METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD
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Cash
£12m
+21.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+19.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
233
+18.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2m
+58% highest 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 | £13,308,000 | £13,043,000 | £17,691,000 | +35.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,116,000 | £807,000 | £559,000 | -30.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £762,000 | £1,406,000 | £2,222,000 | +58% | |
| Net profit | £475,000 | £1,256,000 | £2,210,000 | +76% | |
| Cash | £18,733,000 | £9,553,000 | £11,609,000 | +21.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,040,000 | £11,308,000 | £13,530,000 | +19.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,986,000 | £11,242,000 | £13,452,000 | +19.7% | |
| Equity | £9,986,000 | £11,242,000 | £13,452,000 | +19.7% | |
| Average employees | 194 | 196 | 233 | +18.9% | |
| Wages | £8,271,000 | £8,531,000 | £10,660,000 | +25% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £336,000 | £350,000 | £334,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,000 | £16,000 | £16,000 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | £190,000 | £224,000 | £186,000 | -17% |
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 | 8.4% | 6.2% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 9.6% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.1% | 7.1% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.8% | 41.5% | 32.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.51x | 2.34x | 2.86x | |
| Interest cover | 9.70x | 35.09x | 27.95x |
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
- METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD 2007-08-17 → present
- METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 1996-06-04 → 2007-08-17
- METROPOLIS PROMOTIONS LIMITED 1994-04-07 → 1996-06-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Holeys Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- METROPOLIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD · parent
- Metropolis Global Ltd 100%
- MPI Media Ltd 100%
- Medical Publications (Ireland) Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Richard | Secretary | 2001-11-26 | — | British |
| HUTCHINSON, Richard | Director | 2016-12-20 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MARR, Robert Andrew | Director | 2017-05-03 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINBURGH, Jeremy | Secretary | 2001-08-28 | 2001-11-26 |
| MILLS, Jonathan | Secretary | 2000-02-15 | 2001-03-13 |
| MILLS, Raymond George | Secretary | 1996-03-18 | 2000-02-15 |
| MILLS, Raymond George | Secretary | 1994-04-05 | 1994-07-21 |
| RANIGA, Sharad | Secretary | 2001-03-13 | 2001-08-28 |
| SALZEDO, Simon Lopez | Secretary | 1994-07-21 | 1996-03-18 |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-07 | — |
| DENISON-SMITH, Simon George | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2016-12-20 |
| FINBURGH, Jeremy | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2001-03-07 |
| LAZARUS, Edmund Alfred | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2016-12-20 |
| MARR, Robert Andrew | Director | 2016-12-20 | 2017-02-23 |
| MILLS, Jonathan George | Director | 1994-04-11 | 2016-12-20 |
| MILLS, Raymond George | Director | 1994-07-21 | 2000-02-15 |
| SALZEDO, Simon Lopez | Director | 1994-07-21 | 1996-03-18 |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-07 | — |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-07 | — |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolis Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 178 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-09-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.