ADVANIA UK (CCS) LIMITED
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Cash
£21m
+47.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£17m
+202.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
386
-3.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£17m
+23.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £276,865,000 | £266,777,000 | £259,316,000 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £13,703,000 | £14,195,000 | £16,449,000 | +15.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,782,000 | £13,592,000 | £16,833,000 | +23.8% | |
| Net profit | £10,355,000 | £9,718,000 | £18,604,000 | +91.4% | |
| Cash | £12,421,000 | £14,338,000 | £21,108,000 | +47.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,030,000 | £7,542,000 | £18,118,000 | +140.2% | |
| Net assets | £10,847,000 | £5,565,000 | £16,858,000 | +202.9% | |
| Equity | £10,847,000 | £5,565,000 | £16,858,000 | +202.9% | |
| Average employees | 453 | 401 | 386 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £28,395,000 | £26,782,000 | £23,933,000 | -10.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,677,000 | £3,506,000 | £918,000 | -73.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £39,000 | £32,000 | £19,000 | -40.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,346,000 | £1,409,000 | £482,000 | -65.8% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 5.3% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.6% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 124.2% | 188.2% | 90.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 85.5% | 91.6% | 77.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.10x | 1.29x | |
| Interest cover | — | 14.86x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-07-31
- ADVANIA UK (CCS) LIMITED 2025-07-31 → present
- CCS MEDIA LIMITED 2017-01-06 → 2025-07-31
- CCS MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED 2003-05-01 → 2017-01-06
- CASTLEGATE 227 LIMITED 2002-04-16 → 2003-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- ADVANIA UK (CCS) LIMITED · parent
- CCS Media Group Limited 100%
- Advania Ireland Limited (Formerly CCS Media (Europe) Limited) 100%
- Advania Netherlands BV (Formerly CCS Media BV) 100%
- CCS Media Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025, the Company changed its name from CCS Media Limited to Advania UK (CCS) Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Anthony | Director | 2021-05-04 | Jul 1971 | British |
| HARRIS, Sabrina | Director | 2026-03-27 | May 1986 | British |
| VIMPANY, Richard John | Director | 2019-12-09 | May 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HONARMAND, Alan | Secretary | 2002-06-25 | 2024-10-28 |
| CASTLEGATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-04-16 | 2002-06-25 |
| BETTS, Terence David | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2024-10-28 |
| BROUGHTON, Margaret | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2008-02-29 |
| HARDY, James Edward | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2026-03-27 |
| HONARMAND, Alan | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2024-10-28 |
| INSLEY, Andrew David Paul | Director | 2024-10-28 | 2025-10-31 |
| TOMLINSON, Robert | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2024-10-28 |
| YATES-KNEEN, Geoffrey Christopher | Director | 2024-10-28 | 2025-09-30 |
| CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-04-16 | 2002-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ccs Media Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-04 | Active |
| Strange Cargo Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-12-28 | Ceased 2021-05-04 |
| Mr Robert Tomlinson | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-09-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-07-31 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-31 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.