STRATA CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-03 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+70.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+21% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
96
+35.2% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+21.5% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £22,129,350 | £26,365,518 | £28,000,244 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,271,440 | £1,483,665 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,448,407 | £1,156,352 | £1,405,466 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,177,617 | £885,370 | £1,065,375 | |
| Cash | £57,045 | £1,014,823 | — | £2,535,150 | £1,924,040 | £3,286,465 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,273,431 | £1,995,341 | — | £2,551,491 | £4,086,223 | £2,782,946 | |
| Net assets | £716,589 | £564,217 | — | £1,559,090 | £2,214,460 | £2,679,833 | |
| Equity | — | — | £931,473 | £1,559,090 | £2,214,460 | £2,679,833 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 50 | — | 57 | 71 | 96 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,112,494 | £3,768,016 | £5,002,890 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £285,208 | £444,205 | £545,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+6.2%
£26,365,518 £28,000,244
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+70.8%
£1,924,040 £3,286,465
highest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
+21%
£2,214,460 £2,679,833
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+35.2%
71 96
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+16.7%
£1,271,440 £1,483,665
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Profit before tax
+21.5%
£1,156,352 £1,405,466
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Wages
+32.8%
£3,768,016 £5,002,890
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 3.4% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.1% | 53.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.58x | — | — | 0.93x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 11.05x | 17.62x |
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
- STRATA CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS LTD 2019-02-22 → present
- COMMUNIQUE PROMOTIONS LIMITED 1997-02-24 → 2019-02-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company made a profit for the year ended 31 December 2024 and had net assets at that date amounting to £2,679,833 including cash at bank of £3,286,465. The company's cash flow forecasts show that the company has sufficient working capital for a period exceeding 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and the company's latest management accounts show the company continues to trade profitably. Having made sufficient enquiries, and based upon the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operating in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- STRATA CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS LTD · parent
- On Event Production Co Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATTLE, Giles Alexis Ormsby | Director | 2021-03-17 | Aug 1970 | British |
| CLARKE-JONES, Andrea | Director | 2021-03-17 | Oct 1973 | British |
| HAMBLEY, Simon Xavier | Director | 2019-06-05 | Jul 1969 | British |
| MULKERRINS, Cole John | Director | 2019-06-05 | Jan 1968 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Helen Julie | Director | 2023-08-30 | Nov 1968 | British |
| QUERFURTH, Paul Nicholas | Director | 2021-03-17 | Apr 1969 | British |
| SHUCKBURGH, Jacob Nicholas Anthony | Director | 2022-11-30 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURFORD JONES, Ewan | Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 2022-11-16 |
| COSEC SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-02-25 | 2017-12-05 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
| HURFORD JONES, Ewan | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2022-11-16 |
| WATSON, James Anthony Macleod | Director | 1997-02-24 | 2021-05-26 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-02-24 | 1997-02-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strata Creative Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Active |
| Mr James Anthony Macleod Watson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
| Mr Ewan Hurford Jones | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.