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Company Number

02993127

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Book publishing

Other software publishing

Directors

Richard Warner

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Shareholders

richard warner

francesca warner

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Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

the exchange express park, bristol road, bridgwater, TA6 4RR

Website

www.classprofessional.co.uk

class publishing limited Estimated Valuation

£5.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of CLASS PUBLISHING LIMITED at £5.7m based on Net Assets of £2.7m and 2.07x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Class Publishing Limited is a live company located in bridgwater, TA6 4RR with a Companies House number of 02993127. It operates in the book publishing sector, SIC Code 58110. Founded in November 1994, it's largest shareholder is richard warner with a 49% stake. Class Publishing Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £4.2m with low growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Class Publishing Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating4.5out of 5

4 Strong

5 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £4.2m, make it in line with the average company (£3.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 1%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.8%)

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Class Publishing Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £4.2 million and the company has net assets of £2.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Class Publishing Limited has 48 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.7 million 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
Turnover	4,210,882	4,434,247	5,276,655	4,066,614	3,059,008	2,104,702	2,131,746	1,227,629	1,693,765	1,818,775	2,289,192	1,936,436	1,951,323	1,489,350	0
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	1,638,237	1,691,081	2,052,477	1,670,268	1,266,060	896,489	898,466	491,141	717,654	760,280	992,380	801,476	800,084	613,985	0
Gross Profit	2,572,644	2,743,166	3,224,178	2,396,346	1,792,949	1,208,213	1,233,280	736,488	976,110	1,058,495	1,296,812	1,134,960	1,151,239	875,365	0
Admin Expenses	1,692,267	2,993,918	3,887,406	1,819,552	1,471,771	894,081	1,113,674	-24,460	1,186,680	1,050,141	626,692	1,001,279	756,926	846,693	-533,417
Operating Profit	880,377	-250,752	-663,228	576,794	321,178	314,132	119,606	760,948	-210,570	8,354	670,120	133,681	394,313	28,672	533,417
Interest Payable	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Receivable	108,667	39,672	2,827	1,344	10,236	14,352	10,967	3,862	5,666	6,948	5,764	3,221	2,087	1,882	1,060
Pre-Tax Profit	989,044	-211,080	-660,401	578,138	331,414	328,484	130,573	764,810	-204,904	15,303	675,884	136,903	396,400	30,554	534,476
Tax	-247,261	0	0	-109,846	-62,969	-62,412	-24,809	-152,962	0	-3,214	-155,453	-32,857	-103,064	-8,555	-149,653
Profit After Tax	741,783	-211,080	-660,401	468,292	268,445	266,072	105,764	611,848	-204,904	12,089	520,431	104,046	293,336	21,999	384,823
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	741,783	-211,080	-660,401	468,292	268,445	266,072	105,764	611,848	-204,904	12,089	520,431	104,046	293,336	21,999	384,823
Employee Costs	3,115,709	2,887,064	2,480,595	1,828,586	1,443,865	1,277,158	1,188,674	850,308	654,713	702,747	834,052	727,485	680,121	526,156	0
Number Of Employees	48	46	42	31	25	23	21	16	13	14	17	15	14	11	0
EBITDA*	989,240	-193,971	-633,718	576,794	321,178	337,443	169,555	810,895	-172,589	49,128	719,070	182,807	438,510	67,550	534,502

* 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
Tangible Assets	90,669	115,254	56,561	86,071	0	0	11,964	27,913	43,862	0	6,778	21,732	36,858	12,660	1,360
Intangible Assets	292,056	325,434	0	0	0	0	11,347	45,347	79,345	113,341	147,337	181,333	215,333	249,333	283,333
Investments & Other	1,491,443	1,491,443	1,829,881	1,491,440	1,000,350	1,000,350	350	350	350	350	350	350	350	350	350
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,874,168	1,932,131	1,886,442	1,577,511	1,000,350	1,000,350	23,661	73,610	123,557	113,691	154,465	203,415	252,541	262,343	285,043
Stock & work in progress	138,390	129,176	138,567	90,280	135,916	101,886	128,471	85,718	107,889	47,651	30,556	61,799	11,797	21,271	29,023
Trade Debtors	727,264	906,177	1,383,071	1,143,300	858,198	496,838	502,975	236,112	470,941	441,033	507,017	435,062	489,793	381,061	504,630
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	225,597	226,558	292,645	269,757	324,436	188,208	202,735	361,446	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	2,655,374	1,484,329	782,624	1,479,258	1,209,472	1,520,096	2,307,118	2,079,580	1,010,015	1,256,552	1,522,736	782,945	505,602	329,001	423,919
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	3,746,625	2,746,240	2,596,907	2,982,595	2,528,022	2,307,028	3,141,299	2,762,856	1,588,845	1,745,236	2,060,309	1,279,806	1,007,192	731,333	957,572
total assets	5,620,793	4,678,371	4,483,349	4,560,106	3,528,372	3,307,378	3,164,960	2,836,466	1,712,402	1,858,927	2,214,774	1,483,221	1,259,733	993,676	1,242,615
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	90,649	138,383	185,405	62,745	113,536	46,599	119,822	57,727	55,756	517,005	883,914	669,281	545,433	579,643	852,594
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	2,735,413	2,538,942	2,090,159	1,624,088	1,025,689	1,134,675	1,185,107	1,024,472	511,077	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	2,826,062	2,677,325	2,275,564	1,686,833	1,139,225	1,181,274	1,304,929	1,082,199	566,833	517,005	883,914	669,281	545,433	579,643	852,594
loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	66,990	15,088	10,747	15,834	0	5,402	5,401	5,401	8,551	0	1,027	4,538	8,944	2,013	0
total long term liabilities	66,990	15,088	10,747	15,834	0	5,402	5,401	5,401	8,551	0	1,027	4,538	8,944	2,013	0
total liabilities	2,893,052	2,692,413	2,286,311	1,702,667	1,139,225	1,186,676	1,310,330	1,087,600	575,384	517,005	884,941	673,819	554,377	581,656	852,594
net assets	2,727,741	1,985,958	2,197,038	2,857,439	2,389,147	2,120,702	1,854,630	1,748,866	1,137,018	1,341,922	1,329,833	809,402	705,356	412,020	390,021
total shareholders funds	2,727,741	1,985,958	2,197,038	2,857,439	2,389,147	2,120,702	1,854,630	1,748,866	1,137,018	1,341,922	1,329,833	809,402	705,356	412,020	390,021

	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
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	880,377	-250,752	-663,228	576,794	321,178	314,132	119,606	760,948	-210,570	8,354	670,120	133,681	394,313	28,672	533,417
Depreciation	75,485	48,436	29,510	0	0	11,964	15,949	15,949	3,985	6,778	14,954	15,126	10,197	4,878	1,085
Amortisation	33,378	8,345	0	0	0	11,347	34,000	33,998	33,996	33,996	33,996	34,000	34,000	34,000	0
Tax	-247,261	0	0	-109,846	-62,969	-62,412	-24,809	-152,962	0	-3,214	-155,453	-32,857	-103,064	-8,555	-149,653
Stock	9,214	-9,391	48,287	-45,636	34,030	-26,585	42,753	-22,171	60,238	17,095	-31,243	50,002	-9,474	-7,752	29,023
Debtors	-179,874	-542,981	262,659	230,423	497,588	-20,664	108,152	126,617	29,908	-65,984	71,955	-54,731	108,732	-123,569	504,630
Creditors	-47,734	-47,022	122,660	-50,791	66,937	-73,223	62,095	1,971	-461,249	-366,909	214,633	123,848	-34,210	-272,951	852,594
Accruals and Deferred Income	196,471	448,783	466,071	598,399	-108,986	-50,432	160,635	513,395	511,077	0	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	51,902	4,341	-5,087	15,834	-5,402	1	0	-3,150	8,551	-1,027	-3,511	-4,406	6,931	2,013	0
Cash flow from operations	1,113,278	764,503	-361,020	845,603	-320,860	198,626	216,571	1,065,703	-204,356	-273,133	734,027	274,121	208,909	-80,622	703,790
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-50,900	-440,908	0	-86,071	0	0	0	0	-47,847	0	0	0	-34,395	-16,178	-285,778
Change in Investments	0	-338,438	338,441	491,090	0	1,000,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	350
cash flow from investments	-50,900	-102,470	-338,441	-577,161	0	-1,000,000	0	0	-47,847	0	0	0	-34,395	-16,178	-286,128
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,198
interest	108,667	39,672	2,827	1,344	10,236	14,352	10,967	3,862	5,666	6,948	5,764	3,221	2,087	1,882	1,060
cash flow from financing	108,667	39,672	2,827	1,344	10,236	14,352	10,967	3,862	5,666	6,948	5,764	3,221	2,087	1,882	6,258
cash and cash equivalents
cash	1,171,045	701,705	-696,634	269,786	-310,624	-787,022	227,538	1,069,565	-246,537	-266,184	739,791	277,343	176,601	-94,918	423,919
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	1,171,045	701,705	-696,634	269,786	-310,624	-787,022	227,538	1,069,565	-246,537	-266,184	739,791	277,343	176,601	-94,918	423,919

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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CLASS PUBLISHING LIMITED group structure

Class Publishing Limited has 2 subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

CLASS PUBLISHING LIMITED

02993127

2 subsidiaries

CLASS CTC TRADING LIMITED

11525919

@EGLANCE LIMITED

04408756

CLASS PUBLISHING LIMITED Shareholders

richard warner	49%
francesca warner	15%
elinor warner	15%
lydia warner	15%
sophie warner	6%

Class Publishing Limited currently has 8 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Richard Warner (May 1995) and Mr Richard Warner (May 1995).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Richard Warner		73 years	May 1995	-	Director
Mr Richard Warner	England	73 years	May 1995	-	Director
Ms Sophie Warner		66 years	Oct 2010	-	Director
Dr Elinor Warner	England	37 years	Jun 2016	-	Director
Mr Graeme Tanner-Tremaine	England	62 years	Jul 2017	-	Director
Ms Francesca Warner	England	35 years	Nov 2017	-	Director
Mrs Lorna Downing	England	59 years	Nov 2019	-	Director
Miss Lydia Warner	England	31 years	Dec 2019	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

4.2m

-5%

operating profit

880.4k

gross margin

61.1%

-1.24%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

2.7m

+0.37%

total assets

5.6m

+0.2%

cash

2.7m

+0.79%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

02993127

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

58110 - Book publishing

58290 - Other software publishing

incorporation date

November 1994

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

class publishing (london) limited (May 2008)

megg limited (May 1995)

address

the exchange express park, bristol road, bridgwater, TA6 4RR

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