NEXT 15 GROUP PLC
Listed on the London Stock Exchange, the business is a digital marketing and communications group that operates through specialist agencies such as Savanta, MHP, and House 337 to provide market research, public relations, and business transformation services.
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Cash
£911k
-98.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£315m
+175.5% vs 2023
Employees
4,243
+6.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£80m
-20.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-01-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2026-01-31, 2025-01-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2024-01-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £720,500,000 | £734,673,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | £67,239,000 | £77,119,000 | +14.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £101,090,000 | £80,348,000 | -20.5% | |
| Net profit | — | £53,945,000 | — | |
| Cash | £47,320,000 | £911,000 | -98.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £404,220,000 | £531,322,000 | +31.4% | |
| Net assets | £114,400,000 | £315,120,000 | +175.5% | |
| Equity | £114,400,000 | £315,120,000 | +175.5% | |
| Average employees | 3,979 | 4,243 | +6.6% | |
| Wages | £339,052,000 | £350,315,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,594,000 | £3,991,000 | -13.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.6% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.7% | 58.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.12x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | 16.87x | 2.46x |
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
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.