WPP MEDIA MOTION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
Operating previously as Motion Content Group, the business serves as the content investment and production arm of the London-listed advertising network WPP, funding and distributing premium entertainment programming for global platforms.
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£12M
+364.4% vs 2023
Employees
24
-17.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+487.1% vs 2023
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Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £172,565,000 | £192,510,000 | +11.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,100,000 | £10,943,000 | +894.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,058,000 | £12,083,000 | +487.1% | |
| Net profit | £2,061,000 | £12,084,000 | +486.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,712,000 | £12,214,000 | +350.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,630,000 | £12,214,000 | +364.4% | |
| Equity | £2,630,000 | £12,214,000 | +364.4% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 24 | -17.2% | |
| Wages | £4,135,000 | £3,675,000 | -11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £629,000 | £715,000 | +13.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 40.6% | 89.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.7% | 83.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | 1.23x | 22.52x |
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 5 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-11
- WPP MEDIA MOTION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2025-08-11 → present
- GROUPM MOTION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2023-12-01 → 2025-08-11
- MOTION CONTENT GROUP LIMITED 2017-06-12 → 2023-12-01
- GROUPM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2009-03-05 → 2017-06-12
- MEDIA INSIGHT LIMITED 1995-09-04 → 2009-03-05
- LUXURYPOWER LIMITED 1995-07-18 → 1995-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the ongoing business activities and the factors likely to affect the future development, performance and financial position of the Company for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. As at 31 December 2024, the Company has net current assets of £12,150,000 and net assets of £12,214,000 and can therefore meet its short and long-term obligations as they fall due. After making enquiries, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. Additionally, the Company is a subsidiary of WPP plc and is participates in the overall WPP plc financing arrangements via the cash pooling arrangements. The conditions of these cash pooling arrangements, which are described in note 15, were considered by the Directors when assessing the appropriateness of the going concern basis of the Company. Further, WPP has prepared forecasts and projections that take account of (i) reasonably possible declines in revenue or increases in costs arising from severe but plausible downside scenarios; and (ii) the results of reverse stress tests to qualify the level of revenue declines compared to 2024, taking into account cost mitigation actions which could be implemented. These include the Company's forecasted cash flows. The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 28 May 2025 it was announced that WPP Media would replace GroupM as the name of WPP's global media company. Subsequently, on 8 August 2025 the Company changed its name from GroupM Motion Entertainment Limited to WPP Media Motion Entertainment Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Christopher Peter | Secretary | 2016-04-07 | — | — |
| BALDWIN, Christopher Peter | Director | 2016-04-07 | Dec 1977 | British |
| NAM, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2025-07-30 | Oct 1977 | British |
| NICHOLS, Michael John | Director | 2025-05-02 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Colin | Secretary | 2001-06-11 | 2003-12-19 |
| BEDFORD RUSSELL, James | Secretary | 1995-08-24 | 1998-10-28 |
| BRYAN, David John | Secretary | 2006-03-30 | 2016-04-07 |
| GRAND, Kevin Ian | Secretary | 1995-08-23 | 1995-08-24 |
| MCMURTRIE, John Alec | Secretary | 1998-10-28 | 2001-06-11 |
| SEDDON, Nigel Francis | Secretary | 2003-12-01 | 2006-03-30 |
| EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-07-18 | 1995-07-25 |
| RUTLAND SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-07-25 | 1995-08-23 |
| AUSTIN, Mark | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2006-05-31 |
| BARLOW, Colin | Director | 2016-04-07 | 2024-02-06 |
| BARLOW, Colin | Director | 2001-06-11 | 2003-12-19 |
| BEDFORD RUSSELL, James | Director | 1995-08-24 | 1998-10-28 |
| BRYAN, David John | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2016-04-07 |
| DE CRUZ, Adrian | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-01-05 |
| FOSTER, Richard Keith | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2025-07-10 |
| GRAND, Kevin Ian | Director | 1995-08-23 | 2000-03-15 |
| JENNER, Toby | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2008-04-30 |
| JONES, Barbara | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2003-03-25 |
| MCMURTRIE, John Alec | Director | 1998-10-28 | 2001-06-11 |
| NORMAN, Robert David | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2005-09-30 |
| SEDDON, Nigel Francis | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2006-03-30 |
| SINGER, Darren David | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2011-05-05 |
| STEPHENSON, Neil | Director | 2000-03-15 | 2000-11-06 |
| THEAKSTONE, Nicholas | Director | 2009-03-06 | 2016-04-07 |
| EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-07-18 | 1995-07-25 |
| RUTLAND DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-07-25 | 1995-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wpp Samson Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-08-31 | Active |
| Wpp Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.