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MEDHURST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

#03868503 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1999-10-29 (26y 10m) · Last filing 2026-07-30 (1mo ago)
Telecommunications · SIC 61900 · J Information & Communication · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-07-31 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2026-11-12 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£5.8m

+14.3% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£9.5m

+2.9% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

107

-0.9% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£804k

-53.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31

Metric Trend 2023-10-312024-10-312025-10-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £23,828,765£19,026,062£17,692,938 -7%
Operating profit £3,949,852£1,598,593£696,450 -56.4%
Profit before tax £3,919,658£1,731,056£803,802 -53.6%
Net profit £3,008,666£1,342,991£483,208 -64%
Cash £2,980,071£5,113,355£5,846,164 +14.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £8,122,132£9,327,160£9,850,613 +5.6%
Net assets £8,070,510£9,219,501£9,484,507 +2.9%
Equity £8,070,510£9,219,501£9,484,507 +2.9%
Average employees 89108107 -0.9%
Wages £3,082,066£3,503,213£3,663,945 +4.6%
Directors' remuneration £12,418£10,889£11,052 +1.5%

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 2023-10-312024-10-312025-10-31
Operating margin 16.6%8.4%3.9%
Net margin 12.6%7.1%2.7%
Return on capital employed 48.6%17.1%7.1%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) —19.0%25.8%
Current ratio 2.66x4.50x3.40x
Interest cover ——84.81x

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.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Azets Audit Services
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“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

  1. MEDHURST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED · parent
    1. Drift IT Limited 50.1% · United Kingdom · Information technology consultancy, maintenance and hardware retail
    2. Hugh Symons Audio Visual Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Audio visual equipment

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 5 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BAYNES, Louise Claire Secretary 2004-05-31 — British
BAYNES, Iain Charles Stuart Director 1999-11-04 Sep 1968 British
Show 5 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BAYNES, Robert Bruce Stuart Secretary 1999-11-04 2004-05-31
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-10-29 1999-11-04
AVINS, Paul Richard Director 1999-11-04 2000-04-30
BAYNES, Robert Bruce Stuart Director 1999-11-04 2004-05-31
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1999-10-29 1999-11-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Iain Charles Stuart Baynes Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active
Louise Claire Baynes Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 115 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-07-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-11-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-11-17 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2025-11-17 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-11-17 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-11-17 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-07-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-03-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-12-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-04-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-11-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-11-11 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-11-11 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2022-11-11 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2022-11-11 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2022-06-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-11-01 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-02-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type total exemption full PDF
2020-10-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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