
Company Number
00785998
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
springer nature (uk) limited
Group Structure
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Industry
Book publishing
+1Registered Address
the campus 4 crinan street, london, N1 9XW
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED at £788.2m based on a Turnover of £440.8m and 1.79x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED at £1.5b based on an EBITDA of £148.9m and a 10.1x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED at £1.3b based on Net Assets of £725.4m and 1.82x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Springer Nature Limited is a live company located in london, N1 9XW with a Companies House number of 00785998. It operates in the book publishing sector, SIC Code 58110. Founded in December 1963, it's largest shareholder is springer nature (uk) limited with a 100% stake. Springer Nature Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £440.8m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Springer Nature Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 9 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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0 Regular
3 Weak
Size
annual sales of £440.8m, make it larger than the average company (£4.4m)
£440.8m - Springer Nature Limited
£4.4m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a faster rate (2.7%)
6% - Springer Nature Limited
2.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 97%, this company has a lower cost of product (51.2%)
97% - Springer Nature Limited
51.2% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 32.4% make it more profitable than the average company (6.5%)
32.4% - Springer Nature Limited
6.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1232 employees, this is above the industry average (36)
1232 - Springer Nature Limited
36 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £82.2k, the company has a higher pay structure (£50.8k)
£82.2k - Springer Nature Limited
£50.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £357.8k, this is more efficient (£163.5k)
£357.8k - Springer Nature Limited
£163.5k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 369 days, this is later than average (49 days)
369 days - Springer Nature Limited
49 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 211 days, this is slower than average (46 days)
211 days - Springer Nature Limited
46 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 16 days, this is less than average (45 days)
16 days - Springer Nature Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 0 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (22 weeks)
0 weeks - Springer Nature Limited
22 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 32.8%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (54%)
32.8% - Springer Nature Limited
54% - Industry AVG
Springer Nature Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £440.8 million and the company has net assets of £725.4 million. According to their latest financial statements, Springer Nature Limited has 1,232 employees and maintains cash reserves of £69 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 440,800,000 | 398,314,000 | 383,685,000 | 365,042,000 | 409,717,000 | 376,179,000 | 351,496,000 | 275,418,000 | 255,878,000 | 233,755,000 | 315,243,000 | 310,733,000 | 293,829,000 | 281,992,000 | 269,095,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 13,212,000 | 12,227,000 | 12,238,000 | 18,240,000 | 42,229,000 | 39,311,000 | 48,107,000 | 42,322,000 | 41,350,000 | 44,937,000 | 102,963,000 | 102,097,000 | 103,088,000 | 106,051,000 | 107,530,000 |
Gross Profit | 427,588,000 | 386,087,000 | 371,447,000 | 346,802,000 | 367,488,000 | 336,868,000 | 303,389,000 | 233,096,000 | 214,528,000 | 188,818,000 | 212,280,000 | 208,636,000 | 190,741,000 | 175,941,000 | 161,565,000 |
Admin Expenses | 284,778,000 | 267,171,000 | 247,807,000 | 248,056,000 | 302,455,000 | 277,508,000 | 253,829,000 | 190,858,000 | 183,608,000 | 172,313,000 | 200,669,000 | 173,251,000 | 173,132,000 | 161,857,000 | 145,843,000 |
Operating Profit | 142,810,000 | 118,916,000 | 123,640,000 | 98,746,000 | 65,033,000 | 59,360,000 | 49,560,000 | 42,238,000 | 30,920,000 | 16,505,000 | 11,611,000 | 35,385,000 | 17,609,000 | 14,084,000 | 15,722,000 |
Interest Payable | 7,802,000 | 3,587,000 | 3,725,000 | 4,033,000 | 5,426,000 | 14,368,000 | 7,426,000 | 3,947,000 | 4,215,000 | 1,292,000 | 1,767,000 | 2,708,000 | 9,716,000 | 943,000 | 8,771,000 |
Interest Receivable | 29,820,000 | 7,187,000 | 11,693,000 | 8,785,000 | 6,685,000 | 8,051,000 | 8,363,000 | 4,167,000 | 3,783,000 | 3,936,000 | 4,293,000 | 5,487,000 | 9,992,000 | 3,242,000 | 9,414,000 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 165,498,000 | 112,648,000 | 131,243,000 | 102,900,000 | 66,311,000 | 50,256,000 | 236,594,000 | 41,303,000 | 155,847,000 | 104,762,000 | 93,293,000 | 96,159,000 | 149,799,000 | 12,815,000 | 66,365,000 |
Tax | -35,515,000 | -23,902,000 | -25,625,000 | -20,237,000 | -13,620,000 | -9,727,000 | -12,920,000 | -7,804,000 | -8,951,000 | -4,588,000 | -3,149,000 | -8,708,000 | -7,746,000 | -6,082,000 | -5,188,000 |
Profit After Tax | 129,983,000 | 88,746,000 | 105,618,000 | 82,663,000 | 52,691,000 | 40,529,000 | 223,674,000 | 33,499,000 | 146,896,000 | 100,174,000 | 90,144,000 | 87,451,000 | 142,053,000 | 6,733,000 | 61,177,000 |
Dividends Paid | 46,372,000 | 160,442,000 | 58,065,000 | 92,300,000 | 60,727,000 | 203,415,000 | 30,000,000 | ||||||||
Retained Profit | 129,983,000 | 88,746,000 | 105,618,000 | 82,663,000 | 52,691,000 | 40,529,000 | 177,302,000 | 33,499,000 | -13,546,000 | 42,109,000 | -2,156,000 | 26,724,000 | -61,362,000 | 6,733,000 | 31,177,000 |
Employee Costs | 101,300,000 | 88,585,000 | 79,559,000 | 74,456,000 | 96,373,000 | 93,489,000 | 88,306,000 | 80,500,000 | 92,104,000 | 91,256,000 | 113,102,000 | 94,638,000 | 83,536,000 | 73,973,000 | 69,169,000 |
Number Of Employees | 1,232 | 1,097 | 1,040 | 1,092 | 1,310 | 1,317 | 1,359 | 1,330 | 1,277 | 1,737 | 1,736 | 1,658 | 1,572 | 1,440 | 1,469 |
EBITDA* | 148,874,000 | 125,051,000 | 129,810,000 | 106,249,000 | 89,207,000 | 83,096,000 | 68,688,000 | 58,651,000 | 48,821,000 | 22,320,000 | 15,733,000 | 37,973,000 | 21,702,000 | 20,426,000 | 19,283,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 16,087,000 | 289,807,000 | 177,833,000 | 256,266,000 | 193,607,000 | 198,494,000 | 187,639,000 | 180,757,000 | 53,057,000 | 64,438,000 | 48,645,000 | 40,246,000 | 41,176,000 | 40,355,000 | 40,787,000 |
Intangible Assets | 29,924,000 | 11,540,000 | 12,894,000 | 2,889,000 | 41,976,000 | 43,007,000 | 37,944,000 | 30,114,000 | 25,581,000 | 29,856,000 | 7,597,000 | 6,637,000 | 2,437,000 | 3,328,000 | 8,663,000 |
Investments & Other | 573,425,000 | 255,463,000 | 140,423,000 | 215,854,000 | 76,408,000 | 149,757,000 | 151,893,000 | 145,496,000 | 21,756,000 | 24,145,000 | 23,411,000 | 19,748,000 | 19,347,000 | 19,239,000 | 19,239,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 13,127,000 | 241,000 | 72,087,000 | ||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 632,563,000 | 301,347,000 | 190,727,000 | 259,155,000 | 235,583,000 | 241,501,000 | 225,583,000 | 210,871,000 | 78,638,000 | 94,294,000 | 56,242,000 | 46,883,000 | 43,613,000 | 43,683,000 | 49,450,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 614,000 | 869,000 | 779,000 | 1,087,000 | 8,134,000 | 6,940,000 | 9,355,000 | 13,824,000 | 15,788,000 | 23,145,000 | 26,505,000 | 20,464,000 | 23,184,000 | 23,421,000 | 23,492,000 |
Trade Debtors | 446,336,000 | 5,065,000 | 9,371,000 | 9,468,000 | 22,304,000 | 22,714,000 | 37,281,000 | 60,482,000 | 82,115,000 | 104,698,000 | 100,414,000 | 99,642,000 | 87,935,000 | 96,893,000 | 95,523,000 |
Group Debtors | 407,537,000 | 348,865,000 | 321,640,000 | 330,895,000 | 251,553,000 | 203,980,000 | 184,502,000 | 376,748,000 | 316,628,000 | 301,244,000 | 226,680,000 | 227,344,000 | |||
Misc Debtors | 638,280,000 | 654,004,000 | 56,176,000 | 55,796,000 | 64,071,000 | 60,952,000 | 56,152,000 | 57,439,000 | 81,800,000 | 83,997,000 | 29,618,000 | 29,586,000 | 28,927,000 | 26,256,000 | |
Cash | 69,000 | 643,000 | 922,000 | 1,264,000 | 2,916,000 | 2,774,000 | 3,627,000 | 2,656,000 | 8,947,000 | 14,758,000 | 24,652,000 | 10,198,000 | 8,484,000 | 20,113,000 | 9,160,000 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 447,019,000 | 644,857,000 | 665,076,000 | 475,532,000 | 438,015,000 | 418,139,000 | 442,110,000 | 384,667,000 | 368,269,000 | 408,903,000 | 612,316,000 | 476,550,000 | 450,433,000 | 396,034,000 | 381,775,000 |
total assets | 1,079,582,000 | 946,204,000 | 855,803,000 | 734,687,000 | 673,598,000 | 659,640,000 | 667,693,000 | 595,538,000 | 446,907,000 | 503,197,000 | 668,558,000 | 523,433,000 | 494,046,000 | 439,717,000 | 431,225,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 7,641,000 | 5,188,000 | 3,028,000 | 4,332,000 | 16,693,000 | 15,792,000 | 11,323,000 | 9,162,000 | 302,656,000 | 13,875,000 | 19,207,000 | 11,543,000 | 13,559,000 | 16,574,000 | 15,788,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 61,839,000 | ||||||||||||||
other short term finances | 137,000 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | 1,574,000 | 1,562,000 | 1,555,000 | 1,509,000 | 493,000 | 312,000 | |||||||||
other current liabilities | 53,812,000 | 213,792,000 | 270,260,000 | 188,527,000 | 195,313,000 | 223,788,000 | 292,232,000 | 274,873,000 | 1,064,000 | 347,932,000 | 557,290,000 | 414,947,000 | 404,867,000 | 285,901,000 | 278,905,000 |
total current liabilities | 125,003,000 | 220,542,000 | 274,843,000 | 194,368,000 | 212,499,000 | 239,892,000 | 303,555,000 | 284,035,000 | 303,720,000 | 361,807,000 | 576,497,000 | 426,490,000 | 418,426,000 | 302,475,000 | 294,693,000 |
loans | 39,554,000 | 42,700,000 | 113,055,000 | 114,004,000 | 118,880,000 | 69,830,000 | 190,595,000 | 61,376,000 | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | 18,222,000 | 19,777,000 | 21,350,000 | 22,880,000 | 24,204,000 | 24,600,000 | |||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | 210,928,000 | 70,547,000 | 8,806,000 | 1,132,000 | 1,152,000 | 1,072,000 | 511,000 | 437,000 | 757,000 | 1,857,000 | |||||
provisions | 74,766,000 | 51,084,000 | 69,484,000 | 75,040,000 | 81,496,000 | 150,394,000 | 135,932,000 | 65,408,000 | 160,368,000 | 131,330,000 | 130,746,000 | 124,064,000 | 112,306,000 | 118,080,000 | |
total long term liabilities | 229,150,000 | 127,707,000 | 55,698,000 | 126,049,000 | 128,472,000 | 136,100,000 | 145,538,000 | 258,998,000 | 94,837,000 | 82,041,000 | 65,665,000 | 65,373,000 | 62,032,000 | 56,153,000 | 59,040,000 |
total liabilities | 354,153,000 | 348,249,000 | 330,541,000 | 320,417,000 | 340,971,000 | 375,992,000 | 449,093,000 | 543,033,000 | 398,557,000 | 443,848,000 | 642,162,000 | 491,863,000 | 480,458,000 | 358,628,000 | 353,733,000 |
net assets | 725,429,000 | 597,955,000 | 525,262,000 | 414,270,000 | 332,627,000 | 283,648,000 | 218,600,000 | 52,505,000 | 48,350,000 | 59,349,000 | 26,396,000 | 31,570,000 | 13,588,000 | 81,089,000 | 77,492,000 |
total shareholders funds | 725,429,000 | 597,955,000 | 525,262,000 | 414,270,000 | 332,627,000 | 283,648,000 | 218,600,000 | 52,505,000 | 48,350,000 | 59,349,000 | 26,396,000 | 31,570,000 | 13,588,000 | 81,089,000 | 77,492,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 142,810,000 | 118,916,000 | 123,640,000 | 98,746,000 | 65,033,000 | 59,360,000 | 49,560,000 | 42,238,000 | 30,920,000 | 16,505,000 | 11,611,000 | 35,385,000 | 17,609,000 | 14,084,000 | 15,722,000 |
Depreciation | 3,793,000 | 4,005,000 | 3,958,000 | 5,427,000 | 4,811,000 | 4,760,000 | 2,985,000 | 3,549,000 | 4,090,000 | 3,632,000 | 2,348,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,525,000 | 1,426,000 | 1,350,000 |
Amortisation | 2,271,000 | 2,130,000 | 2,212,000 | 2,076,000 | 19,363,000 | 18,976,000 | 16,143,000 | 12,864,000 | 13,811,000 | 2,183,000 | 1,774,000 | 1,051,000 | 2,568,000 | 4,916,000 | 2,211,000 |
Tax | -35,515,000 | -23,902,000 | -25,625,000 | -20,237,000 | -13,620,000 | -9,727,000 | -12,920,000 | -7,804,000 | -8,951,000 | -4,588,000 | -3,149,000 | -8,708,000 | -7,746,000 | -6,082,000 | -5,188,000 |
Stock | -255,000 | 90,000 | -308,000 | -7,047,000 | 1,194,000 | -2,415,000 | -4,469,000 | -1,964,000 | -7,357,000 | -3,360,000 | 6,041,000 | -2,720,000 | -237,000 | -71,000 | 23,492,000 |
Debtors | -184,123,000 | -19,789,000 | 190,194,000 | -25,871,000 | 90,627,000 | -20,703,000 | 60,941,000 | 24,653,000 | -27,466,000 | -190,159,000 | 115,271,000 | 27,123,000 | 66,265,000 | 3,377,000 | 349,123,000 |
Creditors | 2,453,000 | 2,160,000 | -1,304,000 | -12,361,000 | 901,000 | 4,469,000 | 2,161,000 | -293,494,000 | 288,781,000 | -5,332,000 | 7,664,000 | -2,016,000 | -3,015,000 | 786,000 | 15,788,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -159,980,000 | -56,468,000 | 81,733,000 | -6,786,000 | -28,475,000 | -68,444,000 | 17,359,000 | 273,809,000 | -346,868,000 | -209,358,000 | 142,343,000 | 10,080,000 | 118,966,000 | 6,996,000 | 278,905,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -74,766,000 | 23,682,000 | -18,400,000 | -5,556,000 | -6,456,000 | -68,898,000 | 14,462,000 | 70,524,000 | -94,960,000 | 29,038,000 | 584,000 | 6,682,000 | 11,758,000 | -5,774,000 | 118,080,000 |
Cash flow from operations | 65,444,000 | 90,222,000 | -23,672,000 | 94,227,000 | -50,264,000 | -36,386,000 | 33,278,000 | 78,997,000 | -78,354,000 | 25,599,000 | 41,863,000 | 19,608,000 | 75,637,000 | 13,046,000 | 54,253,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 317,962,000 | 115,040,000 | -75,431,000 | 139,446,000 | -73,349,000 | -2,136,000 | 6,397,000 | 123,740,000 | -2,389,000 | 734,000 | 3,663,000 | 401,000 | 108,000 | 19,239,000 | |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 61,839,000 | ||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | 137,000 | ||||||||||||||
Long term loans | -39,554,000 | -3,146,000 | -70,355,000 | -949,000 | -4,876,000 | 49,050,000 | -120,765,000 | 129,219,000 | 61,376,000 | ||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -1,543,000 | -1,566,000 | -1,484,000 | -308,000 | -215,000 | 24,912,000 | |||||||||
other long term liabilities | 140,381,000 | 61,741,000 | 7,674,000 | -20,000 | 80,000 | 561,000 | 74,000 | -320,000 | -1,100,000 | 1,857,000 | |||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 22,018,000 | 3,600,000 | 7,968,000 | 4,752,000 | 1,259,000 | -6,317,000 | 937,000 | 220,000 | -432,000 | 2,644,000 | 2,526,000 | 2,779,000 | 276,000 | 2,299,000 | 643,000 |
cash flow from financing | 180,769,000 | 44,576,000 | -50,823,000 | 2,455,000 | -7,464,000 | 92,725,000 | -130,961,000 | 99,775,000 | 62,391,000 | -4,655,000 | -492,000 | -5,963,000 | -5,863,000 | -837,000 | 46,958,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -574,000 | -279,000 | -342,000 | -1,652,000 | 142,000 | -853,000 | 971,000 | -6,291,000 | -5,811,000 | -9,894,000 | 14,454,000 | 1,714,000 | -11,629,000 | 10,953,000 | 9,160,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -574,000 | -279,000 | -342,000 | -1,652,000 | 142,000 | -853,000 | 971,000 | -6,291,000 | -5,811,000 | -9,894,000 | 14,454,000 | 1,714,000 | -11,629,000 | 10,953,000 | 9,160,000 |
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SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED group structure
Springer Nature Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SPRINGER NATURE AG & CO KGAA
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2 parents
SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED
00785998
3 subsidiaries
Springer Nature Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Steven Inchcoombe (Sep 2006) and Ms Rachel Jacobs (May 2013).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Steven Inchcoombe | 60 years | Sep 2006 | - | Director | |
Ms Rachel Jacobs | United Kingdom | 49 years | May 2013 | - | Director |
Mr Harsh Jegadeesan | United Kingdom | 44 years | Jan 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
440.8m
+11%
operating profit
142.8m
+20%
gross margin
97.1%
+0.07%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
725.4m
+0.21%
total assets
1.1b
+0.14%
cash
69k
-0.89%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
00785998
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
58110 - Book publishing
58142 - Publishing of consumer, business and professional journals and periodicals
incorporation date
December 1963
age
62
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
macmillan publishers limited (June 2018)
macmillan publishers (u.k.) limited (July 1993)
accountant
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auditor
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
address
the campus 4 crinan street, london, N1 9XW
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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