Financial Times Group Limited
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1966Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2025-12-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£407,459,000
Cash
£841,000
Turnover
—
Profit / loss
£4,218,000
Current assets
£3,486,000
Creditors < 1 year
£8,919,000
Equity
£407,459,000
Average employees
Not available
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
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| Reported figures | 2025-12-31Company · AI-read | 2024-12-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £407,459,000 | £406,874,000 |
| Equity | £407,459,000 | £406,874,000 |
| Share capital | £184,000,000 | £184,000,000 |
| Retained earnings | £38,663,000 | £38,078,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £491,468,000 | £408,934,000 |
| Investments | £466,263,000 | £382,461,000 |
| Current assets | £3,486,000 | £739,000 |
| Cash at bank | £841,000 | £577,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £8,919,000 | £2,949,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £31,537,000 | — |
| Net current assets | −£5,433,000 | −£2,060,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £486,035,000 | £406,874,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Administrative expenses | −£1,976,000 | −£165,000 |
| Other operating income | £2,930,000 | — |
| Operating profit | £954,000 | −£165,000 |
| Interest receivable | £1,637,000 | £2,122,000 |
| Interest payable | −£3,999,000 | −£1,003,000 |
| Profit before tax | £4,181,000 | −£9,441,000 |
| Tax | £37,000 | −£336,000 |
| Profit / loss | £4,218,000 | −£9,777,000 |
| Dividends | £3,633,000 | — |
| People & pay | ||
| Pension costs | £36,000 | £30,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,810,000 | £5,129,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2025-12-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Immediate parent
- Nikkei Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Nikkei Inc.
- Ultimate controlling party
- Nikkei Inc.
- Approved
- 2026-08-14, signed by JD Lund
Borrowings (2)
- Committed external loan facility · £50m (m) · Available until 7 July 2028
- Existing committed external loan facility · £100m (m) · Available until 7 July 2027
Events after the year end (1)
- On 29 June 2026, the Company agreed a £50m committed external loan facility, which is available until 7 July 2028. This replaces the existing committed external loan facility of £100m which was available until 7 July 2027.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 1 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 1981-12-23 · satisfied 2015-06-30
DEBENTURE STOCK OF PEARSON LONGMAN PLC A MOUNTING TO STERLING POUNDS 532,803876 D EBENTURE STOCK 1980/858 750,000 8 1/2% & DEBENTURE STOCK 1988/93 OLD STERLING PO UNDS 3,000,000 10 1/4% DEBENTURE STOCK 1 997/2002 AND ALL OTHER MONIES INTENDED T O BE SECURED BY THE DEED AND DEEDS DATED 14.10.1972, 26.10.1972 AND 25.9.1975.
Satisfied