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Company Number

03342440

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Other publishing activities

Directors

Rene Frey

Shareholders

media tune holding ag

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

7 bell yard, london, WC2A 2JR

Website

http://insightguides.com

apa publications (uk) limited Estimated Valuation

£3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of APA PUBLICATIONS (UK) LIMITED at £3m based on an EBITDA of £952.2k and a 3.18x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Apa Publications (uk) Limited is a live company located in london, WC2A 2JR with a Companies House number of 03342440. It operates in the other publishing activities sector, SIC Code 58190. Founded in April 1997, it's largest shareholder is media tune holding ag with a 100% stake. Apa Publications (uk) Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2.9m with healthy growth in recent years.

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

Health Rating4.5out of 5

3 Strong

6 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £2.9m, make it in line with the average company (£3.5m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a faster rate (4.5%)

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Apa Publications (Uk) Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £2.9 million and the company has net assets of -£848.3 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Apa Publications (Uk) Limited has 21 employees and maintains cash reserves of £391.3 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
Turnover	2,887,214	3,237,777	2,581,910	2,362,816	7,615,717	7,323,787	6,039,760	6,344,657	6,204,872	8,145,162	5,763,023	6,620,088	6,221,090	4,075,429	2,178,267
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	1,268,903	1,352,564	1,049,056	1,034,817	3,334,708	3,108,093	2,579,338	2,700,937	2,678,856	3,516,545	3,115,672	3,731,111	3,309,992	2,253,610	1,262,697
Gross Profit	1,618,311	1,885,212	1,532,854	1,327,999	4,281,009	4,215,693	3,460,422	3,643,721	3,526,016	4,628,617	2,647,351	2,888,977	2,911,098	1,821,819	915,570
Admin Expenses	671,021	1,403,243	1,457,151	3,226,197	4,015,510	3,775,736	3,263,850	3,336,093	3,211,035	4,685,026	2,967,855	3,845,014	2,910,443	2,357,302	811,122
Operating Profit	947,290	481,969	75,703	-1,898,198	265,499	439,957	196,572	307,628	314,981	-56,409	-320,504	-956,037	655	-535,483	104,448
Interest Payable	75,985	72,246	49,086	36,142	18,339	5,053	0	0	104,535	104,535	128,668	93,469	110,773	76,728	56,722
Interest Receivable	17,860	11,439	1,484	466	496	1,266	1,851	936	2,236	2,822	236	174,590	0	2	67
Pre-Tax Profit	889,165	421,162	28,101	-1,933,875	247,656	436,170	198,422	308,564	212,681	-158,122	-448,936	298,306	-122,924	-513,454	103,316
Tax	-222,291	-80,021	-5,339	0	-47,055	-82,872	-37,700	-61,713	-42,536	0	-16,939	-10,554	-10,270	0	-19
Profit After Tax	666,874	341,141	22,762	-1,933,875	200,601	353,298	160,722	246,851	170,145	-158,122	-465,875	287,752	-133,194	-513,454	103,297
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	666,874	341,141	22,762	-1,933,875	200,601	353,298	160,722	246,851	170,145	-158,122	-465,875	287,752	-133,194	-513,454	103,297
Employee Costs	1,211,349	934,976	899,169	1,665,426	1,674,756	1,220,224	778,785	784,520	754,375	2,884,452	1,966,039	2,262,857	2,153,975	1,346,600	0
Number Of Employees	21	17	17	33	35	26	17	17	17	66	47	55	55	36	0
EBITDA*	952,245	483,023	75,703	-1,888,330	283,669	447,110	209,597	333,247	342,597	7,622	-165,256	-799,304	108,888	-471,787	140,302

* 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	20,511	11,282	0	0	70,622	32,158	11,883	20,373	33,240	51,435	75,454	126,986	744,077	692,073	677,653
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,236	0	209,077	286,142	296,273	0
Investments & Other	0	0	0	0	434	434	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	0	0	0	0	47,250	47,250	20,028	20,028	20,028	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	20,511	11,282	0	0	118,306	79,842	31,911	40,401	53,268	52,671	75,454	336,063	1,030,219	988,346	677,653
Stock & work in progress	817,821	861,432	698,662	1,188,806	2,698,514	2,462,197	1,496,686	1,521,963	1,496,336	1,717,379	2,633,281	3,214,237	3,795,333	2,329,262	0
Trade Debtors	412,008	573,607	443,654	97,385	1,378,065	1,562,558	1,336,152	1,478,630	1,353,239	1,285,270	1,077,887	992,105	1,212,941	630,632	0
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23,268	389,299	1,017,783	954,082
Misc Debtors	356,479	253,380	60,330	172,587	269,876	312,585	415,099	180,259	270,017	0	258,897	271,696	401,780	284,516	60,311
Cash	391,331	289,060	364,605	822,917	108,885	23,278	314,270	426,020	322,796	571,472	557,432	933,136	262,534	460,756	8,447
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
total current assets	1,977,639	1,977,479	1,567,251	2,281,695	4,455,340	4,360,618	3,562,207	3,606,872	3,442,388	3,574,121	4,527,497	5,434,442	6,061,887	4,722,949	1,022,840
total assets	1,998,150	1,988,761	1,567,251	2,281,695	4,573,646	4,440,460	3,594,118	3,647,273	3,495,656	3,626,792	4,602,951	5,770,505	7,092,106	5,711,295	1,700,493
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45,914	45,132	42,132
Bank loan	90,909	77,493	31,757	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Trade Creditors	165,911	289,096	438,396	541,946	1,190,939	973,315	760,418	862,082	721,724	1,199,681	732,256	904,648	964,485	1,333,400	110,542
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,308,890	4,797,416	6,338,668	4,425,046	1,436,134
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	393,669	149,710	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	4,212	11,293	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other current liabilities	629,098	474,444	176,670	305,781	335,485	330,446	202,044	258,104	209,219	0	255,346	248,107	231,031	259,699	119,693
total current liabilities	890,130	852,326	646,823	847,727	1,920,093	1,453,471	962,462	1,120,186	930,943	1,199,681	5,296,492	5,950,171	7,580,098	6,063,277	1,708,501
loans	518,398	664,052	747,668	791,329	0	0	0	0	0	3,216,467	0	0	0	44,243	85,902
hp & lease commitments	2,868	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	25,000	25,000	25,000	2,404,012	2,837,681	2,904,160	2,958,215	3,253,341	0	0	0	0	0	0
provisions	1,435,038	1,962,541	2,004,059	2,496,700	194,727	295,095	226,581	228,679	218,030	287,447	225,140	273,140	252,566	211,139	0
total long term liabilities	1,956,304	2,651,593	2,776,727	3,313,029	2,598,739	3,132,776	3,130,741	3,186,894	3,471,371	3,503,914	225,140	273,140	252,566	255,382	85,902
total liabilities	2,846,434	3,503,919	3,423,550	4,160,756	4,518,832	4,586,247	4,093,203	4,307,080	4,402,314	4,703,595	5,521,632	6,223,311	7,832,664	6,318,659	1,794,403
net assets	-848,284	-1,515,158	-1,856,299	-1,879,061	54,814	-145,787	-499,085	-659,807	-906,658	-1,076,803	-918,681	-452,806	-740,558	-607,364	-93,910
total shareholders funds	-848,284	-1,515,158	-1,856,299	-1,879,061	54,814	-145,787	-499,085	-659,807	-906,658	-1,076,803	-918,681	-452,806	-740,558	-607,364	-93,910

	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	947,290	481,969	75,703	-1,898,198	265,499	439,957	196,572	307,628	314,981	-56,409	-320,504	-956,037	655	-535,483	104,448
Depreciation	4,955	1,054	0	9,868	18,170	7,153	13,025	25,619	26,380	61,558	143,708	79,668	42,709	34,896	35,854
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,236	2,473	11,540	77,065	65,524	28,800	0
Tax	-222,291	-80,021	-5,339	0	-47,055	-82,872	-37,700	-61,713	-42,536	0	-16,939	-10,554	-10,270	0	-19
Stock	-43,611	162,770	-490,144	-1,509,708	236,317	965,511	-25,277	25,627	-221,043	-915,902	-580,956	-581,096	1,466,071	2,329,262	0
Debtors	-58,500	323,003	234,012	-1,425,219	-227,202	151,114	92,362	35,633	358,014	-51,514	49,715	-716,951	71,089	918,538	1,014,393
Creditors	-123,185	-149,300	-103,550	-648,993	217,624	212,897	-101,664	140,358	-477,957	467,425	-172,392	-59,837	-368,915	1,222,858	110,542
Accruals and Deferred Income	154,654	297,774	-129,111	-29,704	5,039	128,402	-56,060	48,885	209,219	-255,346	7,239	17,076	-28,668	140,006	119,693
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-527,503	-41,518	-492,641	2,301,973	-100,368	68,514	-2,098	10,649	-69,417	62,307	-48,000	20,574	41,427	211,139	0
Cash flow from operations	336,031	24,185	-398,806	2,669,873	349,794	-342,574	-55,010	410,166	-175,065	1,249,424	135,893	466,002	-1,794,698	-2,145,584	-643,875
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-14,184	-12,336	0	60,754	-56,634	-27,428	-4,535	-12,752	-8,185	-41,248	105,361	537,423	-150,106	-374,389	-713,507
Change in Investments	0	0	0	-434	0	434	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	-14,184	-12,336	0	61,188	-56,634	-27,862	-4,535	-12,752	-8,185	-41,248	105,361	537,423	-150,106	-374,389	-713,507
Financing Activities
Bank loans	13,416	45,736	31,757	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4,308,890	-488,526	-1,541,252	1,913,622	2,988,912	1,436,134
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	-393,669	243,959	149,710	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-145,654	-83,616	-43,661	791,329	0	0	0	0	-3,216,467	3,216,467	0	0	-44,243	-41,659	85,902
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	-4,213	11,293	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other long term liabilities	-25,000	0	0	-2,379,012	-433,669	-66,479	-54,055	-295,126	3,253,341	0	0	0	0	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-197,207
interest	-58,125	-60,807	-47,602	-35,676	-17,843	-3,787	1,851	936	-102,299	-101,713	-128,432	81,121	-110,773	-76,726	-56,655
cash flow from financing	-219,576	-87,394	-59,506	-2,017,028	-207,553	79,444	-52,204	-294,190	-65,425	-1,194,136	-616,958	-1,460,131	1,758,606	2,870,527	1,268,174
cash and cash equivalents
cash	102,271	-75,545	-458,312	714,032	85,607	-290,992	-111,750	103,224	-248,676	14,040	-375,704	670,602	-198,222	452,309	8,447
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-45,914	782	3,000	42,132
change in cash	102,271	-75,545	-458,312	714,032	85,607	-290,992	-111,750	103,224	-248,676	14,040	-375,704	716,516	-199,004	449,309	-33,685

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APA PUBLICATIONS (UK) LIMITED group structure

Apa Publications (Uk) Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

MEDIA TUNE HOLDING AG

#0092883

1 parent

APA PUBLICATIONS (UK) LIMITED

03342440

APA PUBLICATIONS (UK) LIMITED Shareholders

media tune holding ag

100%

Apa Publications (Uk) Limited currently has 1 director, Mr Rene Frey serving since Feb 2014.

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Rene Frey	Switzerland	61 years	Feb 2014	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

2.9m

-11%

operating profit

947.3k

gross margin

56.1%

-3.73%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

-848.3k

-0.44%

total assets

cash

391.3k

+0.35%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

03342440

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

58190 - Other publishing activities

incorporation date

April 1997

ultimate parent company

MEDIA TUNE HOLDING AG

previous names

enfranchise 253 limited (July 1997)

address

7 bell yard, london, WC2A 2JR

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