DATA AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
+28.7% vs 2025
Net assets
-£837k
+23.1% vs 2025
Employees
51
-17.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£249k
+181.3% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,489,385 | £4,910,099 | £4,953,869 | +0.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£141,415 | -£291,660 | £249,766 | +185.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£163,123 | -£306,818 | £249,344 | +181.3% | |
| Net profit | -£154,520 | -£298,215 | £250,816 | +184.1% | |
| Cash | £1,269,766 | £836,922 | £1,077,041 | +28.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£621,322 | -£1,028,136 | -£837,126 | +18.6% | |
| Net assets | -£789,727 | -£1,087,942 | -£837,126 | +23.1% | |
| Equity | -£789,727 | -£1,087,942 | -£837,126 | +23.1% | |
| Average employees | 69 | 62 | 51 | -17.7% | |
| Wages | £2,641,961 | £2,359,385 | £2,019,508 | -14.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £301,062 | £342,715 | £325,000 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,467 | £10,868 | £13,100 | +20.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £184,479 | £137,974 | £130,300 | -5.6% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.6% | -5.9% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.8% | -6.1% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 130.3% | 151.3% | 139.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 0.62x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | -6.51x | -19.24x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DATA AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION LIMITED 2019-03-12 → present
- THE DIRECT MARKETING ASSOCIATION (UK) LTD 1991-12-03 → 2019-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite the balance sheet deficit the company has returned to profitability in the current year which is forecast to continue - this is partly to be achieved through significant expense savings notably though reduced headcount and savings in operational costs.”
Group structure
- DATA AND MARKETING ASSOCIATION LIMITED · parent
- The Telephone Preference Service Limited 100%
- The Institute of Data and Marketing Limited 100%
- IDM Membership Limited 100%
- Data and Marketing Commission 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 160 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDIGHIERI, Rachel Helen | Director | 2015-06-29 | Jun 1976 | British |
| ATKINSON-TOAL, Richard Alan | Director | 2025-04-24 | Nov 1990 | British |
| COMBEMALE, Christopher Porte | Director | 2007-01-18 | Aug 1959 | British |
| DAVDA, Bhavik | Director | 2025-04-24 | Apr 1986 | British |
| HASSAN, Leila | Director | 2025-04-24 | May 1984 | Australian |
| MILLER, Tony | Director | 2021-01-01 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 160 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRICKER, Colin Frank | Secretary | — | 2000-04-23 |
| GOULDING, Kenneth Edward | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2021-05-06 |
| HIGMAN, Suzi | Secretary | 2000-05-01 | 2001-12-06 |
| KELLY, James Dennis | Secretary | 2002-03-18 | 2002-07-16 |
| MILLIGAN, James Graham | Secretary | 2002-07-16 | 2020-01-01 |
| SANGSTER, Jodie | Secretary | 2001-12-07 | 2002-03-14 |
| ADETOKUNBO, Adjasa-Oluwa | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2018-11-12 |
| ANDERSON, Justin Paul Ewart | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2006-07-11 |
| ARNOLD, Christopher John Russell | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2008-11-13 |
| BAHCHELI, Tylan Salih | Director | — | 1994-08-23 |
| BAILEY, Shaun Robert | Director | 2011-03-19 | 2017-08-01 |
| BALFOUR, Yvonne Marie Lindsay | Director | 2007-01-24 | 2008-11-13 |
| BASINI, Justin Simon Mark | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2008-11-13 |
| BAUMANN, Anthony | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1999-01-14 |
| BIGG, Alan Taylor | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| BLACK, Malcolm George | Director | 2004-06-08 | 2011-01-01 |
| BLAIR, Elisabeth Alexandra Hamilton | Director | 2020-04-29 | 2024-04-16 |
| BOWLER, Mark Richard | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2000-09-26 |
| BULLEN, John Francis | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2003-06-03 |
| BURKE, Cordell Aguilla | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| BUSBY, Paul | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2005-02-21 |
| CARDER, Esther Marie | Director | 2025-04-24 | 2025-11-06 |
| CAVE, Jane Alexandra | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2019-01-16 |
| CHANDLER, Stephen | Director | 1997-04-03 | 1999-09-28 |
| COAD, Anthony Patrick Rawle | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-12-05 |
| COAD, Anthony Patrick Rawle | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1997-04-03 |
| COAD, Anthony Patrick Rawle | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| COLLING, Michael John | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2008-11-13 |
| COOPER, Graham John | Director | — | 1999-03-23 |
| CORDRAY, Kevin | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2002-03-20 |
| COUPE, David Paul | Director | 1993-08-24 | 2008-01-17 |
| COYNE, Kevin | Director | 1999-01-14 | 1999-03-23 |
| CRIPPS, Mark Edward | Director | 2017-09-18 | 2023-07-12 |
| DALBY, Simon Andrew | Director | 1998-03-25 | 1998-06-29 |
| DALBY, Simon Andrew | Director | 1997-09-30 | 1997-12-15 |
| DE SOUZA, Michelle Mary | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2020-01-01 |
| DENMAN, Matthew | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2006-05-04 |
| DIJK, Hendrik Johan, Drs | Director | 2006-07-11 | 2008-11-13 |
| DONOVAN, Judith | Director | — | 2001-01-30 |
| DOYLE, Karen May | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1999-01-14 |
| DRYE, Timothy James, Dr | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| DUTTON, Richard James | Director | 2013-01-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| FALL, Alastair David | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-01-01 |
| FIDURA, Gordon Nelson | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-02 |
| FLYNN, Michael | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2000-02-15 |
| FRIEGE, Christian | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2005-01-12 |
| FULLER, Nick | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2008-11-13 |
| GADSBY, Christopher Michael | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2008-01-17 |
| GAPPER, Stephen Charles | Director | 1995-02-02 | 2001-03-21 |
| GEHLCKEN, Judith Anne | Director | — | 2000-02-15 |
| GENOCHIO, Richard Christopher Henry | Director | — | 1993-02-01 |
| GILBERT, Terence Michael | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| GILBERT, William Martin | Director | 2010-11-18 | 2014-01-01 |
| GODDING, Victor | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2008-11-13 |
| GODWIN, Lesley | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2000-05-23 |
| GODWIN, Lesley | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| GOOD, Fedelma | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2015-12-31 |
| GRAY, Jonathan Edward | Director | — | 1995-06-13 |
| GREEN, Malcolm Laurence | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2014-01-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Elaine | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2003-12-31 |
| GREENWOOD, Elaine | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1998-01-29 |
| GRIMES, Nigel Arthur | Director | 2002-02-20 | 2003-01-21 |
| GROOM, Stephen | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| HALFACRE, Alan Michael James | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2008-01-17 |
| HALL, Simon Nicholas | Director | 1998-06-29 | 1999-01-14 |
| HAMILTON, Kathryn Mary | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2024-02-13 |
| HANSON, Mark Gervase | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2001-09-26 |
| HEATHER, Stuart George | Director | — | 1994-12-13 |
| HERBERT, Michael Clive | Director | 1996-02-14 | 1996-09-30 |
| HERBERT, Michael Clive | Director | — | 1995-09-19 |
| HILL, Andrew Ratcliffe | Director | 1997-09-30 | 1999-09-28 |
| HOLLAND, Kevin Edward | Director | — | 1997-04-03 |
| HOWARD, Melanie Ann | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2016-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Alan Edward | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1994-12-13 |
| HUGHES, Ian Christopher | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2007-02-10 |
| HUGHES, Ian Christopher | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2000-02-15 |
| HUGO, Leopold Jean Cyprien | Director | 2014-03-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Terence George | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2004-06-08 |
| JACKSON, Terence George | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2002-01-22 |
| JOHNSTON, Iain Barrie | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2000-07-18 |
| KANE, Anthony John | Director | 2000-05-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| KHNAISSER, Firas | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-12-11 |
| LARMER, Michael | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2005-11-08 |
| LEIDERMAN, Robert | Director | — | 1995-06-13 |
| LOGIE, Scott Morrison | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2014-01-01 |
| LOVATT, Iain Fraser | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2008-11-13 |
| LYALL, Gillian Lorraine | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2011-01-01 |
| LYNAM-SMITH, Andrew Terence | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2008-01-17 |
| MAHER, Stephen Francis | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2024-07-17 |
| MAIR, Lesley Jane | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2000-12-05 |
| MARTINI, Lara Rolande Elda | Director | 2019-03-21 | 2021-05-19 |
| MCCARTHY, Peter John | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2002-01-22 |
| MERRON, Amanda | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| MERRON, Amanda | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2015-04-01 |
| METCALF, David Allan | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2011-01-01 |
| METCALF, David Allan | Director | 2001-03-21 | 2003-12-04 |
| MIDDLEHURST, James Thomas | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1997-12-15 |
| MILLAR, Grant Cameron Gilchrist | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-09-26 |
| MITCHELL, Chris | Director | 2007-11-15 | 2008-11-13 |
| MITCHELL, Peter Lawrence | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2007-01-18 |
| MOONEY, Anthony | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-12-05 |
| MORRIS, Janette Anne | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2011-01-01 |
| MORRIS, Janette Anne | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2007-03-15 |
| MOSELEY, Jennifer Mary | Director | 1997-09-30 | 2008-11-13 |
| MOUND, Richard | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| NELLIGAN, John | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| NOHR, Marc | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2001-12-06 |
| O'MALLEY, Michael Dara | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2003-06-03 |
| ORR, Dawn Patricia | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2006-10-26 |
| ORR, Dawn Patricia | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2001-12-06 |
| PASSMORE, Stephen Hurrell | Director | — | 1993-02-23 |
| PASTEINER, Martin William Charles | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2005-01-12 |
| PEARMUND, John Jeremy | Director | 1994-12-13 | 1996-04-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Peter Gordon | Director | 1999-03-23 | 2008-11-13 |
| PHILLIPS, Peter Gordon | Director | 1993-08-24 | 1996-09-30 |
| PING, Charles Michael | Director | 1999-01-14 | 2008-11-13 |
| PINK, Stephen Philip | Director | 1998-06-29 | 1999-01-14 |
| PIZER, Jennifer Frances | Director | — | 1993-08-24 |
| POLYDOROU, Anthony | Director | 1996-09-30 | 1998-09-30 |
| PORTER, Julia Marguerite | Director | 2011-05-19 | 2018-10-01 |
| PORTER, Julia Marguerite | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-05-23 |
| PRICE, John Franklin | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2008-11-13 |
| REDDING, Shane Rosanne | Director | 1994-08-23 | 1997-09-30 |
| REYNOLDS, Joanna Patricia | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2008-11-13 |
| REYNOLDS, Joanna Patricia | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2005-07-07 |
| REYNOLDS, Joanna Patricia | Director | — | 2000-12-05 |
| REYNOLDS, Jonathan | Director | 2001-07-17 | 2002-01-22 |
| ROSE, Jane | Director | — | 2004-06-08 |
| RUNACUS, Mark Gordon | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| SCICLUNA, Martin Gerard | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2005-07-07 |
| SCOTT, Desmond Patrick | Director | — | 1995-02-02 |
| SCOTT, Geraldine Joyce | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2003-06-03 |
| SHIELDS, Martin | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2001-01-30 |
| SHIELDS, Martin | Director | 1995-09-19 | 1998-06-29 |
| SIMPSON, Peter Charles | Director | 1999-05-20 | 2000-02-15 |
| SMITH, Andrew Terence | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2006-05-04 |
| SMITH, Partick Anthony | Director | 2000-09-26 | 2001-01-30 |
| SMITH, Patrick Anthony | Director | 1999-07-15 | 2000-02-15 |
| SMITH, Patrick Anthony | Director | 1993-02-23 | 1999-05-20 |
| SMITH, Rosemary Kathleen | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2008-11-13 |
| SMITHSON, Peter | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2021-01-01 |
| SNEESBY, David John Hugh | Director | 1998-06-29 | 2000-02-15 |
| STAFFORD, Lucy | Director | 2003-06-03 | 2008-11-13 |
| STENNING, Paul Norman | Director | 1998-06-29 | 1999-01-14 |
| STEWART, David Paul | Director | 1993-11-02 | 1995-11-07 |
| UNSWORTH, Philippa Sara Janine | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2024-12-12 |
| WALL, Louise Ann | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2003-06-03 |
| WATSON, John Robert | Director | 2006-05-04 | 2008-11-13 |
| WELLS, Nicholas Mark | Director | 2001-01-30 | 2004-06-08 |
| WHEELER, Gavin Leslie | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| WHITMARSH, Malcolm Walter | Director | 1998-12-15 | 2007-01-01 |
| WHITMORE, Susan Cecily | Director | 2000-02-15 | 2000-09-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Alison Helen | Director | 2002-01-22 | 2008-11-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Graham Roderick | Director | — | 1995-05-04 |
| WILLOTT, Robert Graham | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2002-01-22 |
| WILTON, Andrew John | Director | 2008-01-17 | 2008-06-27 |
| WORBOYS, Caroline Buchanon | Director | 2015-12-04 | 2019-03-31 |
| YORK PALMER, Michael | Director | — | 2000-12-05 |
| YOUNG, Mark Peter | Director | 2005-01-12 | 2008-11-13 |
| DAVID POOLE AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-01-14 | 2005-01-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 470 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.