NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1m
-24.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.5m
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
80
+2.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£133k
-34.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £58,085,391 | £60,723,677 | £65,057,595 | +7.1% | |
| Operating profit | £67,520 | £148,641 | £96,942 | -34.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £142,196 | £202,882 | £132,742 | -34.6% | |
| Net profit | £140,571 | £102,461 | £40,519 | -60.5% | |
| Cash | £5,515,399 | £8,063,878 | £6,101,014 | -24.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,455,942 | £2,496,461 | +1.6% | |
| Net assets | £1,853,480 | £2,455,942 | £2,496,461 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £1,853,477 | £2,455,942 | £2,496,461 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 76 | 78 | 80 | +2.6% | |
| Wages | £6,010,089 | £5,613,306 | £6,091,058 | +8.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £746,554 | £730,090 | £789,203 | +8.1% |
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 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 6.1% | 3.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.05x | 1.04x | 1.08x |
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
- NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED 2013-06-14 → present
- THE NEWSPAPER LICENSING AGENCY LIMITED 1995-06-19 → 2013-06-14
- NEWSPAPER LICENSING LIMITED 1994-12-20 → 1995-06-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NLA MEDIA ACCESS LIMITED · parent
- The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company donated £120,000 (2024: £100,000) to the Journalism Diversity Fund.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNG, Jessie Wei Wei | Secretary | 2018-05-01 | — | — |
| ASHTON, Robin Matthew John | Director | 2015-07-31 | Jun 1973 | British |
| BANNISTER, Alexander William | Director | 2014-06-26 | Nov 1970 | British |
| HAHN, Robert Alexander George | Director | 2013-01-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
| HANBURY, Sophie | Director | 2019-09-23 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HUDSON, Tim | Director | 2021-12-06 | Nov 1967 | British |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | Director | 2021-03-18 | Feb 1964 | English |
| JONES, Henry Thomas | Director | 2016-03-01 | Aug 1983 | British |
| MANN, James Templar | Director | 2015-07-14 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MARSHALL, Clive Paul | Director | 2020-10-23 | Mar 1958 | British |
| MCKENNA, Fergus Luke | Director | 2015-01-12 | Dec 1976 | British |
| PARASOGLOU, Dimitrios | Director | 2021-12-17 | Jul 1974 | British |
| STITSON, Leah | Director | 2025-03-01 | Feb 1971 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Alan John | Secretary | 1995-03-28 | 2003-07-24 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Guy Frederick John | Secretary | 1994-12-20 | 1995-03-28 |
| MOORE, Alison Jane | Secretary | 2006-03-01 | 2018-04-30 |
| STEVENSON, Martin James | Secretary | 2004-05-04 | 2005-03-03 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2005-03-03 | 2006-02-28 |
| URQUHART, Graham Kenneth | Secretary | 2003-07-24 | 2004-05-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-12-20 | 1994-12-20 |
| ASHCROFT, Ian Stanley | Director | 1995-12-20 | 1996-08-05 |
| BAILEY, Lucy | Director | 2021-04-27 | 2025-02-28 |
| BAINES, Gerard Paul Hugh | Director | 1999-12-06 | 2012-12-31 |
| BROOKS, Timothy Stephen | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2019-09-17 |
| CASSIDY, Susan Gail | Director | 2013-01-23 | 2019-11-27 |
| COLLIER-WRIGHT, Charles Edward Hurrell | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2014-12-31 |
| COUPAR, Struan Robertson | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1996-04-30 |
| DYSON, Simon Maxim | Director | 1995-12-14 | 2009-11-30 |
| ELLICE, Martin Stephen | Director | 2008-04-04 | 2018-09-04 |
| ERBACH, Gertrud Maria Elisabeth | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2010-04-08 |
| FILDES, David Christopher | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2001-05-31 |
| FOSTER, Richard Charles | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2002-05-24 |
| GEERE, Alan | Director | 2018-02-19 | 2026-03-26 |
| HAMILTON, William John Urwich | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2007-09-27 |
| HANBURY, Sophie | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2019-09-06 |
| HASLUM, Christopher John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| HAYWOOD, Brenda Gail | Director | 1997-08-28 | 2005-03-03 |
| HIGGINS, Elizabeth | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2015-07-10 |
| HIGHLAND, Peter Gilmour | Director | 1998-07-31 | 2000-02-17 |
| HORTON, Andrew | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2015-12-31 |
| HUGHES, Andrew Jackson | Director | 1995-10-13 | 1998-07-31 |
| HUGHES, Anthony Roland | Director | 1995-03-28 | 1995-10-13 |
| INCHCOOMBE, Steven Charles | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2006-06-19 |
| KNIGHT, Gerald Phillip | Director | 1996-08-05 | 1999-12-06 |
| LEONARD, Zachary Roger | Director | 2010-09-15 | 2024-02-06 |
| LOONEY, Martin Peter | Director | 2000-05-11 | 2001-03-01 |
| MACARTHUR, Brian | Director | 2007-11-08 | 2017-08-17 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Ewan Thomas John | Director | 1994-12-20 | 1995-07-06 |
| MACNAUGHTON, Guy Frederick John | Director | 1995-10-13 | 2004-10-01 |
| MCCARTHY, Brian Gerard | Director | 2012-07-03 | 2020-10-19 |
| MEREDITH, Owen Lloyd | Director | 2016-01-20 | 2021-05-31 |
| MILLER, Alan Charles | Director | 1995-10-13 | 1997-09-30 |
| MOORE, Alison Jane | Director | 2017-03-23 | 2021-06-18 |
| MORGAN, Douglas Guy Richard | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2014-06-26 |
| MORGAN, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 2010-04-08 | 2014-09-25 |
| NASH, Andrew | Director | 2005-03-03 | 2018-11-29 |
| OAKLEY WHITE, Christian Simon | Director | 2000-08-03 | 2003-06-24 |
| OAKLEY WHITE, Christian Simon | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2000-05-11 |
| PARKER, Alison Clare | Director | 2006-06-19 | 2015-06-18 |
| PAY, John Arthur | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1998-04-06 |
| PUGH, David | Director | 2007-09-20 | 2016-03-31 |
| RENTOUL, Anthony Mervyn | Director | 1995-03-28 | 2001-02-28 |
| STEVENSON, Martin James | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2007-09-07 |
| SWANSON, William Jagarde | Director | 2005-11-17 | 2010-08-17 |
| TEH, Kate | Director | 2019-09-06 | 2021-12-31 |
| VICKERS, Paul Andrew | Director | 1995-12-14 | 1999-11-11 |
| WALKER, Frederick Alan | Director | 1999-11-11 | 2004-02-29 |
| WARD, Kevin | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2000-01-17 |
| WILLIAMS, Adam | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2008-04-04 |
| WILSON, Harriet Jane | Director | 2021-06-09 | 2021-11-30 |
| WITHEY, Paul Richard | Director | 2009-11-26 | 2013-12-31 |
| WITHEY, Paul Richard | Director | 2003-06-24 | 2005-11-17 |
| YOUNG, Dominic Gerard Lindsay | Director | 2001-03-23 | 2011-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-20 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-20 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-20 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-15 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-02-15 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.