GRANTA PUBLICATIONS
Active Company number 01642045
GRANTA PUBLICATIONS (company number 01642045) is a private unlimited company incorporated on 9 June 1982. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, W11 4QR. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 December 2025, report net assets of £1.7m.
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Company details
- Company number
- 01642045
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Incorporated
- 9 June 1982
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 12 ADDISON AVENUE
LONDON
W11 4QR
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- SMALL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2025
- Next accounts due
- —
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 27 July 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 10 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | 31 December 2023 | 31 December 2022 | 31 December 2021 | 31 December 2020 | 31 December 2019 | 31 December 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | £154k | £315k | £14.5m | — | −£162k | −£820k | −£252k | −£945k |
| Total assets | £3.7m | £3.8m | £2.9m | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2.3m | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Cash at bank | £400k | £83k | £279k | £95k | £205k | £202k | £175k | £127k |
| Current liabilities | £2.0m | £2.2m | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.0m | £986k | £1.2m | £968k |
| Net current assets | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Total liabilities | £2.0m | £2.2m | £1.7m | £16.1m | £15.3m | £15.1m | £14.6m | £13.9m |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.2m | (£13.3m) | (£13.0m) | (£12.8m) | (£12.0m) | (£11.7m) |
| Employees | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 28 | — |
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Granta Holdings Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 0 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about GRANTA PUBLICATIONS
Is GRANTA PUBLICATIONS active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was GRANTA PUBLICATIONS incorporated?
GRANTA PUBLICATIONS was incorporated on 9 June 1982, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is GRANTA PUBLICATIONS registered?
Its registered office is in London, W11 4QR. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls GRANTA PUBLICATIONS?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Granta Holdings Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01642045/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
Does GRANTA PUBLICATIONS file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Small company accounts”, made up to 31 December 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does GRANTA PUBLICATIONS have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 0 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01642045/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is GRANTA PUBLICATIONS on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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