.7k, 13 employees
  2. Lucy MELVILLE resignedSecretary
  3. Lucy Katherine Susan MELVILLE resignedDirector
  4. Mrs Lucy Melville ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets −£650.7k, 9 employees
  6. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets −£680.1k, 8 employees
  7. Financial year 2022 endedAccounts: net assets −£699.4k, 6 employees
  8. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets −£732.9k, 6 employees
Earlier events (25)
  1. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets −£767.5k, 8 employees
  2. Vanessa WEBER resignedDirector
  3. Arnaud BÉGLÉ appointedDirector
  4. Mr Arnaud Béglé registered as a person with significant control
  5. Kulvinder Kaur SHERGILL resignedDirector
  6. Mrs Kulvinder Kaur Shergill ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Ms Vanessa Weber ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Mrs Kulvinder Kaur Shergill registered as a person with significant control
  9. Kulvinder Kaur SHERGILL appointedDirector
  10. Mrs Lucy Melville registered as a person with significant control
  11. Ms Vanessa Weber registered as a person with significant control
  12. Antonio ALBALA RIVAS resignedDirector
  13. Vanessa WEBER resignedSecretary
  14. Lucy MELVILLE appointedSecretary
  15. Vanessa WEBER appointedSecretary
  16. Vanessa WEBER appointedDirector
  17. Fritz SCHMUTZ resignedDirector
  18. Fritz SCHMUTZ resignedSecretary
  19. Graham SPEAKE resignedDirector
  20. Lucy Katherine Susan MELVILLE appointedDirector
  21. Fritz SCHMUTZ appointedDirector
  22. Fritz SCHMUTZ appointedSecretary
  23. Antonio ALBALA RIVAS appointedDirector
  24. Graham SPEAKE appointedDirector
  25. 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.