MEDIACO TOPCO LIMITED
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Cash
£5.3k
-98.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.4m
-19.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
115
+2.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£23k
-95.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,805,033 | £13,566,091 | £15,029,491 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £487,143 | £582,349 | £77,510 | -86.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £450,141 | £532,772 | £23,005 | -95.7% | |
| Net profit | £215,027 | £387,110 | £16,503 | -95.7% | |
| Cash | £1,196,097 | £484,122 | £5,296 | -98.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,916,217 | £2,421,190 | £2,259,888 | -6.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,777,163 | £1,750,273 | £1,404,526 | -19.8% | |
| Equity | £1,777,163 | £1,750,273 | £1,404,526 | -19.8% | |
| Average employees | 95 | 112 | 115 | +2.7% | |
| Wages | £3,540,145 | £4,198,191 | £4,517,167 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £123,736 | £130,538 | £129,741 | -0.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 4.3% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.7% | 24.1% | 3.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.2% | 68.4% | 76.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.34x | 1.23x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | 13.17x | 11.75x | 1.42x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- AMS Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- MEDIACO TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Mediaco Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Board made the significant decision during the year to move to new premises, so as to enable the business to capitalise upon new opportunities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANDALL, Vincent Anthony | Director | 2019-05-29 | May 1963 | British |
| WARDLE, Arthur | Director | 2019-05-29 | Aug 1929 | British |
| WARDLE, Mark Andrew | Director | 2019-05-29 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARTHUR, Stephen Andrew | Director | 2019-05-29 | 2020-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Arthur Wardle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-04-22 | Active |
| Mr Mark Andrew Wardle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2019-05-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-11-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-09-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-01 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2022-10-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.