MEDIACO TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-01 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£484K
-59.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-1.5% vs 2023
Employees
109
+14.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£533K
+18.4% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,805,033 | £13,566,091 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £487,143 | £582,349 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £450,141 | £532,772 | |
| Net profit | — | £12,500 | £0 | £166,000 | £215,027 | £387,110 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,196,097 | £484,122 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £35,605 | £35,905 | — | £2,916,217 | £2,421,190 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,777,163 | £1,750,273 | |
| Equity | £30,955 | £35,605 | £35,905 | — | £1,777,163 | £1,750,273 | |
| Average employees | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 109 | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £3,540,145 | £4,198,191 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £123,736 | £130,538 |
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
-
Turnover
+14.9%
£11,805,033 £13,566,091
-
Cash
-59.5%
£1,196,097 £484,122
-
Net assets
-1.5%
£1,777,163 £1,750,273
-
Employees
+14.7%
95 109
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+19.5%
£487,143 £582,349
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Profit before tax
+18.4%
£450,141 £532,772
-
Wages
+18.6%
£3,540,145 £4,198,191
highest in 5 filed years
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 16.7% | 24.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.34x | 1.23x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 13.17x | 11.75x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- MEDIACO TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- MediaCo Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The year to 31st December 2024 provided another positive performance following the pandemic years with business continuing to perform to and beyond anticipated levels.”
- “Turnover grew to £13,566,091 (2023 £11,805,033) delivering a gross profit of £4,928,472 (2023 £4,173,190) and an operating profit for the year of £582,349 (2023 - £487,143).”
- “The group continued to invest in new equipment, additional employees and software. The group expects investment to increase as opportunities for both organic growth and new clients and markets present themselves.”
- “The group was also pleased to confirm that all ISO standards were in place and maintain for another year.”
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 42 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | 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 | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2021-10-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.