STYLUS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-16 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-02
Watchouts
Cash
£196K
+19.7% vs 2023
Net assets
-£10M
-6.1% vs 2023
Employees
83
-18.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£544K
-901.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £11,590,220 | £10,601,145 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £489,354 | £129,436 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£54,326 | -£543,871 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£67,949 | -£555,837 | |
| Cash | — | — | £666,494 | — | — | £163,986 | £196,362 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£2,937,934 | -£3,060,535 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£9,077,471 | -£9,633,267 | |
| Equity | -£9,287,781 | -£9,918,556 | — | — | — | -£9,077,471 | -£9,633,268 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 83 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-8.5%
£11,590,220 £10,601,145
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Cash
+19.7%
£163,986 £196,362
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Net assets
-6.1%
-£9,077,471 -£9,633,267
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Employees
-18.6%
102 83
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Operating profit
-73.5%
£489,354 £129,436
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Profit before tax
-901.1%
-£54,326 -£543,871
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -16.7% | -4.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.52x | 0.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.90x | 0.19x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- STYLUS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2010-02-10 → present
- AURELIUS MEDIA LIMITED 2009-10-22 → 2010-02-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Taylor Associates
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. The directors have prepared the statutory accounts on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the companies financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the statutory accounts ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- STYLUS MEDIA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Stylus Media Group EBT Limited 100%
- Stylus Japan K.K. 100%
- Stylus Australia PTY Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPER, Robert James | Secretary | 2025-07-08 | — | — |
| DANSON, Michael Thomas | Director | 2025-07-08 | Dec 1962 | British |
| LILLEY, Graham Charles | Director | 2025-07-08 | Nov 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONFIN, Kenneth | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2025-07-08 |
| EDWARDS, John Duncan | Director | 2020-01-15 | 2025-07-08 |
| WELLER, Timothy Grainger | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2019-06-12 |
| WORTH, Marcus Daniel | Director | 2009-10-22 | 2023-01-13 |
| WORTH, Max Alexander | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2025-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globaldata Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-08 | Active |
| Mr Philip Michael Sutton | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2024-08-07 | Ceased 2025-07-08 |
| Mr Michael Joseph Meller | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2024-08-07 | Ceased 2025-07-08 |
| Mr Andrew Francis Goldstone | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2024-08-07 | Ceased 2025-07-08 |
| Mr Marcus Daniel Worth | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.