MMS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a UK holding company for the French multinational Publicis Groupe, the entity controls a portfolio of prominent advertising, media, and communications agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Razorfish, and BBH.
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Cash
£101m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£110m
Period ending 2025-12-31
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Profit before tax
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,384,000,000 | £1,482,000,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £206,000,000 | £214,000,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £95,000,000 | £110,000,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £63,000,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £81,000,000 | £101,000,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 8.74x | 8.85x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUWANGA, Philippa | Secretary | 2020-06-16 | — | — |
| CROWTHER, Christopher Mark | Director | 2019-12-06 | May 1971 | British |
| NOLD, Loris Philippe, Mr. | Director | 2024-02-08 | Nov 1970 | French |
| TEPPAZ, Bruno, Mr. | Director | 2024-11-29 | Sep 1969 | French |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Sarah Anne | Secretary | 2014-01-13 | 2015-04-02 |
| BASRAN, Raj | Secretary | 2012-02-10 | 2017-01-18 |
| DAVIS, Robert | Secretary | 2010-11-03 | 2011-04-13 |
| EWING, Susanna | Secretary | 2007-11-30 | 2009-11-16 |
| GONZALEZ-GOMEZ, Minna Katariina | Secretary | 2007-03-26 | 2010-11-02 |
| KIERNAN EARL, Elizabeth Louise | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2007-11-30 |
| KURTZ, Catherine Elizabeth Strathmore | Secretary | 2003-12-02 | 2005-06-13 |
| MUNIS, Joanne | Secretary | 2015-04-07 | 2020-06-16 |
| RAJ, Nicola | Secretary | 2017-06-07 | 2019-02-15 |
| WALLS ECKLEY, Gillian | Secretary | 2012-05-17 | 2013-10-11 |
| WALLS ECKLEY, Gillian | Secretary | 2011-04-13 | 2012-02-10 |
| WYLLIE, Alison | Secretary | 2005-12-19 | 2006-10-06 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-12-02 | 2003-12-02 |
| BENDEL, Richard Nigel | Director | 2003-12-20 | 2006-10-04 |
| ETIENNE, Jean-Michel Michel | Director | 2003-12-20 | 2021-02-08 |
| HEILBRONNER, Anne-Gabrielle | Director | 2015-03-26 | 2016-05-04 |
| KARAM, Michel | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2015-03-27 |
| NAOURI, Jean-Yves | Director | 2011-04-25 | 2015-03-24 |
| O'BYRNE, Teresa Anne | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2016-04-11 |
| PINDER, Richard Charles | Director | 2006-10-05 | 2011-04-25 |
| PROCH, Michel-Alain, Mr. | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2024-02-08 |
| WIDDOWSON, Keith Edward | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2019-10-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-12-02 | 2003-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicis Groupe S.A | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-16 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-04-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.