BAUER MEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£115k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£254m
+226.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£571m
+1,451% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £2,044,000 | -£90,000 | £144,000 | +260% | |
| Profit before tax | -£254,096,000 | -£42,253,000 | £570,842,000 | +1,451% | |
| Net profit | -£191,357,000 | -£42,253,000 | £575,512,000 | +1,462.1% | |
| Cash | £127,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£160,329,000 | -£200,547,000 | £254,251,000 | +226.8% | |
| Net assets | -£160,329,000 | -£200,547,000 | £254,251,000 | +226.8% | |
| Equity | -£160,329,000 | -£200,547,000 | £254,251,000 | +226.8% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 143.2% | 153.5% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.00x | 0.00x | — | |
| Interest cover | 0.02x | -0.00x | 0.01x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-04-08
- BAUER MEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2025-04-08 → present
- CLEAR CHANNEL HOLDINGS LIMITED 1998-11-30 → 2025-04-08
- CLEAR CHANNEL U.K. LIMITED 1998-06-08 → 1998-11-30
- STARNJEWELL LIMITED 1998-05-18 → 1998-06-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments, the Directors are satisfied that the Company will have access to sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 August 2027. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BAUER MEDIA OUTDOOR HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Bauer Media Outdoor International Limited 100%
- Bauer Media Outdoor Treasury Limited 100%
- Bauer Media Outdoor Guangzhou Company Limited 100%
- Bauer Media Outdoor Northern Ireland Limited 100%
- Bauer Media Outdoor Overseas Limited 100%
- Bauer Media Outdoor UK Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company became part of the Bauer Media Group following the acquisition of its previous parent group.”
- “The Company also completed an internal financing restructuring, including the rationalisation of intercompany loan balances within the subgroup.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COCHRANE, Justin Malcolm Brian | Director | 2021-01-07 | Aug 1972 | British |
| LUCAS, Philip John Hawksworth | Director | 2026-01-30 | Sep 1993 | British |
| TOLIA, Sarah-Jane | Director | 2025-09-30 | Jun 1988 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Cassandra Pauline | Secretary | 2011-02-10 | 2012-10-31 |
| COCHRANE, Justin Malcolm Brian | Secretary | 2006-01-03 | 2011-02-10 |
| DAVIES, John Graeme | Secretary | 1998-11-06 | 1999-01-31 |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Secretary | 2003-10-27 | 2006-01-03 |
| MAUNDER, Timothy John | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 2003-10-27 |
| TOW, Adam | Secretary | 2012-10-31 | 2026-01-30 |
| CLIFFORD CHANCE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-18 | 1998-11-06 |
| BEVAN, Jonathan David | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2014-07-14 |
| BICK, Scott Thomas | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2019-01-23 |
| CHARLTON, Peter John | Nominee Director | 1998-05-18 | 1998-06-08 |
| DAVIES, John Graeme | Director | 1998-08-11 | 1999-01-31 |
| DEARDEN, Matthew Peter | Director | 2014-07-14 | 2016-07-22 |
| ECCLESHARE, Christoper William, Mr. | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2014-01-29 |
| ECCLESHARE, Christopher William | Director | 2016-09-12 | 2022-01-27 |
| ELLER, Dirk Gustaf | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2014-01-20 |
| ELLER, Scott | Director | 1998-08-11 | 1998-12-03 |
| MAUNDER, Timothy John | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2005-12-15 |
| MAYS, Lester Lowry | Director | 1998-06-08 | 1998-12-03 |
| MAYS, Mark Pitman | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2011-08-22 |
| MAYS, Randall Thomas | Director | 1998-06-08 | 1998-12-03 |
| MEYER, Paul Joseph | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2009-09-14 |
| O'SHEA, Cormac Bernard | Director | 2014-01-20 | 2018-10-12 |
| PARRY, Roger George | Director | 1998-08-11 | 2005-06-15 |
| RICHARDS, Martin Edgar | Nominee Director | 1998-05-18 | 1998-06-08 |
| SAUNTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2018-10-12 | 2021-01-04 |
| SHAH, Raju | Director | 2024-12-12 | 2025-09-30 |
| TOLIA, Sarah Jane | Director | 2022-01-31 | 2024-12-12 |
| TOW, Adam Paul Raymond | Director | 2019-02-06 | 2026-01-30 |
| TURNBULL, Brian Phipps | Director | 1998-08-11 | 1998-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Radio Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Clear Channel International Holdings B.V. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-06-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-18 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-18 | RP04SH01 | change-of-name | Legacy | |
| 2025-09-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.