TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-25 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+44.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+17.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
101
+4.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+39.4% 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 | — | — | — | — | £29,212,885 | £34,722,968 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,309,842 | £3,214,228 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,355,731 | £3,284,879 | |
| Net profit | — | -£8,106 | £630,975 | £1,766,907 | £1,713,802 | £2,285,273 | |
| Cash | £2,432,404 | £3,453,869 | £2,700,066 | £3,066,006 | £5,119,194 | £7,375,830 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,954,865 | — | — | £10,377,484 | £12,207,958 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,954,865 | £5,585,840 | £7,135,613 | £10,350,616 | £12,191,619 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £10,350,616 | £12,191,619 | |
| Average employees | — | 30 | 22 | 31 | 97 | 101 | |
| Wages | — | £1,187,429 | £927,978 | £1,436,863 | £4,796,708 | £5,012,236 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £40,000 | £40,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+18.9%
£29,212,885 £34,722,968
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Cash
+44.1%
£5,119,194 £7,375,830
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+17.8%
£10,350,616 £12,191,619
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+4.1%
97 101
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+39.2%
£2,309,842 £3,214,228
-
Profit before tax
+39.4%
£2,355,731 £3,284,879
-
Wages
+4.5%
£4,796,708 £5,012,236
highest in 5 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 | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 22.3% | 26.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.92x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 13013.07x |
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
- TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC 2000-03-23 → present
- KELGATE PROJECTS LIMITED 1999-10-11 → 2000-03-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's and parent 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
- TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC · parent
- LGANDA Limited 100%
- Laing Gale & Associates Limited 100%
- TBA Japan Limited 100%
- Top Banana Communication Limited 70%
- T12 Limited 70%
- TBA US Inc 100%
- TBA Vegas LLC 100%
- Sunscreen & Sawdust LLC 100%
Significant events
- “2024 showed continued growth for the group with positive momentum across the different divisions including investment in people and continued international expansion with a particular focus on the new US office.”
- “Across our Sport and Entertainment activities, live experiences covered the Paris24 Olympics, Formula 1 and a growing list of global sports rights holders. We were pleased to see continued momentum with the agency's appointment for Milano Cortina 26 Winter Olympics together with Women's Rugby World Cup.”
- “In TBA Brands division the businesses performed strongly creating and delivering live events as well as brand experiences, award shows, conferences, touring experiences and bespoke global events for new and long standing global brand clients including a number of high profile, highly innovative global launches. The TBA Brands division grew its teams with a focus on the London core team, as well as delivering events and experiences globally.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Guy | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | — | — |
| HORNER, Guy Richard | Director | 1999-12-14 | Sep 1975 | British |
| TBA GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-27 | — | — |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Guy | Secretary | 1999-12-14 | 2002-11-27 |
| LAWSON, Matthew | Secretary | 2016-12-23 | 2018-11-21 |
| MARSHALL, Paul James | Secretary | 2018-11-21 | 2021-03-31 |
| PHILIPPI, James Jeremy George | Secretary | 2002-11-27 | 2011-10-17 |
| YEO, Eric Cheng Quee | Secretary | 2011-10-17 | 2016-12-23 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 1999-12-14 |
| BALL, Anthony George | Director | 1999-12-14 | 2002-11-27 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-11 | 1999-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tba Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2018-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Guy Richard Horner | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2018-11-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.