HAVAS WORLDWIDE LONDON LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.9m
+179.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
171
-6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7m
-7.4% lowest 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 | £81,959,000 | £67,434,000 | £60,674,000 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,483,000 | -£6,338,000 | -£6,791,000 | -7.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,779,000 | -£6,506,000 | -£6,989,000 | -7.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,892,000 | -£4,942,000 | -£5,288,000 | -7% | |
| Cash | -£3,103,000 | £5,236,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,118,000 | £676,000 | £1,888,000 | +179.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,118,000 | £676,000 | £1,888,000 | +179.3% | |
| Equity | £1,118,000 | £676,000 | £1,888,000 | +179.3% | |
| Average employees | 195 | 182 | 171 | -6% | |
| Wages | £15,875,000 | £15,350,000 | £15,984,000 | +4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £380,000 | £357,000 | £384,000 | +7.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £380,000 | £357,000 | £384,000 | +7.6% |
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 | -4.2% | -9.4% | -11.2% | |
| Net margin | -3.5% | -7.3% | -8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -311.5% | -937.6% | -359.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.1% | 96.6% | 92.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 1.03x | 1.07x | |
| Interest cover | -11.57x | -33.71x | -26.42x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- HAVAS WORLDWIDE LONDON LIMITED 2012-09-24 → present
- EURO RSCG LONDON LIMITED 2004-01-27 → 2012-09-24
- EURO RSCG WNEK GOSPER LIMITED 1998-12-11 → 2004-01-27
- HALLREEL LIMITED 1998-11-30 → 1998-12-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the ability and willingness of Havas N.V. to provide support and did not identify any issues. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing 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 · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| ADAMSON, Alan Ralston | Director | 2018-01-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAND, Peter William | Secretary | 2005-02-09 | 2006-12-01 |
| CHAPMAN, Aidan Gerard | Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2005-02-09 |
| JONES, David Paul | Secretary | 1998-12-04 | 2004-02-12 |
| MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty | Secretary | 2020-09-23 | 2025-04-30 |
| PINTO, Andre | Secretary | 2004-02-12 | 2004-09-01 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2006-12-01 | 2020-09-23 |
| HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-11-30 | 1998-12-04 |
| ANTONI, Jean Marc | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2013-09-30 |
| BOURGERY, Marc Edmond Clement | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2002-11-26 |
| CADMAN, Mark Robert | Director | 2007-05-08 | 2009-12-08 |
| CHAPMAN, Aidan Gerard | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2018-01-31 |
| DE POUZILHAC, Alain | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2005-06-22 |
| DILLIES, Jacques Jean André Fernand | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2024-01-31 |
| DUROCHER, Gaëtan Marie | Director | 2013-12-06 | 2019-01-02 |
| FLOYED, Daniel Jeremy | Director | 2015-01-23 | 2016-12-21 |
| GOSPER, Brett | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2003-08-05 |
| JONES, David Paul | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2004-02-12 |
| LE NAIL, Jean Marie | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2003-06-18 |
| LECOSSE, Pierre | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2008-06-30 |
| LIDSTONE, Russell James | Director | 2009-03-13 | 2015-10-12 |
| PINNINGTON, Christopher John | Director | 1998-12-04 | 2007-05-08 |
| PINTO, Andre | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2004-12-31 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 |
| SCHMETTERER, Robert | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| TONG CUONG, Eric | Director | 1999-08-31 | 2002-12-31 |
| HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-11-30 | 1998-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewdb Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-20 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.