HOUSEBUILDER MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+10.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.6M
+9.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
7
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£287K
+26.1% first positive since 2020
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £934,278 | £1,428,452 | £1,792,366 | — | £1,794,940 | £1,976,970 | +10.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£65,017 | £105,691 | £295,736 | — | £153,794 | £225,970 | +46.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£60,147 | £108,037 | £307,894 | £318,765 | £227,277 | £286,598 | +26.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £243,210 | £170,805 | £216,720 | +26.9% | |
| Cash | £765,699 | £864,692 | £1,120,840 | £1,475,204 | £1,647,988 | £1,815,832 | +10.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,646,379 | £1,733,613 | £1,982,555 | £2,225,765 | £2,396,570 | £2,613,290 | +9% | |
| Net assets | £1,643,552 | £1,730,786 | £1,979,728 | £2,222,938 | £2,393,743 | £2,610,463 | +9.1% | |
| Equity | £1,643,552 | £1,730,786 | £1,979,728 | £2,222,938 | £2,393,743 | £2,610,463 | +9.1% | |
| Average employees | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.0% | 7.4% | 16.5% | — | 8.6% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 9.5% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.9% | 6.1% | 14.9% | — | 6.4% | 8.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 6.92x | 9.84x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HOUSEBUILDER MEDIA LIMITED 2005-12-08 → present
- HOUSEBUILDER PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1987-06-10 → 2005-12-08
- HBF PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1987-01-20 → 1987-06-10
- ORCARULE LIMITED 1985-10-03 → 1987-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HOUSEBUILDER MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- HB Media Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In contrast, events activity performed strongly, with a number of events exceeding prior year revenue, including the HBF Policy Conference, HBF Golf Day and Housing Market Intelligence event. The Housebuilder Awards 2025 achieved record performance, generating revenue in excess of £400,000 and attracting more than 700 attendees. The reintroduction of a winter event for housebuilders also contributed positively to overall performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD, Helen | Secretary | 2005-11-10 | — | British |
| BASELEY, Stewart Antony | Director | 2002-09-12 | Nov 1958 | British |
| JEFFERSON, Neil | Director | 2020-03-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| ROSKROW, Benedict | Director | 2005-11-10 | Nov 1963 | British |
| THACKSTONE, Mark Richmond | Director | 2019-03-26 | Mar 1971 | English |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONE, Rachel Mary | Secretary | 1999-08-07 | 2005-11-10 |
| HOON, Andrew James, Brig | Secretary | 1997-02-12 | 1999-08-06 |
| HUMBER, John Roger | Secretary | — | 1997-02-12 |
| ASHMEAD, Robert John | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2005-11-10 |
| DAWSON, Alan | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2019-01-11 |
| DONE, Rachel Mary | Director | 2003-10-14 | 2007-01-08 |
| GAIR, William Cortis | Director | 1992-03-02 | 2005-04-27 |
| HILL, Stuart John, Dr | Director | 1999-08-02 | 2000-11-17 |
| HILLIER, Anthony John | Director | 1991-06-08 | 2003-06-12 |
| HUMBER, John Roger | Director | 1997-07-31 | 2000-03-08 |
| NEWCOMBE, Georgina | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2003-11-10 |
| PYE, Graham Christopher | Director | — | 2003-10-14 |
| SHORT, Peter Burkitt | Director | — | 1999-03-30 |
| WILSON, Giles Thomas | Director | 2000-11-02 | 2003-11-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-22 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.