Ian Allan Publishing Ltd

Active00400981 Private limited company
Incorporated
23 November 1945 (80 years)
Industry
Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610)
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910)
Book publishing (58110)
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
4 Wey Court
Mary Road
Guildford
GU1 4QU

Filing status

Accounts due
31 August 2027
Last accounts
30 November 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
23 June 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 2 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Officer history (15 former)
28 May 2025
Resigned Blaney, Stephen as Director
28 May 2025
Resigned Smith, Michael Andrew as Director
2 June 2020
Appointed Allan, Benjamin Frederick as Director
2 June 2020
Resigned Lerwill, Nicholas as Director
2 June 2020
Appointed Smith, Michael Andrew as Director
2 June 2020
Appointed Allan, Nicholas David as Director
2 June 2020
Appointed Blaney, Stephen as Director
2 June 2020
Resigned Allan, Edwin Paul as Director
2 June 2020
Resigned Allan, David Ian as Director
31 March 2020
Resigned Hart, Derek Arthur as Secretary
31 December 2016
Resigned Watkins, Anthony Douglas as Director
28 November 2008
Resigned Hilderley, Tristan Stephen as Director
20 September 2006
Appointed Hilderley, Tristan Stephen as Director
30 November 2005
Resigned Saunders, Anthony James, Mr. as Director
31 August 2002
Resigned Nicol, John as Secretary
26 July 2002
Appointed Hart, Derek Arthur as Secretary
1 April 1997
Appointed Lerwill, Nicholas as Director
1 April 1997
Appointed Saunders, Anthony James, Mr. as Director
19 July 1996
Appointed Watkins, Anthony Douglas as Director
31 March 1996
Resigned Kenny, Martin William as Director
30 November 1995
Resigned Forty, Simon James David as Director
30 June 1994
Resigned Somerville, Howard Neil as Director
1 January 1994
Appointed Kenny, Martin William as Director
16 October 1991
Resigned Harris, Michael Louis John as Director
16 October 1991
Resigned Lucas, William John as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 00739567

Group structure 6 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Ian Allan Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ian Allan Motors Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ian Allan Publishing Ltd This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Tennay Properties Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 November 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
(£952,644)
Cash
£6,606
Employees
2
Current Ratio
0.0x

Trend

Net Assets
(£1.0M) (£500k) £0 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (£842,048) (£964,716) (£975,794) (£972,817) (£964,383) (£952,644)
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£2,362£5,432
Current Assets£6,606£4,026£3,309£25,130£150,243£376,778
Cash£6,606£4,026£2,111£4,813£71,730£52,028
Creditors (< 1 year)£959,250£968,409£976,126£1,000,924£1,117,321£1,224,258
Net Current Assets(£952,644)(£964,383)(£972,817)(£975,794)(£967,078)(£847,480)
Net Assets(£952,644)(£964,383)(£972,817)(£975,794)(£964,716)(£842,048)
Shareholder Funds(£952,644)(£964,383)(£972,817)(£975,794)(£964,716)(£842,048)

Turnover£15,761£358,586£631,479
Cost of Sales£993£185,723£377,107
Gross Profit£14,768£172,863£254,372
Admin Expenses£26,212£271,826£471,413
Operating Profit(£11,078)(£95,895)(£142,380)
Profit Before Tax(£11,078)(£95,214)(£142,083)
Tax£27,454(£35,932)
Profit for Period(£11,078)(£122,668)(£106,151)

Filings 151

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
24 July 2026Director's details changed
24 July 2026Director's details changed
23 July 2026Registered office address changed
23 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates23 June 2026
13 March 2026Total exemption full accounts30 November 2025
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