Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 97 St. Georges Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3QB
- Classification (SIC)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 04/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-31 with no updates
- 15/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Gareth Nigel Swain on 2025-09-12
- 07/08/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 03/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-23 with no updates
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 31/10/2025Due 14/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 31/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.07M2024
-6.26%vs 20232023: £1.14M
Total Assets
£1.85M2024
-9.80%vs 20232023: £2.05M
Cash in Bank
£10.62K2024
12.41%vs 20232023: £9.45K
Total Liabilities
£769.56K2024
-14.22%vs 20232023: £897.17K
Employees
302024
-2vs 20232023: 32
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 9.80% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7.4% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | -2 |
| 2023 | 32 | +2 |
| 2022 | 30 | -1 |
| 2021 | 31 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 31 in 2021 to 30 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
15Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 22/11/2007–30/09/2010 | 15 | |
| Director | 24/03/2009–Present | 8 | |
| Nominee Director | 22/11/2007–22/11/2007 | 3979 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 22/11/2007–22/11/2007 | 4013 | |
| Director | 22/11/2007–29/12/2008 | 7 | |
| Director | 22/11/2007–27/02/2017 | 28 | |
| Director | 26/02/2012–02/03/2017 | 7 | |
| Director | 22/11/2007–12/10/2016 | 35 | |
| Secretary | 28/02/2017–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/12/2007–23/07/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/11/2007–23/02/2009 | 6 | |
| Director | 23/03/2009–27/02/2017 | 3 | |
| Director | 03/03/2017–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 03/03/2017–Present | 2 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 22/11/2007–02/03/2017 | 97 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 13/11/2018–13/11/2018 | 0 | |
| 13/11/2018–13/11/2018 | 1 | |
| 13/11/2018–13/11/2018 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 9
- Since 17/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 04/11/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 04/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 04/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-31 with no updates
- 15/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Gareth Nigel Swain on 2025-09-12
- 07/08/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 03/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-23 with no updates
- 27/09/2024View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 23/11/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-23 with no updates
- 29/08/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 23/11/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-11-23 with no updates
- 17/11/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 97 St. Georges Place, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 3QB. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing. It has been on the register for 18 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £1.07M and 30 employees.
THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007).
THE HISTORY PRESS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 23/11/2007.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £1.07M, total assets of £1.85M, cash in bank of £10.62K and total liabilities of £769.56K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 04/11/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-31 with no updates, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/11/2026.
Companies House lists 15 officers (4 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (0 current).