GREY ADVERTISING LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.1m
-96% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
-8.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6m
-21% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 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
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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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 | £23,096,000 | £19,546,000 | £19,017,000 | -2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £3,094,000 | £2,255,000 | £1,354,000 | -40% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,811,000 | £7,587,000 | £5,995,000 | -21% | |
| Net profit | £9,810,000 | £7,560,000 | £5,971,000 | -21% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £95,497,000 | £103,196,000 | £4,141,000 | -96% | |
| Net assets | £95,309,000 | £103,196,000 | £4,141,000 | -96% | |
| Equity | £95,309,000 | £103,196,000 | £4,141,000 | -96% | |
| Average employees | 152 | 136 | 125 | -8.1% | |
| Wages | £12,500,000 | £11,265,000 | £9,977,000 | -11.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £623,000 | £612,000 | £549,000 | -10.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,000 | £44,000 | £48,000 | +9.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £305,000 | £373,000 | £318,000 | -14.7% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 11.5% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 42.5% | 38.7% | 31.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.2% | 2.2% | 32.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.3% | 6.1% | 52.7% | |
| Current ratio | 13.80x | 14.20x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | — | 80.54x | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- GREY ADVERTISING LIMITED 1995-03-30 → present
- GREY LONDON LIMITED 1991-12-04 → 1995-03-30
- GREY LIMITED 1985-11-01 → 1991-12-04
- GREY ADVERTISING LIMITED 1954-10-30 → 1985-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 183 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPP GROUP (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-09-19 | — | — |
| GAUTIER, Julian Philip | Director | 2026-10-13 | Jul 1980 | British |
| KOTECHA, Jai Anantrai | Director | 2026-05-06 | Feb 1982 | British |
Show 183 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Sally Jane | Secretary | — | 2003-06-30 |
| LYSIONEK, Susan Mary | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2007-09-18 |
| ABBOTT, Wendy Jane | Director | 1995-04-12 | 1996-08-14 |
| ADAMSON, Alan Ralston | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2014-11-28 |
| ALBERTS, David | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2006-01-05 |
| ALGATE, Peter David | Director | — | 2000-04-21 |
| ANGELL, Caroline | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-12-31 |
| ARNOLD, Paul Roger Graham | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2002-01-31 |
| ATKINSON, Philip Digby | Director | — | 1996-06-30 |
| BACON, John | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-07-13 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Sarah Katharine | Director | 1998-03-09 | 1999-08-17 |
| BALL, Susan | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-15 |
| BAMBER, Lisa Anne | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2000-11-29 |
| BARR, Jayne | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1999-02-28 |
| BENNISON, Sara Philippa | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2006-01-05 |
| BLACKFORD, Andrew | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-03 |
| BLAMER, Steven | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2000-06-01 |
| BOND, Mark | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| BONITTO, David Anthony | Director | — | 2003-02-21 |
| BOURNE, Jo | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-10-20 |
| BOWEN, Roderic Huw Mellows | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BRANWOOD, Helen | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-07-31 |
| BROOKS, Daniel R | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-06 |
| BROWNE, Olivia Julie | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2018-06-29 |
| BURDETT, Richard | Director | — | 1994-02-02 |
| BURKE, Harry William | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-03 |
| BURY, Catherine Jane | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1997-10-10 |
| BUTLER, Dee | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-27 |
| CALISE, Adele | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-12 |
| CALISE, Adele Giada | Director | 1993-11-19 | 1995-03-01 |
| CARBONARA, Andrea | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1998-05-29 |
| CHICK, Jacqueline Carol | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2003-06-30 |
| CLARK, Brian | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1996-08-25 |
| CLARK, Matthew David | Director | 1998-12-03 | 1999-06-11 |
| COCKMAN, Frank | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| COLLIS, Mark | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-04-17 |
| COLWELL, Robert Andrew | Director | 1995-04-12 | 1998-03-13 |
| COOPER, Clive | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| COOPER, Tessa | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2000-06-01 |
| CORAH, Benjamin | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2005-12-16 |
| COX, Barry Stewart | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2001-07-13 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Lynn | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-03 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Mark James | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1997-10-31 |
| CURSON, Alan Ronald | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1999-06-30 |
| DALY, Michael Derek | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| DANIELS, Philip Joseph Anthony | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| DE VITO-FRENCH, Michael Brian | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2000-11-06 |
| DEAN, Andrew Robert | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-01-30 |
| DENNY, Rupert | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-07-31 |
| DORIN, Jason | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-10-04 |
| DUTOIT, Colette | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-02-21 |
| EDWARDS, Roger John | Director | — | 1999-06-01 |
| EGGAR, Jonathan Neil | Director | 2024-04-05 | 2025-12-09 |
| ELLIOTT, Michael Frances George | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1994-11-04 |
| EVERETT, Michael Alan | Director | 1994-05-16 | 1999-11-12 |
| FEBRER-BOWEN, Galia | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-07-23 |
| FERRARIS, Riccardo | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1997-04-11 |
| FERRY, Kevin | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2004-02-01 |
| FIELD, Peter Gerald | Director | 1995-12-12 | 1997-10-31 |
| FLAHERTY, Glen Christopher Anthony | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| FORMON, Clare | Director | 1998-12-03 | 1999-04-23 |
| FOSTER, Alan William | Director | 1993-02-04 | 1995-06-02 |
| GALEA, Christopher Mark | Director | 1997-12-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| GEORGE, David Michael | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1998-08-31 |
| GORNELL, Con | Director | — | 1994-10-14 |
| GOULBORN, Andrew Simon | Director | — | 1996-05-24 |
| GRIFFITHS, Sally Jane | Director | 1992-11-11 | 2001-11-07 |
| HALLAHAN, Annabelle Cherry | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1997-02-07 |
| HANCOCK, David Martin | Director | — | 1994-01-26 |
| HARRIS, Catherine Margaret Hague | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-04-14 |
| HARRISON, Stephen Nigel | Director | — | 1993-03-05 |
| HEMINGHAM, Michael | Director | — | 1993-07-19 |
| HIGGINS, Rebecca | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2000-09-20 |
| HIRST, Chris | Director | 2003-06-02 | 2015-04-20 |
| HOBDEN, Peter Donald | Director | — | 1994-02-11 |
| HOLLOWAY, Gary | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-12-01 |
| HOOK, David Stephen Lincoln | Director | 1995-04-12 | 1998-06-02 |
| HOWITT, Simon | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1996-04-19 |
| HUMPHRIES, Kate | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2002-04-30 |
| INGRAM, Tamara | Director | 2005-08-24 | 2008-06-13 |
| INNES, Susan Jane | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2000-04-21 |
| JAGGARD, John | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| JAMESON, Lucy | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| JENNER, Neil Wilson | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1998-09-30 |
| JONES, Ivor Julian | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2000-11-30 |
| JORDAN BAMBACH, Laura | Director | 2021-02-18 | 2023-10-23 |
| JORDAN KEANE, Miriam | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1997-06-30 |
| KEANE, Thomas Michael | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1998-08-31 |
| KEYTE, Fiona | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-04-07 |
| KING, Christopher John | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2003-05-23 |
| KING, Stephen | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-04-24 |
| LACE, Garry Marc | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2004-03-19 |
| LARSEN, Alan | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2001-03-30 |
| LEONARD, Nils | Director | 2015-04-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| LINNELL, Peter John | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-08-28 |
| LONG, Wendy | Director | 1998-12-07 | 2003-05-23 |
| LOWERY, John Fraser | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2005-12-21 |
| LOWIT, Amanda | Director | 1995-04-12 | 2001-02-02 |
| MACLAREN, Brian John | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| MANDALE, Christopher John Richard | Director | 1992-11-11 | 1994-10-31 |
| MANTON, Roger Graham | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-06 |
| MARKWICK, Janet Ann | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2012-05-14 |
| MARURI, Eduardo | Director | 2020-10-08 | 2021-02-18 |
| MCCARTHY, Siobhan Louise | Director | 1995-04-12 | 1996-05-23 |
| MCCORMACK, Ann Elizabeth | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-04-20 |
| MCINTOSH, Robert Andrew | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1996-03-08 |
| MCKAY, Elizabeth | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2002-08-30 |
| MCMANUS, Suzanne | Director | 1996-12-09 | 1998-11-01 |
| MEIKLE, David | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-04-07 |
| MELI, Sylvia Doris | Director | 1999-01-04 | 2000-11-16 |
| MELLORS, Timothy Damon Viash | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2003-07-24 |
| MENDELSOHN, Nicola Sharon, Lady | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2006-02-06 |
| MEYER, Edward | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| MILLER, Maria Frances Lewis | Director | 1995-12-12 | 1999-03-09 |
| MORRIS, Kevin Adrian Stuart | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-03-23 |
| MORTIMER, Rachael | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2002-02-28 |
| MUNSON, Katherine Anne | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2001-08-17 |
| MURRAY, Liam Daniel | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2026-10-13 |
| NETHERWOOD, Sally Jane | Director | 1997-07-14 | 1999-05-24 |
| NOKES, Barbara Ann | Director | 1996-06-24 | 2000-07-31 |
| PANCZYK, Anna | Director | 2019-11-05 | 2020-10-08 |
| PATTON, David Lomax | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2010-01-01 |
| PEARCE, Saul Leigh | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2001-07-13 |
| PEARCE, Saul Leigh | Director | — | 1995-07-20 |
| PENSON, Alan Anthony | Director | 1994-02-03 | 1995-07-21 |
| PERSONS, Conrad Ashley | Director | 2023-10-23 | 2026-04-30 |
| PICKERSGILL, Paul Wade | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| PILE, Sarah Katherine Devereux | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| PINDER, Charlotte Andrea | Director | — | 1992-11-13 |
| PINDER, Richard Charles | Director | — | 1997-04-11 |
| PROCTOR, Wendy Sara Coltman | Director | 1998-03-09 | 2002-07-19 |
| RATCLIFFE, Simon | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| RAYMAN, Leo Paul | Director | 2016-07-05 | 2019-07-03 |
| READ, Michael John Nathan | Director | 2005-05-09 | 2005-08-05 |
| REAY, Carol Lindsay | Director | 1998-12-03 | 1999-04-14 |
| RICH, Natalie | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-04-27 |
| RICHARDS, Michael John | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2000-10-31 |
| RICHARDS, Stephen Bruce | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2003-05-16 |
| RIMELL, David | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-02-21 |
| ROBINSON, Trevor Nigel Shelton | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2003-05-23 |
| ROSSI, Adrian | Director | 2019-06-03 | 2019-11-28 |
| ROSSI, Clare Elizabeth | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2003-01-31 |
| ROWLAND, Nick | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| SAINSBURY, Christopher Rousseau | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| SAUNDERS, Neil Robert | Director | — | 1993-07-02 |
| SELMAN, Raymond | Director | 2010-03-30 | 2012-10-28 |
| SETFORD, Alan | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-08 |
| SHANNON, Oliver John Christopher | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| SHARROCKS, Nigel | Director | — | 1997-10-03 |
| SHAW, Harry | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-11-03 |
| SHERRARD, Scott | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| SINGH, Nirvik Manmohan | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2024-04-05 |
| SISEMAN, Keith | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-05-23 |
| SMALLWOOD, Glen James | Director | 1998-12-03 | 1999-05-14 |
| SMITH, Jason James Stuart | Director | 2025-12-09 | 2026-05-29 |
| SMITH, Joan Louise | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-02-28 |
| SMITH, Marc Anthony | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2003-03-03 |
| SMITH, Paul David John | Director | 1994-05-16 | 1998-09-30 |
| STANDEN, Kate Emma Louise | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2000-12-01 |
| STANIER, Roger Leslie | Director | — | 1995-02-17 |
| STITCHER, Robert | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2005-10-14 |
| STREET, Christopher | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2003-02-21 |
| THOMAS, Lucy | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-02-21 |
| TRUELOVE, Kay | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1999-01-11 |
| VELODY, Nicholas | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1997-07-07 |
| VIDLER, Mark Richard | Director | 1996-12-09 | 2003-12-01 |
| WAITE, Christopher Harrison | Director | — | 2000-11-06 |
| WALKER, Douglas | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2003-03-06 |
| WALSH, Lesley Alice Ross | Director | — | 2003-06-12 |
| WEBSTER, Nicola Susan | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| WELLESLEY, Stephanie | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-12-31 |
| WHITE, Alexander Henry Philip | Director | 2005-11-23 | 2008-01-18 |
| WHITE, Austin | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-08-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Jeremy Paul | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2003-05-23 |
| WHITEHEAD, Jeremy | Director | 1993-11-19 | 1996-02-16 |
| WICKEN, Oliver Spall | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1998-11-06 |
| WILLIAMS, Dylan | Director | 2003-05-23 | 2004-10-30 |
| WILSON, Roy Paterson | Director | 1995-03-01 | 2000-06-13 |
| WILSON, Stuart | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2003-02-21 |
| WOODWARD, Gary William | Director | 1997-07-14 | 2000-11-30 |
| WORTLEY, Michael | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2000-06-09 |
| YOUNG, Clare | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2003-04-21 |
| YOUNG, Mark Antony | Director | 2015-04-20 | 2020-04-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Dolphin Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-04-27 | Ceased 2025-12-19 |
| Wpp Russell Uk Two Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-08-31 | Ceased 2023-04-27 |
| Grey Communications Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-04 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 566 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.