DATATEAM BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£698K
+398.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£9.5M
+4.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
83
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-43.3% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,948,398 | £6,429,934 | £5,382,079 | — | £9,208,308 | £9,595,648 | +4.2% | |
| Operating profit | £627,359 | £665,410 | £1,056,715 | — | £1,228,828 | £1,322,006 | +7.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £452,827 | £588,160 | £961,835 | £1,453,141 | £2,167,674 | £1,228,247 | -43.3% | |
| Net profit | £367,351 | £538,591 | £746,942 | £1,371,800 | £1,948,115 | £907,735 | -53.4% | |
| Cash | £134,261 | £1,130,425 | £1,889,110 | £1,077,233 | £139,994 | £697,812 | +398.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,725,122 | £10,172,648 | £10,569,638 | £10,526,530 | £9,826,318 | £9,957,826 | +1.3% | |
| Net assets | £5,961,218 | £6,713,728 | £6,831,128 | £8,202,928 | £9,093,043 | £9,514,778 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £5,961,218 | £6,713,728 | £6,831,128 | £8,202,928 | £9,093,043 | £9,514,778 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 91 | 74 | 75 | 83 | 83 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,857,243 | £2,603,017 | £1,872,521 | £2,198,862 | £2,655,968 | £2,700,989 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £190,470 | £39,973 | £51,428 | £36,075 | £157,490 | £134,500 | -14.6% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 10.3% | 19.6% | — | 13.3% | 13.8% | |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 8.4% | 13.9% | — | 21.2% | 9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 6.5% | 10.0% | — | 12.5% | 13.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.19x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | 3.59x | 8.61x | 11.14x | — | 10.27x | 10.42x |
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
- DATATEAM BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED 2009-07-01 → present
- DATATEAM PUBLISHING LIMITED 1990-07-12 → 2009-07-01
- GRAPHICS WORLD PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1983-11-18 → 1990-07-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Nash Harvey Group LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DATATEAM BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Kennedy's Publications Limited 100%
- Samedan Limited 100%
- Pinede Publishing Limited 100%
- Waverley Publications Limited 100%
- FT Investors Limited 100%
- Sign Update Limited 100%
- Air Transport Pubications Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 25th March 2025, the company acquired Koru Media Limited. The total amount payable in respect of the acquisition is £130,000.”
- “The company has put one of their investment properties up for sale. The property is currently under offer and is expected to achieve in excess of £1.25 million. As at 31st December 2024, this property has a book value of £1.2 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINS, John Charles | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | — | British |
| KAYANI, Parvez Akhter | Director | — | Sep 1957 | British |
| ROBINS, John Charles | Director | 2001-05-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Nicholas Michael David | Secretary | — | 1992-11-19 |
| COWEY, John Leslie | Secretary | 1992-11-19 | 1994-05-31 |
| LADBROOK, Patricia Lenore | Secretary | 1994-05-31 | 2002-07-01 |
| TILYARD, Elise Jean | Secretary | 1996-03-11 | 1996-04-26 |
| BARDEN, Paul John | Director | 1997-05-15 | 2019-11-13 |
| CARPENTER, Nicholas Michael David | Director | 1997-05-15 | 2007-01-31 |
| CARPENTER, Nicholas Michael David | Director | — | 1992-11-19 |
| COWEY, John Leslie | Director | — | 1994-05-31 |
| WRIGHT, Douglas Barclay | Director | 2008-11-06 | 2014-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datateam Media And Communications Group Linited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-07-01 | Active |
| Mr Parvez Kayani | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2021-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-08-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.