VML(UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£66m
-3% vs 2024
Employees
669
+13% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.1m
-160.2% lowest 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 | £52,549,000 | £93,655,000 | £107,076,000 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | £7,161,000 | £1,953,000 | -£5,526,000 | -382.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £10,675,000 | £5,072,000 | -£3,055,000 | -160.2% | |
| Net profit | £10,420,000 | £4,901,000 | -£3,001,000 | -161.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,256,000 | £67,969,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £52,385,000 | £67,968,000 | £65,937,000 | -3% | |
| Equity | £52,385,000 | £67,968,000 | £65,937,000 | -3% | |
| Average employees | 359 | 592 | 669 | +13% | |
| Wages | £26,231,000 | £46,248,000 | £50,284,000 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £615,000 | £746,000 | £759,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £21,000 | £22,000 | £26,000 | +18.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £406,000 | £509,000 | £487,000 | -4.3% |
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 | 13.6% | 2.1% | -5.2% | |
| Net margin | 19.8% | 5.2% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.4% | 2.9% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 51.2% | 50.5% | 60.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 1.78x | — | |
| Interest cover | 11.57x | 1.50x | -2.90x |
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
- VML(UK) LIMITED 2024-03-14 → present
- WUNDERMAN THOMPSON (UK) LIMITED 2019-12-17 → 2024-03-14
- J. WALTER THOMPSON GROUP LIMITED 1983-01-01 → 2019-12-17
- TRUSHELFCO (NO. 478) LIMITED 1982-08-27 → 1983-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, the company successfully integrated the client portfolio, assets, and liabilities of The Pharm Global.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPP GROUP (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-02-22 | — | — |
| GAUTIER, Julian | Director | 2019-08-20 | Jul 1980 | British |
| PETYAN, Joseph | Director | 2026-04-28 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICKINSON, Matthew David | Secretary | 2000-01-12 | 2002-09-09 |
| DIPPLE, Peter Howard | Secretary | 2002-09-09 | 2025-06-30 |
| FARNELL, Russell Austin | Secretary | 1997-11-17 | 2000-01-12 |
| FYFE, Alexandra Adamantia | Secretary | — | 1994-08-22 |
| WADE, Peter | Secretary | 1994-08-22 | 1997-11-17 |
| BOLTON, Simon Gareth | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2006-01-22 |
| CARTER, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-10-31 |
| COLEBROOK, Miles William Merrill | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| COTTON, James Ross | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2012-01-19 |
| DAVIS, Timothy Mark | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| DOHERTY, Hugh Martin Lee | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| HOARE, Christopher Henry St J | Director | 2006-01-23 | 2019-11-26 |
| HULBERT, Pippa Martine | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2026-04-28 |
| JONES, Christopher Ian Montague | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| JONES, Susan Lynne | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-06-01 |
| LERWILL, Robert Earl | Director | — | 1996-12-05 |
| LESNIAK, Alicja Barbara | Director | — | 1993-12-15 |
| LUCAS, Martin George | Director | 2002-03-09 | 2005-06-20 |
| NOON, Barry Charles James | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| PROCTOR, Dominic Francis | Director | 1993-02-24 | 1997-12-31 |
| SANDERSON, Alison Kimberley | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2001-12-21 |
| SPENSLEY, Sally Sharon Bird | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2019-07-16 |
| WILKINS, Keith Kelley | Director | 2001-11-01 | 2019-07-16 |
| YAP, Ngen Siak | Director | 2012-01-19 | 2019-11-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Brands (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-04-17 | Active |
| Mr Julian Gautier | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-11-26 | Ceased 2020-04-17 |
| Mr Ngen Siak Yap | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-26 |
| Mr Christopher Henry St John Hoare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-26 |
| Mr Keith Kelley Wilkins | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
| Ms Sally Sharon Bird Spensley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 230 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-14 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-19 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-14 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.