COMMUNICATION GROUP PLC(THE)
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Cash
£25K
+1.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£26K
-117.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
-16.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£169K
-70.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £3,035,780 | £1,940,865 | £1,093,672 | -43.7% | |
| Operating profit | £58,816 | -£98,507 | -£170,838 | -73.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £57,339 | -£99,176 | -£169,018 | -70.4% | |
| Net profit | £42,745 | -£99,176 | -£176,018 | -77.5% | |
| Cash | £113,285 | £24,564 | £24,868 | +1.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £263,410 | £154,234 | £111,049 | -28% | |
| Net assets | £249,243 | £150,067 | -£25,951 | -117.3% | |
| Equity | £249,243 | £150,067 | -£25,951 | -117.3% | |
| Average employees | 18 | 18 | 15 | -16.7% | |
| Wages | £1,229,075 | £951,213 | £626,737 | -34.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £562,389 | £388,787 | £253,365 | -34.8% |
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 | 1.9% | -5.1% | -15.6% | |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -5.1% | -16.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.3% | -63.9% | -153.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.82x | 1.60x | 1.41x | |
| Interest cover | 39.82x | -57.20x | — |
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 1 time since incorporation
- COMMUNICATION GROUP PLC(THE) 1985-10-22 → present
- DACESHORE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1985-08-29 → 1985-10-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- FMCB
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that, given the ability of the company to flex costs, the existence of appropriate contract cancellation periods and the potential to improve liquidity through loan financing options should the need arise, it is appropriate to continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- COMMUNICATION GROUP PLC(THE) · parent
- European Communication Limited 100%
- Entente International Communication Limited 100%
- Tribeka Limited 13%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THORNTON, Anthony Gerard | Secretary | 2007-04-26 | — | British |
| HAWKINS, Sally | Director | 2005-02-24 | May 1969 | British |
| HOLMES, Michael Paul | Director | 2001-09-24 | Apr 1951 | British |
| SUTHERLAND SMITH, Maureen | Director | — | Jul 1947 | British |
| THORNTON, Anthony Gerard | Director | 1994-07-25 | Nov 1957 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCOTT, Thomas Harold | Secretary | — | 1993-07-01 |
| MAPLESDEN, Anna | Secretary | 2004-10-01 | 2007-04-26 |
| THORNTON, Anthony Gerard | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 2004-10-01 |
| AARONS, Jonathan Mark | Director | 1997-02-24 | 1997-11-29 |
| ADAMS, Mark Robert | Director | 1999-10-27 | 2001-01-16 |
| ALLEN, James Samuel | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2010-05-20 |
| BARNFATHER, Maurice | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1996-05-30 |
| BINGLE, Peter James | Director | 1995-05-30 | 1999-07-17 |
| BONDY, Jessica Mary Caroline Teresa | Director | 2002-11-04 | 2005-02-17 |
| FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2000-12-31 |
| FREEMANTLE, Gary | Director | 1994-06-20 | 1997-09-01 |
| GLOVER, Alex Robert Wyatt | Director | 1996-06-24 | 1997-05-27 |
| GRANT, John Arthur Cameron | Director | 2000-05-02 | 2000-11-17 |
| GRANT, Susan Lavinia | Director | — | 2006-08-10 |
| HAMILTON, Peter Brian | Director | — | 2017-06-30 |
| HAYMAN, Michael Morris | Director | 2005-02-24 | 2009-10-21 |
| HAYMAN, Michael | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2003-04-03 |
| HUGHES, David John | Director | 1994-06-20 | 1995-05-30 |
| HURST, Mark | Director | 1993-10-26 | 1995-08-29 |
| JOHNSON, Emma | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2015-07-21 |
| JOLL, Christopher | Director | 1995-09-25 | 1996-05-30 |
| JOSEPH, Tanya | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2011-04-21 |
| KENNEDY, Nigel Alan | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2011-09-07 |
| KENNEDY, Nigel Alan | Director | — | 1993-12-08 |
| LINDSLEY, Ian Christopher | Director | 2001-01-29 | 2003-10-31 |
| MACKEY, Alexander Richard | Director | 2003-09-24 | 2003-10-29 |
| MARTIN, Christopher | Director | 2015-07-23 | 2016-03-11 |
| MCGARVEY, Julie | Director | 1993-10-26 | 2000-11-17 |
| NUTT, Thomas Rothery | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2015-09-11 |
| PARRISH, Caroline Ellen | Director | 2013-01-21 | 2014-01-10 |
| RIDDLE, Amanda Jane | Director | 1992-11-26 | 1994-06-20 |
| ROBERTSON, Jamie | Director | 2015-10-14 | 2017-05-22 |
| ZEAL, Jonathan | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2001-09-24 |
| ZURCHER, Donna | Director | 1998-04-27 | 1998-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Maureen Sutherland Smith | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-05-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.