ESSENCEMEDIACOM NORTH LIMITED
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Cash
£412k
+17% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
-66.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
133
-31.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£961k
+123.4% first positive since 2024
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 | £61,831,000 | £46,101,000 | £48,126,000 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | £6,795,000 | -£6,454,000 | -£953,000 | +85.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,630,000 | -£4,113,000 | £961,000 | +123.4% | |
| Net profit | £8,658,000 | -£3,905,000 | £1,007,000 | +125.8% | |
| Cash | £32,000 | £352,000 | £412,000 | +17% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,665,000 | £59,699,000 | £20,551,000 | -65.6% | |
| Net assets | £63,275,000 | £58,893,000 | £19,937,000 | -66.1% | |
| Equity | £63,275,000 | £58,893,000 | £19,937,000 | -66.1% | |
| Average employees | 230 | 193 | 133 | -31.1% | |
| Wages | £14,455,000 | £15,379,000 | £11,992,000 | -22% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £408,000 | £377,000 | £159,000 | -57.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £36,000 | £49,000 | £16,000 | -67.3% | |
| Highest paid director | £249,000 | £253,000 | £159,000 | -37.2% |
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 | 11.0% | -14.0% | -2.0% | |
| Net margin | 14.0% | -8.5% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.5% | -10.8% | -4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.5% | 54.7% | 73.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.55x | 1.71x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | 3.80x | -3.94x | -0.69x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ESSENCEMEDIACOM NORTH LIMITED 2023-03-31 → present
- MEDIACOM NORTH LIMITED 2000-12-13 → 2023-03-31
- MEDIACOM TMB NORTH LIMITED 1999-04-12 → 2000-12-13
- THE MEDIA BUSINESS NORTH LIMITED 1996-09-20 → 1999-04-12
- PCO 149 LIMITED 1996-06-05 → 1996-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPP GROUP (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-03-09 | — | — |
| NICHOLS, Michael John | Director | 2025-06-18 | Mar 1985 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDGROUND, Judith Lindsey | Secretary | 2002-06-18 | 2006-03-09 |
| WHEELER, Paul Richard | Secretary | 1996-09-05 | 2002-06-18 |
| PAILEX CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-06-05 | 1996-07-30 |
| ALLAN, Stephen David | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2020-06-30 |
| ALLAN, Stephen David | Director | 1996-07-30 | 2000-10-18 |
| BARTHOLOMEW, Andrew John | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2010-01-31 |
| BRAMWELL, Paul James | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2020-06-12 |
| BROADBENT, Christopher John | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2018-09-30 |
| BUCHANAN, Steven Paul | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-10-31 |
| CLARK, Scott Michael | Director | 2024-03-05 | 2024-04-23 |
| COOPER, Paul Philip | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2025-06-30 |
| COOPER, Peter David | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2016-06-29 |
| GIBBON, Paul Victor | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2016-04-01 |
| GIBBON, Paul Victor | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2004-02-16 |
| INGHAM, Erica Jane | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2020-07-07 |
| KROPMAN, Jonathan Ronald | Nominee Director | 1996-06-05 | 1996-07-30 |
| LAWSON, Nicholas Alexander | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2025-06-30 |
| LEE, Nigel Bruce | Director | 2020-11-20 | 2024-01-09 |
| MARSHALL, John | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2016-04-01 |
| MCKENNA, Declan Tobias | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2014-12-31 |
| PRICE, Simon Paul | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2024-10-04 |
| RICH, Allan Jeffrey | Director | 1996-07-30 | 2000-10-18 |
| THOMPSON, Paul John | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2016-01-01 |
| TRAY, Simon Laurence | Director | 2006-03-09 | 2017-11-30 |
| WHEELER, Paul Richard | Director | 1996-09-05 | 2016-03-31 |
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% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 172 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.