ZEAL CREATIVE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5M
+3.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.1M
+14% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
106
+17.8% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+22.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £13,153,719 | £17,579,458 | +33.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £890,114 | £1,099,648 | +23.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £897,073 | £1,100,602 | +22.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £644,080 | £768,589 | +19.3% | |
| Cash | £1,356,151 | £2,426,548 | £1,580,148 | £1,395,659 | £1,489,435 | £1,539,697 | +3.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,569,870 | £2,126,390 | £1,484,058 | £1,623,261 | £2,032,505 | £2,416,268 | +18.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,466,383 | £2,054,574 | £1,439,141 | £1,528,136 | £1,864,762 | £2,126,145 | +14% | |
| Equity | £1,466,383 | £2,054,574 | £1,439,141 | £1,528,136 | £1,864,762 | £2,126,145 | +14% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 90 | 106 | +17.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,078,939 | £5,575,106 | +36.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £23,344 | £25,140 | +7.7% |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.8% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 43.8% | 45.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.6% | 78.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 86.23x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company continues to operate profitably and maintains substantial cash reserves and strong liquidity. There are no material uncertainties identified in relation to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ZEAL CREATIVE LIMITED · parent
- Invited Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 November 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of 51% of the share capital of This is Tommy Ltd, a digital creative agency, for the total initial consideration of £1,003,137, including directly attributable transaction costs. As part of the transaction, the Company also entered into put and call options arrangements over the remaining 49% shareholding, providing the Company with ability to obtain full ownership in the future.”
- “Additionally, on 24 February 2026, Zeal Creative Limited acquired the entire share capital of Joe Public Relations Limited. This company was incorporated by the directors on 24 June 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON, Stewart Lee | Director | 2014-03-20 | Apr 1972 | British |
| WHITE, Robert Malcolm | Director | 2014-03-20 | Sep 1973 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeal Creative Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-04-03 | Active |
| Mr Robert Malcolm White | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-03 |
| Stewart Hilton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-04-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-04-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-04-03 | 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
- 2
- 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.