THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-08 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-25
Watchouts
Cash
£7K
-95.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£142K
+90.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
17
-5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£456K
+27.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
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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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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,241,000 | £1,326,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£626,000 | -£456,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£626,000 | -£456,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£626,000 | -£456,000 | |
| Cash | £165,416 | £59,992 | £171,523 | £7,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,154 | -£93,034 | -£25,957 | -£142,000 | |
| Net assets | -£433,046 | -£809,233 | -£1,435,509 | -£142,000 | |
| Equity | -£433,046 | -£809,233 | -£1,435,509 | -£142,000 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 13 | 18 | 17 | |
| Wages | — | — | £678,000 | £654,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £95,000 | £87,000 |
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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+6.8%
£1,241,000 £1,326,000
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Cash
-95.9%
£171,523 £7,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+90.1%
-£1,435,509 -£142,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-5.6%
18 17
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Operating profit
+27.2%
-£626,000 -£456,000
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Profit before tax
+27.2%
-£626,000 -£456,000
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Wages
-3.5%
£678,000 £654,000
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -50.4% | -34.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -50.4% | -34.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2411.7% | 321.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 391.8% | 148.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.73x | 0.50x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE GROUP LIMITED 2023-08-28 → present
- BLACK OX LIMITED 2021-02-23 → 2023-08-28
- BLACK OX MEDIA LIMITED 2021-02-16 → 2021-02-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of their assessment. In addition, the Company's ultimate parent, National World plc, has confirmed that it will provide financial support as might be necessary to ensure that the Company is a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of signing these Financial Statements.”
Significant events
- “On 27 May 2025, the Group and Company was acquired by Media Concierge (Holdings) Limited by means of a Scheme of arrangement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENMARK, Callum Nicholas Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Nov 1989 | British |
| DENMARK, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Jul 1955 | British |
| DENMARK, Tara Clare Maria | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1992 | Irish |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WHITEHAIR, Russell William George | Director | 2025-05-27 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRABLOW, Lenka | Director | 2022-02-21 | 2024-05-02 |
| HLINSCHI, Cristina Petronela | Director | 2021-02-25 | 2021-09-22 |
| HOLLINSHEAD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2024-11-29 | 2025-05-27 |
| MANNING, Sheree Olivia | Director | 2024-11-29 | 2025-06-20 |
| MONTGOMERY, David John | Director | 2024-11-29 | 2025-05-27 |
| THOMPSON, Richard James | Director | 2023-06-20 | 2024-11-29 |
| THOMPSON, Richard James | Director | 2021-05-13 | 2023-06-20 |
| TRACEY, Peter James | Director | 2021-02-16 | 2024-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsco Insider Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-29 | Active |
| Hurtwood Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-02-16 | Ceased 2024-11-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-08-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-08-05 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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.