MEDIAKIND SYSTEMS UK LTD
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Cash
£2M
+102% vs 2023
Net assets
£30M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
126
-21.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£961K
-48.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Telecommunications 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 | £23,095,000 | £19,118,000 | -17.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,262,000 | £905,000 | -60% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,858,000 | £961,000 | -48.3% | |
| Net profit | £1,161,000 | £943,000 | -18.8% | |
| Cash | £966,000 | £1,951,000 | +102% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,168,000 | £35,959,000 | +23.3% | |
| Net assets | £28,734,000 | £29,677,000 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £28,734,000 | £29,677,000 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 160 | 126 | -21.3% | |
| Wages | £13,271,000 | £14,057,000 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £182,000 | £185,000 | +1.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.8% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.8% | 2.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.7% | 53.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 2.24x | |
| Interest cover | 61.14x | 32.32x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- MEDIAKIND SYSTEMS UK LTD 2020-04-21 → present
- ERICSSON TELEVISION LIMITED 2010-01-21 → 2020-04-21
- TANDBERG TELEVISION LIMITED 1999-01-14 → 2010-01-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- The Corporate Practice Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors, after carrying out necessary enquiries and considering the Company's future forecasts and expected profitability, believe that the Company has adequate resources to fund its operations and meet its obligations as they fall due.”
Group structure
- MEDIAKIND SYSTEMS UK LTD · parent
- MK HCSE France SAS 100%
Significant events
- “Accrued expense also consist of restructuring liability. Restructuring liabilities primarily include severance costs when management has made a formal decision to eliminate certain positions and this has been communicated to the groups of employees affected and appropriate consultation procedures completed, where appropriate. Staff severance amounting to 1.18 Million is recorded as at 31 December 2024.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, the Company discharged a security arrangement originally entered into on 03 April 2023. The arrangement included a fixed charge over the Company's intellectual property rights, a floating charge over all other assets and its undertaking, and a negative pledge restricting the creation of further security interests. The security was formally satisfied on 22 October 2025.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-01-07 | — | — |
| FAUBERT, Peter Richard, Mr. | Director | 2025-04-03 | May 1970 | American |
| FORTUNE, Ronan Terence | Director | 2023-06-20 | Jun 1977 | Irish |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL, Cary | Secretary | 2019-05-09 | 2019-09-12 |
| HOPKINS, Jeanette Louise | Secretary | 2001-10-09 | 2005-08-02 |
| SPENCER, Ashley Vernon | Secretary | 2005-08-02 | 2019-08-19 |
| MASONS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-01-14 | 1999-10-12 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-12 | 2001-10-08 |
| ALLFREY, Edward James | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2020-10-14 |
| ANEBYGD, Ove | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-07-17 |
| BARON, Eric Jean-Marie | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2010-06-25 |
| BJORNSRUD, Jan | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2000-04-14 |
| BREDESEN, Jorgen | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2002-01-11 |
| CAMPAGNA, Jonathan Joseph | Director | 2009-02-27 | 2010-07-27 |
| CARLE, Henrik | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2014-05-20 |
| COLVIN, Michael Robert | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2021-03-23 |
| COONEY, James Eric | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2009-02-27 |
| DANIEL, Cary N | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| DRUMMOND, Renuka Sriyani | Director | 2020-02-14 | 2021-09-22 |
| ENGEBRETSEN, Erik | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2001-10-08 |
| GJORTZ, Gunnar | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2002-01-11 |
| GRAEE, Arne | Director | 1999-01-15 | 2000-04-14 |
| MARMOLEJO, Amy Spandau | Director | 2021-04-21 | 2021-08-26 |
| MONTESSUIT, Damien Francois Herve | Director | 2020-10-14 | 2022-07-07 |
| O'BRIEN, Liam Kieran | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2019-05-01 |
| O'CONNOR, Timothy Paul | Director | 2002-01-11 | 2005-02-01 |
| PARK, Fraser Robert | Director | 2005-02-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| PEHRSON, Staffan | Director | 2009-06-05 | 2012-05-01 |
| PUGH, Gwyn | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2003-06-02 |
| ROMANO, Elisabetta Paola | Director | 2015-07-17 | 2017-07-21 |
| RYBKOWSKI, Rafal | Director | 2010-07-13 | 2011-12-20 |
| THORP, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2001-10-09 | 2002-01-11 |
| WALSHE, Thomas Oliver | Director | 2017-07-21 | 2023-06-20 |
| WILSON, Giles Andrew, Dr | Director | 2014-05-20 | 2017-05-08 |
| MASONS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-01-14 | 1999-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leone Media Inc. | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2019-07-25 | Active |
| Ericsson (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
| Mr Arpad Jordan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-30 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-11-29 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-07-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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