Registration number:
Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
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Directors' Report |
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Balance Sheet |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
Directors' Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The Directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Directors of the Company
The Directors who held office during the year were as follows:
Important non adjusting events after the financial period
On 22 April 2026, the Company reduced its share capital by way of reducing the nominal value of each ordinary share held from £1.00 to £0.00001 such that the share capital is reduced by £ 2,987,282 and Share Premium Reserve reduced by £195,042,346. As a result of this step, Profit and Loss account is increased by £198,029,628.
On 22 July 2026, the Company received a final dividend of £12,974,751.35 from its wholly owned subsidiary, International Thomson Publishing Limited.
On 22 July 2026, the Company declared and paid a final dividend of £390,357,975.77 to its immediate parent undertaking, Thomson Business Information Holdings Limited.
As part of a wider group reorganisation, the Company and its subsidiary International Thomson Publishing Limited are to be dissolved by way of strike off in a bottom-up sequence. On 21 July 2026 the directors resolved to apply for the Company to be struck off the register pursuant to section 1003 of the Companies Act 2006, following completion of the formalities and confirmation that the Company's direct subsidiary has been dissolved and removed from the register. The directors have accordingly prepared these financial statements on a basis other than going concern (see note 2).
Approved by the
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Director
Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
(Registration number: 01500648)
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
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Net current assets |
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Net assets |
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Called up share capital |
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Share premium reserve |
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Profit and loss account |
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Total equity |
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For the financial year ending 31 December 2025 the Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 480 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to dormant companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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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
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Director
Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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General information |
The Company is a private company limited by share capital, incorporated in United Kingdom.
The address of its registered office is:
United Kingdom
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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 a basis other than going concern, 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 nor loss. None of the Directors received any emoluments in respect of their services to the Company.
Going Concern
As explained in the Directors’ Report and in the note on non-adjusting events after the financial period, following the year end the Company resolved, as part of a group reorganisation, to apply to be struck off the register. As the Company will in due course cease to exist, the directors have concluded that it is not appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a basis other than going concern. No adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities have been required, as the Company’s assets and liabilities are already recorded at the amounts expected to be realised or settled
Fixed asset investments
Fixed asset investments are stated at historical cost less provision for any diminution in value.
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Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
The Directors are of the opinion that the value of the Company's investments is not less than the value of which it is stated in the Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025.
Details of undertakings
Details of the investments in which the Company holds direct investment in any class of share capital are as follows:
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Five Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, United Kingdom |
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Amounts owed by fellow group undertakings are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
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Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings |
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Amounts owed to fellow group undertakings are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.
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Called up Share capital |
Allotted, called up and fully paid shares
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2,987,312 |
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Thomson Legal & Professional Group Limited
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025
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Parent and ultimate parent undertaking |
The Company's immediate parent is
The ultimate parent is
The most senior parent entity producing publicly available financial statements is
The parent of the largest group in which these financial statements are consolidated is
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Non adjusting events after the financial period |
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