MEDHURST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-12 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+71.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£9M
+14.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
108
+21.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-55.8% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £23,828,765 | £19,026,062 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £3,949,852 | £1,598,593 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £3,919,658 | £1,731,056 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £947,880 | £3,008,666 | £1,342,991 | |
| Cash | £1,265,883 | £845,822 | £2,012,808 | £1,451,629 | £2,980,071 | £5,113,355 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,927,862 | £8,122,132 | £9,327,160 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,475,811 | £8,070,510 | £9,219,501 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £8,070,510 | £9,219,501 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 57 | 89 | 108 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,054,986 | £3,082,066 | £3,503,213 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £12,418 | £10,889 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-20.2%
£23,828,765 £19,026,062
-
Cash
+71.6%
£2,980,071 £5,113,355
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+14.2%
£8,070,510 £9,219,501
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+21.3%
89 108
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-59.5%
£3,949,852 £1,598,593
-
Profit before tax
-55.8%
£3,919,658 £1,731,056
-
Wages
+13.7%
£3,082,066 £3,503,213
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 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.6% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.6% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 48.6% | 17.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.66x | 4.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 130.82x | 1852.37x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- MEDHURST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Drift IT Limited 50.1%
- Hugh Symons Audio Visual Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In August 2024, the group successfully acquired Hugh Symons Audio Visual Limited, a well-established local company with whom we have a long-standing relationship. This acquisition significantly enhances our service offering and product portfolio now that Audio-Visual equipment is a key requirement for the upcoming School Rebuild Programmes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAYNES, Louise Claire | Secretary | 2004-05-31 | — | British |
| BAYNES, Iain Charles Stuart | Director | 1999-11-04 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYNES, Robert Bruce Stuart | Secretary | 1999-11-04 | 2004-05-31 |
| APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-29 | 1999-11-04 |
| AVINS, Paul Richard | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2000-04-30 |
| BAYNES, Robert Bruce Stuart | Director | 1999-11-04 | 2004-05-31 |
| APEX NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-29 | 1999-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Charles Stuart Baynes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Louise Claire Baynes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-11-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.