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Registration number: 02514474

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Contents

Page(s)

Director's Report

1

Balance Sheet

2

Notes to the Financial Statements

3 to 6

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Director's Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The Director presents her report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Directors of the Company

The Directors who held office during the year were as follows:

K. Major

B.A. Boateng (resigned 20 August 2025)

Approved by the director on 16 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

.........................................
K. Major
Director

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

(Registration number: 02514474)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024

Note

2024
£

2023
£

Fixed assets

 

Investments

3

551,660,799

551,660,799

Current assets

 

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

4

2

2

Total assets

 

551,660,801

551,660,801

Capital and reserves

 

Called up share capital

5

50,000,002

50,000,002

Profit and loss account

501,660,799

501,660,799

Total equity

 

551,660,801

551,660,801

For the financial year ending 31 December 2024 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.

Director's responsibilities:

The members have not required the Company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and

The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

Approved and authorised by the director on 16 September 2025
 

.........................................

K. Major
Director

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1

General information

The Company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in United Kingdom.

The address of its registered office is:
Five Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AQ
United Kingdom

2

Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland'.

Basis of preparation

These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable accounting standards in the United Kingdom.

Trading Status
The Company has not traded during the year or the previous year,has incurred no liabilities and consequently, has made neither profit or loss.None of the Directors received any emoluments in respect of their services to the Company.
 

Investments in subsidiaries
The Company holds investments in other companies. These are recognised as fixed asset investments and are stated at historical cost less provision for any dimunition in value.

3

Investments

Subsidiaries

£

Cost or valuation and net book value

At 1 January 2024

551,660,799

At 31 December 2024

551,660,799

At 31 December 2023

551,660,799

The Directors are of the opinion that the value of the Company's investments is not less than the value at which it is stated in the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024.

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Details of undertakings

Details of the investments in which the Company holds direct and indirect investment in any class of share capital are as follows:

Name of subsidiary

Country of incorporation and principal place of business

Principal activity

Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held

     

2024

2023

Subsidiary undertakings

TTC (1994) Limited*

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Holding Company

100%

100%

Ironman 2 Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Complinet Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Complinet USA Holdings Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Complinet Group Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

The Thomson Organisation (No. 23)

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

50%

50%

Thomson Business Information Holdings Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

The Thomson Organisation (No.4)

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

99.5%

99.5%

Thomorg No. 8 Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomorg No. 1401 Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Name of subsidiary

Country of incorporation and principal place of business

Principal activity

Proportion of ownership interest and voting rights held

The Thomson Organisation (No.7)

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

TPH Publishing Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson Publications Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomorg No. 6 Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomorg No. 716 Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

TRN Old Company Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson Holdings Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson UK Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson Information & Publishing Holdings Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

100%

100%

Thomson Publishing Group Limited

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Non-trading Company

99.99%

99.99%

TR Organisation 1

Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AQ, United Kingdom

Holding Company

50%

50%

Pilgrim Systems Limited

21 Alva Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4PS, Scotland, United Kingdom

Dormant Company

31.42%

31.42%

* indicates direct investment of the Company.
 

 

The Thomson Organisation Limited

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

4

Debtors: amounts falling due within one year

2024
£

2023
£

Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings

2

2

Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.

5

Called up share capital

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares

 

2024

2023

 

No.

£

No.

£

Ordinary shares of £1 each

50,000,001

50,000,001

50,000,001

50,000,001

Deferred shares of £1 each

1

1

1

1

 

50,000,002

50,000,002

50,000,002

50,000,002

6

Parent and ultimate parent undertaking

The Company's immediate parent is TR Organisation Limited, incorporated in United Kingdom.

 The ultimate parent is Thomson Investments Limited, incorporated in Canada.

 The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is Thomson Reuters Corporation. These financial statements are available upon request from Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, and online at www.thomsonreuters.com.
 
The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is Thomson Reuters Corporation, incorporated in Canada.