Website & contact details
- Website
Findmypast Limited
- Incorporated
- 7 February 2002 (24 years)
- Previously known as
- D.C. Thomson Family History Limited (until 11 February 2015)Brightsolid Online Publishing Limited (until 14 January 2014)Find My Past Limited (until 12 November 2009)Earlier: Trace2 Limited, WSM Sixty Six Limited
- Industry
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990)
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 185 Fleet StreetLondonEC4A 2HS
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 21 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 7 February 2026
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 3
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Mccall, Peter
Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2026
Director · Appointed 13 July 2022
British
Born December 1965 (60)
Director · Appointed 30 October 2013
British
Born October 1952 (74)
Officer history (19 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Mccall, Peter as Secretary
31 March 2026
Resigned Evans, Susannah as Secretary
31 December 2025
26 March 2024
Resigned Brooker, Mark as Director
1 August 2023
Resigned Todd Defriez, Tamsin Maria as Director
13 July 2022
15 June 2022
31 March 2020
Resigned Verkler, Jay L as Director
5 March 2019
Appointed Evans, Susannah as Secretary
5 March 2019
Resigned Douglas, Irene as Secretary
26 October 2018
Appointed Brooker, Mark as Director
26 October 2018
Appointed Verkler, Jay L as Director
27 March 2018
Appointed Todd Defriez, Tamsin Maria as Director
13 June 2016
12 February 2016
29 November 2013
30 October 2013
30 October 2013
20 August 2013
14 June 2013
Resigned Calder, Laura Anne as Secretary
14 June 2013
Appointed Douglas, Irene as Secretary
9 November 2012
9 November 2012
16 November 2009
28 October 2009
28 October 2009
Appointed Calder, Laura Anne as Secretary
31 July 2008
21 December 2007
21 December 2007
21 December 2007
26 April 2007
1 October 2005
8 April 2005
8 April 2005
1 October 2004
4 April 2002
4 April 2002
4 April 2002
4 April 2002
7 February 2002
7 February 2002
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
Limited Company
Reg. no. Sc274983
Holdings 1
Companies where Findmypast Limited is registered as a person with significant control
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Group structure 24 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
D.C. Thomson & Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Aberdeen Journals Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Against the Head Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Bananaman Productions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Beano Productions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Beano Studios Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Emanata Studios Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Brightsolid Online Innovation Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Brightsolid Online Technology Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Findmypast Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Friends Reunited Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Clavamore Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Fifth Ring Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
D.C. Thomson (Energy) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
D.C. Thomson Enterprise Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
D.C. Thomson Investco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
D.C. Thomson Newco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dandy Entertainment Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
DC Thomson Magazine Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
PSP Media Group Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
DCT Nominees Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dennis & Gnasher 3 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £14,956,000
- Cash
- £1,382,000
- Profit Before Tax
- (£2,000)
- Debt Ratio
- 49%
- Current Ratio
- 0.7x
- Return on Equity
- -1%
Trend
Shareholder Funds
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £19,832,000 | £18,194,350 |
| Current Assets | £9,746,000 | £19,095,060 |
| Debtors | £8,364,000 | £15,800,605 |
| Cash | £1,382,000 | £2,488,819 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £13,800,000 | £8,406,575 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £400,542 | |
| Net Current Assets | (£4,054,000) | £10,688,485 |
| Net Assets | £14,956,000 | |
| Shareholder Funds | £14,956,000 | £28,277,018 |
| Turnover | £15,087,522 | |
| Cost of Sales | £9,094,330 | |
| Gross Profit | £5,993,192 | |
| Admin Expenses | £9,945,000 | £7,088,421 |
| Staff Costs | £5,790,000 | |
| Operating Profit | £1,524,893 | |
| Profit Before Tax | (£2,000) | £1,526,555 |
| Tax | £167,000 | £312,547 |
| Profit for Period | (£169,000) | £1,214,008 |
Filings 140
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2026 | Termination of appointment of a secretary | |||
| 1 April 2026 | Appointment of a secretary | |||
| 10 February 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 7 February 2026 | ||
| 5 January 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 10 December 2025 | Full accounts | 31 March 2025 |
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