COMMUNICORP UK LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+8.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£9m
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
100
-8.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£636k
+208.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £34,117,000 | £30,631,000 | £33,112,000 | +8.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,751,000 | -£642,000 | £633,000 | +198.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,436,000 | -£587,000 | £636,000 | +208.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,337,000 | -£504,000 | £192,000 | +138.1% | |
| Cash | £10,704,000 | £2,647,000 | £2,870,000 | +8.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,708,000 | £10,621,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £9,799,000 | £9,045,000 | £8,987,000 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £9,799,000 | £9,045,000 | £8,987,000 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 115 | 109 | 100 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £6,784,000 | £6,302,000 | £6,139,000 | -2.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,949,000 | £7,106,000 | £1,532,000 | -78.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £25,000 | £10,000 | -60% | |
| Highest paid director | £541,000 | £5,916,155 | £1,533,070 | -74.1% |
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 | -8.1% | -2.1% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | -1.6% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -23.5% | -6.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.6% | 49.8% | 48.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.35x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | -68.78x | -7.64x | 24.35x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Bennett Brooks & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors confirm that after reviewing future forecasts, liquidity and operational risks that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, the Group continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- COMMUNICORP UK LIMITED · parent
- Real Radio Yorkshire Ltd 100%
- Real Radio XS Ltd 100%
- Smooth Radio Midlands Ltd 100%
- Smooth Radio NE Ltd 100%
- Smooth Radio Ltd 100%
- Galaxy Radio Scotland Ltd 100%
- Cardiff Broadcasting Company Ltd 100%
- Real Radio North Ltd 100%
- Shadow Radio Holdings Limited 100%
- Radio Hertford (Commercial) Limited 100%
- The St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Company Limited 100%
- Connect Radio Limited 100%
- Communicorp UK Digital Investments Limited 70%
- Voiceworks (Sport) Limited 70%
- Mindfield Advertising and Marketing Limited 100%
- GOMO Outdoor Limited 70%
- Go Wild Experiences Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The outdoor advertising proposition will be terminated in 2026 as the current agreement with third party providers is set to renew at a significant cost increase making the business unable to operate at a loss, with ongoing opportunities for this business continually monitored.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITEHOUSE, Lee Peter | Secretary | 2024-05-24 | — | — |
| CLAFFEY, Patrick | Director | 2014-05-23 | Jun 1975 | Irish |
| LEE, Mark Anthony | Director | 2014-04-01 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVERITT, Colin David | Secretary | 2014-05-23 | 2024-05-22 |
| EVERITT, Colin David | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2024-05-22 |
| GAFFNEY, Lucy Columba | Director | 2017-01-24 | 2024-05-28 |
| KANE, Stephen | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2018-01-27 |
| SLOWEY, Gervaise | Director | 2013-12-18 | 2016-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Denis O'Brien | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-31 | Active |
| Communicorp Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-30 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-05-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.