HAVAS MEDIA LIMITED
Operating as the UK media division of the Euronext Amsterdam-listed French multinational advertising group Havas NV, the company provides media planning, buying, and data analytics services.
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Cash
£6.3M
-63.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+0.5% vs 2023
Employees
562
-0.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£110K
-98% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £302,432,000 | £309,846,000 | +2.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,458,000 | £117,000 | -97.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,595,000 | £110,000 | -98% | |
| Net profit | £4,269,000 | £36,000 | -99.2% | |
| Cash | £17,358,000 | £6,314,000 | -63.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,978,000 | £7,979,000 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £7,941,000 | £7,977,000 | +0.5% | |
| Equity | £7,941,000 | £7,977,000 | +0.5% | |
| Average employees | 563 | 562 | -0.2% | |
| Wages | £31,018,000 | £28,672,000 | -7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £779,000 | £785,000 | +0.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 68.4% | 1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 93.9% | 93.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 23.03x | 0.24x |
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 6 times since incorporation
- HAVAS MEDIA LIMITED 2017-02-01 → present
- MEDIA PLANNING LIMITED 2000-05-08 → 2017-02-01
- MEDIAPOLIS UK LIMITED 1998-12-15 → 2000-05-08
- THE BALL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 1990-05-25 → 1998-12-15
- THE BALL WCRS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 1989-01-09 → 1990-05-25
- BALL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1987-03-30 → 1989-01-09
- YAMSHEE LIMITED 1987-02-24 → 1987-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| AFFLECK, Patrick Andrew Robert | Director | 2021-04-14 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TODHUNTER, Darren | Director | 2019-06-07 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLAS, John Farquhar | Secretary | 1993-08-24 | 1996-10-28 |
| MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty | Secretary | 2020-09-23 | 2025-04-30 |
| MCELHATTON, Michael Edward | Secretary | 1999-04-12 | 2012-09-19 |
| RHYMER, Alastair St John | Secretary | 2012-09-19 | 2015-07-01 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2015-07-01 | 2020-09-23 |
| SAMUEL, Simon Robert | Secretary | 1996-10-28 | 1999-01-06 |
| TRAY, Simon | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 1999-03-26 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1993-08-31 |
| ADAMS, Matthew Edward | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2020-03-31 |
| ADAMSON, Alan Ralston | Director | 2017-12-18 | 2020-11-06 |
| AVERY, Pedro Mark Daniel | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-01-09 |
| BICKERTON, Gary Erik | Director | — | 1999-01-04 |
| COLMET D'AAGE, Didier | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-05-09 |
| CRAZE, Mark Robert Benjamin | Director | 2007-03-23 | 2014-03-18 |
| DELPORT, Dominique | Director | 2014-03-18 | 2018-04-30 |
| FRAMPTON-CALERO, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-07-01 | 2017-10-17 |
| FRANCOLI PLAZA, Maria Luisa | Director | 2009-03-25 | 2013-01-01 |
| HERAIL, Jacques | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2005-11-25 |
| HIRST, Chris | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2022-07-19 |
| LE NAIL, Jean Marie | Director | — | 1999-01-04 |
| MCELHATTON, Michael Edward | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2012-09-19 |
| MENDOZA, Marc Sydney Benjamin | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| OFFEN, Robert George | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-01-01 |
| PACE, Richard | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-03-25 |
| POYNTON, Darren William | Director | 2016-02-29 | 2017-06-30 |
| RHYMER, Alastair St John | Director | 2012-09-19 | 2016-02-29 |
| RIVERA, Jorge Ustrell | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2009-03-25 |
| RODES VILA, Alfonso | Director | 2009-03-25 | 2018-07-17 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 |
| SAMUEL, Simon Robert | Director | 1998-12-04 | 1999-01-06 |
| SHURVILLE, Jerram | Director | 1998-12-04 | 1999-01-06 |
| VILA, Fernando Rodes | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2009-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havas Shared Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-29 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-05-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.