HYBRID NEWS LIMITED
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Cash
£4.7M
-1.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.1M
-18.2% vs 2023
Employees
112
+20.4% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.5M
+67.6% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £18,668,262 | £27,832,729 | +49.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,258,208 | £5,448,907 | +67.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,256,573 | £5,459,417 | +67.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,534,068 | £4,093,183 | +61.5% | |
| Cash | £818,088 | £2,624,579 | £4,806,504 | £4,737,713 | -1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,060,293 | £4,138,259 | -18.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,716,060 | £2,915,689 | £4,994,940 | £4,088,123 | -18.2% | |
| Equity | £1,716,060 | £2,915,689 | £4,994,940 | £4,088,123 | -18.2% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 63 | 93 | 112 | +20.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,569,928 | £5,008,688 | +40.3% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.5% | 19.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.6% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 64.4% | 131.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.58x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 95.36x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trading for the period ended 31 December 2024 has delivered growth in revenues and operating profit and a decrease in cash held on the balance sheet. Despite the continued risks of economic uncertainty. The business is confident that it will continue to trade through 2025 and beyond. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- HYBRID NEWS LIMITED · parent
- Hybrid Anz PTY Limited 100%
- Prompt Marketing Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYER, Richard | Secretary | 2025-12-23 | — | — |
| CAMMANN, Christopher Paul | Director | 2021-06-11 | Apr 1989 | British |
| FELSENTHAL, David | Director | 2025-12-23 | Sep 1970 | American |
| KIRSHBAUM, Michael | Director | 2025-12-23 | Aug 1976 | American |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOORMAN, Nick | Director | 2023-08-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| CRAVEN, James | Director | 2009-08-18 | 2021-06-17 |
| CRAVEN, Joseph Grant | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2025-12-23 |
| DOULTON, David Peter Michael | Director | 2014-10-31 | 2018-05-30 |
| JOYNER, Amanda Hannah | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2021-06-17 |
| LANGTON, William Robert | Director | 2025-08-26 | 2025-12-23 |
| SCHEELE, Paul | Director | 2010-04-23 | 2021-06-17 |
| WESTMORE, Peter Alan James | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2023-02-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Fusion Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-06-17 | Active |
| Mr James Craven | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-17 |
| Mrs Amanda Hannah Joyner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-22 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-22 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.