ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITEDActive

Company number SC015256Private limited companyIncorporated 1928

Key figures

£3,535,214-70.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-20.3%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
05 m10 m15 m2020/212021/222022/232024/25

ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITED does not disclose its turnover in its latest accounts; the profit for the year is as stated in the accounts.

Ratios

2024/25
Balance sheet structure
Current assetsFixed assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
010 m20 m2020/212021/222022/232024/25

Dividends

from the accounts
2024/25

Dividends paid in the financial year: £12,000,000 (418% of the profit for the year).

History
2024/25£12,000,000
2020/21£48,000,000
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232024/25
Turnover18,441,53218,976,78319,688,145—
Profit for the year4,463,5594,133,250904,4972,867,963
Cash at bank and in hand75744,9875,0326,082
Total assets9,550,47213,277,60413,173,6934,679,219
Total liabilities4,793,7374,146,1802,938,9662,562,997
Net assets / total equity6,990,70511,123,95512,028,4523,535,214
Average number of employees1971991971
Average pay (per year)31,76134,97935,914—
Dividends paid48,000,000——12,000,000

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 2025

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of DC Thomson & Company Limited. The company's principal activities are the printing and publishing of newspapers in Aberdeen and the North of Scotland.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Summary: ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITED

Company

ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC015256. It was incorporated on 22 Sep 1928. Its status is active. The registered office is in Dundee (DD1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is printing of newspapers (18110), publishing of newspapers (58130).

Accounts

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Profit for the year was £2,867,963. Net assets were £3,535,214, down 70.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,082. Total assets were £4,679,219 and total liabilities £2,562,997. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

Control and charges

One person with significant control is registered.

Filing deadlines

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Aug 2027.