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Other service activities n.e.c. · London

The Press Association

The Press Association Limited

ActiveLatest figures: 2025Company only20 years on the register

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Other service activities n.e.c.”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

£60.1m

Net assets

For subscribers

Cash

For subscribers

Employees

For subscribers

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
£20242025
Profit after tax£60.1m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 2 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 sheet20242025
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

5 balance-sheet lines and 5 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 2026-10-19

  1. Accounts
    Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/25
  2. Filing
    Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/25 (and 4 more like it since 27 September 2022)
  3. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 31 December 2025
  4. Directors
    Termination of appointment of Ranj Begley as a director on 5 August 2026
  5. Accounts
    Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2024
  6. Accounts
    Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/24
  7. Accounts
    Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/24
  8. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mrs Emily Jane Anne Shelley on 7 August 2025
  9. Directors
    Appointment of Ranj Begley as a director on 26 June 2025
  10. Directors
    Appointment of Mr Bruce Charles Marson as a director on 26 June 2025
  11. Accounts
    Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2023
  12. Accounts
    Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/23
  13. 27 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/23
    2. Directors
      Termination of appointment of James Richard Goode as a director on 28 October 2024
    3. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Louise Irwin as a director on 28 October 2024
    4. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Andrew John Dowsett as a director on 12 July 2024
    5. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Clive Paul Marshall as a director on 2 April 2024
    6. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Emily Jane Anne Shelley as a director on 2 April 2024
    7. Accounts
      Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2022
    8. Accounts
      Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/22
    9. Accounts
      Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/22
    10. Accounts
      Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2021
    11. Accounts
      Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/21
    12. Accounts
      Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/21
    13. Charges
      Satisfaction of charge 059469020004 in full
    14. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2020
    15. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Polly Elizabeth Curtis as a director on 22 September 2021
    16. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
    17. Directors
      Appointment of Ms Polly Elizabeth Curtis as a director on 6 October 2020
    18. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Andrew John Dowsett as a director on 1 May 2020
    19. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Anthony Gerard Watson as a director on 1 May 2020
    20. Ownership
      Change of details for Pa Group Limited as a person with significant control on 22 March 2018
    21. Address
      Register inspection address has been changed (and 1 more like it since 25 October 2010)
    22. Address
      Register(s) moved to registered office address The Point 37 North Wharf Road Paddington London W2 1AF
    23. Accounts
      Full accounts made up to 31 December 2018
    24. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mr James Richard Goode on 31 May 2019
    25. Address
      Registered office address changed from Pa Newscentre 292 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1AE to The Point 37 North Wharf Road Paddington London W2 1AF on 24 May 2019
    26. Directors
      Appointment of Mr James Richard Goode as a director on 29 March 2019
    27. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Edward Philip Ethelston as a director on 20 December 2018

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 The Press Association do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Other service activities n.e.c.”.

›How much turnover does The Press Association make?

Answered in the full report

›Is The Press Association profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £60.1m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at The Press Association?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns The Press Association?

Its directors are Louise Jane Irwin, Bruce Charles Marson, Emily Jane Anne Shelley. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is The Press Association based?

Its registered office is The Point 37 North Wharf Road, Paddington, London, W2 1AF, in London.

›When was The Press Association founded?

The Press Association Limited was incorporated on 26 September 2006.

›Is The Press Association still trading?

The register lists The Press Association Limited as active.

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