NEXT 15 GROUP PLC
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Cash
£88M
-1.2% vs 2025
Net assets
£132M
-27.2% vs 2025
Employees
3,681
-12.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£18M
-165% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors have made a detailed assessment and concluded that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Contingent consideration and share purchase obligations related to Mach49 and certain earn-out liabilities are considered material uncertainties related to going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £720,500,000 | £729,810,000 | £479,151,000 | £448,828,000 | -6.3% | |
| Operating profit | £67,239,000 | £75,500,000 | £28,375,000 | -£14,856,000 | -152.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £101,090,000 | £80,348,000 | £28,375,000 | -£18,456,000 | -165% | |
| Net profit | — | £53,945,000 | £16,413,000 | -£19,943,000 | -221.5% | |
| Cash | £47,320,000 | £89,073,000 | £89,433,000 | £88,347,000 | -1.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £404,220,000 | £530,382,000 | £490,277,000 | £511,243,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £114,400,000 | £156,221,000 | £181,092,000 | £131,898,000 | -27.2% | |
| Equity | £114,400,000 | £156,221,000 | £181,092,000 | £131,898,000 | -27.2% | |
| Average employees | 3,979 | 4,340 | 4,216 | 3,681 | -12.7% | |
| Wages | £339,052,000 | £350,315,000 | £261,078,000 | £218,898,000 | -16.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,594,000 | £3,991,000 | £1,304,000 | £2,235,000 | +71.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 10.3% | 5.9% | -3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.4% | 3.4% | -4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.6% | 14.2% | 5.8% | -2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.7% | 75.5% | 77.5% | 83.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 2.42x | 2.60x | — | |
| Interest cover | 16.87x | 14.05x | 3.77x | -1.55x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- NEXT 15 GROUP PLC 2023-04-18 → present
- NEXT FIFTEEN COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC 2002-11-14 → 2023-04-18
- ONEMONDAY GROUP PLC. 2000-11-16 → 2002-11-14
- TEXT 100 GROUP PLC 1997-03-07 → 2000-11-16
- TEXT 100 LIMITED 1981-08-12 → 1997-03-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors have made a detailed assessment and concluded that the Group will be able to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Contingent consideration and share purchase obligations related to Mach49 and certain earn-out liabilities are considered material uncertainties related to going concern.”
Group structure
- NEXT 15 GROUP PLC · parent
- Activate Marketing Services, LLC 100%
- Architype Agency Limited 100%
- Architype Agency AB 100%
- Architype Agency DMCC 100%
- Architype Agency BV 100%
- Architype Agency DMCC 100%
- Architype Agency Limited 100%
- Architype Agency LLC 100%
- Architype Agency PTE LTD 100%
- Architype Agency S.A. 100%
- Architype Agency SRL 100%
- August One Communications 100%
- Beme (UK) Limited 100%
- Beyond Next Limited 100%
- Brandwidth Limited 100%
- Cadence Innova Ltd 100%
- Cloudy Ecommerce Hub Private Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 25 June 2024, the Group became aware of potential serious misconduct concerning the Mach49 business which was reported to the relevant law enforcement agencies. As a result, no further payments have been made to Mach49’s selling shareholder under the earn-out agreement in connection with Next 15’s acquisition of Mach49.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANFORD, Mark John | Secretary | 2021-02-15 | — | — |
| ASTAIRE, Mark David | Director | 2025-02-01 | Aug 1959 | British |
| BUTLER, Paul | Director | 2022-06-23 | Apr 1969 | American |
| KALIFA, Maneck Minoo | Director | 2025-06-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| KNIGHTS, Samuel Thomas James | Director | 2025-07-01 | Aug 1982 | British |
| LADKIN-BRAND, Penelope Anne | Director | 2017-07-24 | Nov 1977 | British |
| WREN, Samantha Anne | Director | 2025-06-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLAIR, James | Secretary | 2020-12-11 | 2021-02-15 |
| DEWHURST, David Mark | Secretary | 2009-09-07 | 2013-12-03 |
| DEWHURST, David Mark | Secretary | 2003-04-17 | 2003-10-16 |
| FOGG, Amanda Claire | Secretary | 1999-02-23 | 2003-04-17 |
| LEE MORRISON, Nicholas | Secretary | 2016-01-08 | 2020-12-11 |
| LEWIS, Thomas William | Secretary | — | 1997-07-14 |
| MAGEE, Brendan Patrick Michael | Secretary | 1997-07-14 | 1999-02-23 |
| SANFORD, Mark | Secretary | 2013-12-03 | 2016-01-08 |
| SANFORD, Mark John | Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2009-09-07 |
| ADAMS, Mark Stuart | Director | — | 1999-07-07 |
| CALVIN RASOR, John | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2000-08-01 |
| CRIGHTON, Carlo Ian | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| DEWHURST, David Mark | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2013-12-09 |
| DYSON, Timothy John Bruce | Director | — | 2025-06-26 |
| EYRE, Richard Anthony | Director | 2011-05-12 | 2021-01-31 |
| GRANT, Susan Caroline | Director | — | 1992-01-20 |
| HARRIS, Peter Jonathan | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2025-05-30 |
| HUNTER, Helen Sarah | Director | 2019-06-26 | 2025-06-26 |
| HYNES MCGOVERN, Aedhmar Brid | Director | 1997-03-04 | 2001-01-01 |
| JONES, Dianna Renea | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2025-06-26 |
| KALSI, Sandeep Singh | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| KEMP, Katherine Anne | Director | 1994-05-04 | 1999-07-07 |
| LESNIAK, Alicja Barbara | Director | 2011-07-01 | 2017-06-30 |
| LEWIS, Thomas William | Director | — | 2006-07-31 |
| LUCAS, Martin George | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1998-04-15 |
| MAGEE, Brendan Patrick Michael | Director | — | 2007-01-23 |
| PEACHEY, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2022-04-06 | 2025-10-31 |
| PERRISS, Robyn | Director | 2020-11-12 | 2025-06-26 |
| RAVDEN, Matthew James Hamilton | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| SHORE, Genevieve Helen | Director | 2015-02-01 | 2019-06-26 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Colin | Director | 1999-01-12 | 2011-07-31 |
| WENNMACHERS, Margarita Auguste | Director | 2011-08-17 | 2015-02-01 |
| WEST, Andrew Jeremy Holdsworth | Director | 1994-05-24 | 2001-01-01 |
| WHITEHORN, William Elliott | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2011-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 601 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-08-06 | CERT21 | capital | Certificate capital cancellation share premium account | |
| 2025-08-06 | OC138 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.