VENATUS MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
+2.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£18M
+2.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
49
-3.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-75.4% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £48,698,144 | £43,362,661 | -11% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,710,382 | £1,176,994 | -75% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,717,502 | £1,160,840 | -75.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,346,453 | £4,381,587 | £3,985,674 | £486,292 | -87.8% | |
| Cash | £3,844,902 | £7,316,021 | £3,433,450 | £3,517,252 | +2.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,662,307 | £7,889,728 | £17,859,303 | £18,042,384 | +1% | |
| Net assets | £3,652,307 | £7,879,728 | £17,511,041 | £17,997,333 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | — | £7,879,728 | £17,511,041 | £17,997,333 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 37 | 51 | 49 | -3.9% | |
| Wages | £1,915,561 | £2,288,121 | £3,261,748 | £2,875,448 | -11.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £627,730 | £699,203 | +11.4% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.7% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 8.2% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 26.4% | 6.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.15x | 1.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 49.27x |
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
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate financial resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As is normal, the company has modelled various future scenarios including appropriate downside trading scenarios and mitigating cost actions which would be taken to ensure the company remains within its banking covenants. Thus, the Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- VENATUS MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Venatus Media Inc 100%
- Venatus Media Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Venatus Media Korea Co. Ltd 100%
- Provoke London Limited 100%
- Venatus Media Philippines 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company appointed Nick Hugh as Chief Executive Officer, bringing a wealth of digital and media leadership experience.”
- “A significant milestone was the launch of our new technology platform in December 2024.”
- “There is a fixed and floating charge over the assets of the company, pledged as security for a bank loan advanced to its immediate parent company, Project Venus Bidco Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGH, Nicholas Daniel | Director | 2024-10-31 | Apr 1975 | British |
| JOHNSON, Anthony David | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jul 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON, Matthew | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2024-10-31 |
| CANNON, Nicole | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2021-09-22 |
| FOLEY, Patrick Noel | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2025-12-01 |
| GAY, Claire | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2021-09-22 |
| GAY, Robert Mackenzie | Director | 2010-03-10 | 2024-10-31 |
| NORTH, Alyn Rhys | Director | 2022-06-28 | 2023-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Venus Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-09-22 | Active |
| Matthew Cannon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-25 | Ceased 2021-09-22 |
| Robert Gay | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-11-25 | Ceased |
| Robert Gay | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-15 |
| Matthew Cannon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-15 |
| Matthew Cannon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-11-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.