TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC
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Cash
£9.2M
+24.1% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£11M
-8.2% vs 2024
Employees
96
-5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.4M
-28.3% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £29,212,885 | £34,722,968 | £30,753,868 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,309,842 | £3,214,228 | £2,256,371 | -29.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,355,731 | £3,284,879 | £2,356,058 | -28.3% | |
| Net profit | -£8,106 | £630,975 | £1,766,907 | £1,713,802 | £2,285,273 | £1,456,575 | -36.3% | |
| Cash | £3,453,869 | £2,700,066 | £3,066,006 | £5,119,194 | £7,375,830 | £9,153,597 | +24.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,954,865 | £6,986,840 | — | £10,377,484 | £12,207,958 | £11,201,095 | -8.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,954,865 | £5,585,840 | £7,135,613 | £10,350,616 | £12,191,619 | £11,186,051 | -8.2% | |
| Equity | — | £5,585,840 | £7,135,613 | £10,350,616 | £12,191,619 | £11,186,051 | -8.2% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 22 | 31 | 97 | 101 | 96 | -5% | |
| Wages | £1,187,429 | £927,978 | £1,436,863 | £4,796,708 | £5,012,236 | £5,090,721 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | 0% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 7.9% | 9.3% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.9% | 6.6% | 4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 22.3% | 26.3% | 20.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 47.7% | 59.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.92x | 1.59x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC 2000-03-23 → present
- KELGATE PROJECTS LIMITED 1999-10-11 → 2000-03-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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
- TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC · parent
- LGANDA Limited 100%
- Laing Gale & Associates Limited 100%
- TBA Japan Limited 100%
- Top Banana Communication Limited 100%
- T12 Limited 100%
- TBA US Inc 100%
- TBA Vegas LLC 100%
- Sunscreen & Sawdust LLC 100%
- TBA Australia Pty Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “2025 showed sustained performance for the group with positive momentum across the different divisions including investment in people and continued international expansion with a particular focus and investment into our US office and expansion into the Australian market.”
- “Across our Sport and Entertainment activities, live experiences covered the Women's Rugby World Cup, Formula 1 and a growing list of global sports rights holders. We were pleased to see continued momentum with the agency's appointment for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup 2026.”
- “In TBA Brands division the businesses performed strongly creating and delivering live events as well as brand experiences, award shows, conferences, touring experiences and bespoke global events for new and long standing global brand clients including a number of high profile, highly innovative global launches.”
- “During the year, the Group acquired the remaining equity interest in T12 Limited, increasing its ownership from 70% to 100%.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Guy | Secretary | 2021-03-31 | — | — |
| HORNER, Guy Richard | Director | 1999-12-14 | Sep 1975 | British |
| TBA GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-27 | — | — |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORNER, Guy | Secretary | 1999-12-14 | 2002-11-27 |
| LAWSON, Matthew | Secretary | 2016-12-23 | 2018-11-21 |
| MARSHALL, Paul James | Secretary | 2018-11-21 | 2021-03-31 |
| PHILIPPI, James Jeremy George | Secretary | 2002-11-27 | 2011-10-17 |
| YEO, Eric Cheng Quee | Secretary | 2011-10-17 | 2016-12-23 |
| JPCORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-10-11 | 1999-12-14 |
| BALL, Anthony George | Director | 1999-12-14 | 2002-11-27 |
| JPCORD LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-10-11 | 1999-12-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tba Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Significant influence (as firm) | 2018-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Guy Richard Horner | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-11-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.