THE TOLKIEN ESTATE LIMITEDActive
Key figures
THE TOLKIEN ESTATE LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.
Ratios
2024Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £10,800,000 (149% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2021–2024
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 10,344,627 | — | — | — |
| Profit for the year | 7,219,565 | 11,526,161 | 14,120,380 | 7,269,280 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 4,646,034 | 8,968,677 | 14,457,694 | 4,677,603 |
| Total assets | 13,801,475 | 16,439,148 | 23,807,194 | 13,485,252 |
| Total liabilities | 2,029,768 | 5,021,280 | 9,069,306 | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 11,771,707 | 11,417,868 | 14,738,248 | 11,207,528 |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends paid | 10,260,000 | 11,880,000 | 10,800,000 | 10,800,000 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2024The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the active management and exploitation of the copyrights and other intellectual property of the late J R R Tolkien, including the publishing of new works and new editions of works in conjunction with publishers worldwide, the development and protection of the Tolkien brand and the management and protection of Tolkien as author and artist.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: THE TOLKIEN ESTATE LIMITED
Company
THE TOLKIEN ESTATE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07842430. It was incorporated on 10 Nov 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Oxford (OX2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £7,269,280. Net assets were £11,207,528, down 24% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,677,603. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2021–2024).
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Nov 2026.