GENERATION MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
-42.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.9M
+15.7% vs 2024
Employees
52
+4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£729K
+71.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £51,113,939 | £38,486,652 | -24.7% | |
| Operating profit | £427,847 | £677,176 | +58.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £424,169 | £728,645 | +71.8% | |
| Net profit | £266,248 | £522,296 | +96.2% | |
| Cash | £7,523,050 | £4,305,408 | -42.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,360,097 | £3,875,115 | +15.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,328,394 | £3,850,690 | +15.7% | |
| Equity | £3,328,394 | £3,850,690 | +15.7% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | +4% | |
| Wages | £3,270,487 | £3,069,130 | -6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £175,562 | £446,587 | +154.4% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.7% | 17.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.5% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | 72.91x |
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
- GENERATION MEDIA LIMITED 2002-01-16 → present
- SONEDENE LIMITED 2001-12-18 → 2002-01-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Verallo
- 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 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
- GENERATION MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Portal Studios Limited
Significant events
- “On 7 August 2025, the company completed the purchase of Portal Studios Limited as a direct subsidiary. The purchase was made up of initial consideration of £400,000. In addition, the purchase agreement includes deferred consideration of up to £80,000, payable subject to the acquired business meeting agreed performance targets over a period of 12 months following the purchase.”
- “On 15 September 2025, an interim dividend of £24.29 per Ordinary share was declared, totaling £2,502,350.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELLER, Dean Cornel | Secretary | 2004-01-05 | — | British |
| WELLER, Dean Cornel | Director | 2009-02-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| WELLER, Veronica Mary | Director | 2004-01-05 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLER, Veronica | Secretary | 2001-12-21 | 2004-01-05 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-12-18 | 2001-12-21 |
| WELLER, Dean Cornel | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2004-01-05 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-12-18 | 2001-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation Media Enterprises Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-30 | Active |
| Mrs Veronica Weller | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-30 |
| Mr Dean Cornel Weller | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-09-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-09-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.