FOUR MARKETING & MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£45k
+445.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.3m
+4.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
20
-28.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£406k
+134.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £13,805,140 | £14,661,798 | £14,656,534 | 0% | |
| Operating profit | £369,841 | £173,292 | £406,127 | +134.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £367,904 | £173,290 | £406,127 | +134.4% | |
| Net profit | £282,511 | £167,405 | £304,832 | +82.1% | |
| Cash | £31,534 | £8,312 | £45,344 | +445.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,876,930 | £7,483,371 | £7,517,900 | +0.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,876,930 | £7,044,335 | £7,349,167 | +4.3% | |
| Equity | £6,876,930 | £7,044,335 | £7,349,167 | +4.3% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 28 | 20 | -28.6% | |
| Wages | £1,800,687 | £1,866,798 | £1,191,027 | -36.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £226,643 | £60,165 | -73.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £22,338 | £5,585 | -75% |
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 | 2.7% | 1.2% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | 2.3% | 5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.0% | 41.8% | 36.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.43x | 0.57x | — |
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
- FOUR MARKETING & MEDIA LIMITED 2014-05-02 → present
- FOUR MARKETING & MEDIA PLC 2005-11-10 → 2014-05-02
- GRITTI PARTNERSHIP PLC 2003-04-03 → 2005-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will be able to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FOUR MARKETING & MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Four MSA Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Implementation of 'Future Four' restructuring program.”
- “Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP was appointed as auditor of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025 in place of Grant Thornton UK LLP, which had been the company's auditor since 2002.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Einir | Secretary | 2013-09-19 | — | — |
| EGLINGTON, Raymond | Director | 2016-12-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Einir | Director | 2016-12-08 | Mar 1965 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Nan | Director | 2004-09-10 | Jun 1962 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Dunstana Adeshola | Secretary | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-03 |
| HILBOURNE, Marc Daniel | Secretary | 2007-12-21 | 2013-06-28 |
| HOOPER, David Michael | Secretary | 2006-08-30 | 2007-12-21 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Christopher | Secretary | 2003-04-03 | 2006-08-30 |
| JACK, Andrew | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2025-07-02 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Christopher | Director | 2003-04-03 | 2016-12-08 |
| PERCIVAL, Kate | Director | 2003-04-03 | 2007-07-26 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-03 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-04-03 | 2003-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Agency Worldwide Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.