JCDECAUX UK LIMITED
Operating as the UK subsidiary of the Euronext Paris-listed French multinational JCDecaux SE, the company provides outdoor advertising space and campaign management services across street furniture, transport networks, and billboards.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£54k
+15.6% vs 2024
Employees
571
+2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£52k
+70.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £405,602,000 | £456,377 | £462,607 | +1.4% | |
| Operating profit | £27,764,000 | £29,365 | £46,963 | +59.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £26,122,000 | £30,281 | £51,677 | +70.7% | |
| Net profit | £22,379,000 | £25,934 | £36,325 | +40.1% | |
| Cash | £49,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £171,653,000 | £97,421 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £34,745,000 | £46,465 | £53,732 | +15.6% | |
| Equity | £34,745,000 | £46,465 | £53,732 | +15.6% | |
| Average employees | 507 | 560 | 571 | +2% | |
| Wages | £30,702,000 | £37,449 | £38,151 | +1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,890,000 | £4,351 | £4,633 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,000 | £78 | £103 | +32.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,033,000 | £1,269 | £1,438 | +13.3% |
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 | 6.8% | 6.4% | 10.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 5.7% | 7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.2% | 30.1% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.8% | 81.4% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.23x | 1.17x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 9.60x | 13.17x | 41.09x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- JCDECAUX UK LIMITED 2007-07-16 → present
- J C DECAUX UK LTD. 1991-07-01 → 2007-07-16
- STREET EQUIPMENT LIMITED 1983-09-21 → 1991-07-01
- J.C. DECAUX LOOMATIC LIMITED 1983-01-24 → 1983-09-21
- ZEALOCEAN LIMITED 1982-11-19 → 1983-01-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this undertaking and after making enquiries, the directors believe it remains appropriate to prepare financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- JCDECAUX UK LIMITED · parent
- The Allam Group Limited 100%
- United Communications Trustees Limited 100%
- Excel Outdoor Media Limited 100%
- In Focus Public Networks Limited 100%
- JCDecaux Small Cells Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAGUENIER, Antoine | Secretary | 2026-06-01 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Christopher William Robertson | Director | 2019-03-27 | Jun 1978 | British |
| DECAUX, Jean-Francois | Director | 2013-09-12 | Mar 1959 | French |
| DRYE, Philip Stewart | Director | 2003-01-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| HAGUENIER, Antoine | Director | 2026-06-01 | Sep 1980 | French |
| MCEVOY, David | Director | 2003-01-01 | Jul 1961 | British |
| WILDMAN, Simon, Mr. | Director | 2026-03-12 | Aug 1982 | British |
| WILES, Dallas Conroy | Director | 2019-03-27 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOISSEAU, Sandra | Secretary | 2022-03-24 | 2023-02-24 |
| CAUDROM, Robert | Secretary | — | 1991-09-01 |
| HUON DE KERMADEC, Thibaut | Secretary | 2019-10-07 | 2022-03-24 |
| THOMAS, Philip Idris James | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2019-10-07 |
| THOMPSON, Ian Nicholas | Secretary | 1991-09-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WANG, Xinyue (Anna) | Secretary | 2023-02-24 | 2026-06-01 |
| BERWIN, Spencer | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2019-10-07 |
| BLANCHARD, Gael | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2006-10-04 |
| BOISSEAU, Sandra | Director | 2022-02-15 | 2023-02-24 |
| BROUSSE, Alain | Director | 1991-09-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| CAUDRON, Robert | Director | 1996-07-25 | 2007-07-02 |
| COOPER, Mark | Director | 2000-01-13 | 2015-10-01 |
| DECAUX, Jean-Francois | Director | 1991-09-01 | 2002-12-31 |
| DECAUX, Jean-Luc | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2000-09-01 |
| DECAUX, Jeane Claude | Director | — | 1991-09-01 |
| DEGONSE, Gerard | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2010-12-16 |
| DUPRE, Xavier | Director | 1998-10-05 | 2020-11-02 |
| EDDLESTON, Neil Allan | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-11-02 |
| FRANCE, Julie | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| HAGUENIER, Antoine | Director | 2025-01-17 | 2025-10-15 |
| HAINES, Lawrence Richard | Director | 2000-06-27 | 2016-02-02 |
| HUON DE KERMADEC, Thibaut | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2022-03-24 |
| JEANJEAN, Pierre Michel Marie | Director | 1994-01-03 | 2012-04-13 |
| KAVANAGH, Helena Mary | Director | 2012-08-23 | 2025-08-26 |
| MALE, Jeremy John | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2013-09-12 |
| SULLIVAN, Alan | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2019-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Philip Idris James | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2019-10-07 |
| THOMPSON, Ian Nicholas | Director | 1994-01-03 | 2001-12-31 |
| WANG, Xinyue (Anna) | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2026-06-01 |
| WEBB, Mark | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2004-09-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jean-Francois Decaux | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 220 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.