Future

Other publishing activities · Bath

Future

Future PLC

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Group consolidated27 years on the register

Public limited company registered in Bath, classed under “Other publishing activities”.

Headline figures

FY to Sept 2025 · Group consolidated

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£66.3m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£202320242025
Profit after tax£66.3m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 3 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet202320242025
Current assets
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Creditors due after a year
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

5 balance-sheet lines and 4 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-18

  1. Shares
    Cancellation of shares by a PLC. Statement of capital on 2 October 2026 · GBP 13,305,330.9 (and 83 more like it since 25 June 2026)
  2. Shares
    Purchase of own shares (and 11 more like it since 6 July 2026)
  3. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Randal Lewis Casson as a director on 3 August 2026
  4. Directors
    Appointment of Mrs Patricia Aparecida Ribeiro Corsi as a director on 21 July 2026
  5. Directors
    Director's details changed for Dr Anna Celia Mallett on 21 July 2026
  6. Directors
    Appointment of Dr Anna Celia Mallett as a director on 21 July 2026

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Future do?

Public limited company registered in Bath, classed under “Other publishing activities”. In its own words: “We are Future, the global platform for specialist media, home to some of the world's most popular media brands and expert content.”

›How much turnover does Future make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Future profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £66.3m in the year to 30 September 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›Who runs and owns Future?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Future based?

Its registered office is Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA, in Bath.

›When was Future founded?

Future PLC was incorporated on 22 April 1999.

›Is Future still trading?

The register lists Future PLC as active.