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Cash

£257k

-60.8% vs 2024

Net assets

£21m

+31.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

6

+20% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£5.1m

+277.1% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £2,337,811£2,486,642
Operating profit £1,574,231£1,744,610£5,459,664 +212.9%
Profit before tax £649,534£1,348,171£5,083,853 +277.1%
Net profit £649,534£1,348,171£5,083,853 +277.1%
Cash £129,267£655,721£257,291 -60.8%
Total assets less current liabilities £19,896,120£21,544,388£26,933,245 +25%
Net assets £14,847,675£16,195,846£21,279,699 +31.4%
Equity £14,847,675£16,195,846£21,279,699 +31.4%
Average employees 656 +20%
Wages £315,703£354,743£378,167 +6.6%
Directors' remuneration £57,397£8,590£0 -100%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 67.3%70.2%
Net margin 27.8%54.2%
Return on capital employed 7.9%8.1%20.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 28.4%32.3%21.4%
Current ratio 1.24x1.73x9.71x
Interest cover 5.43x5.79x13.49x

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 6 times since incorporation

  1. UKFH LIMITED 2020-11-25 → present
  2. SEC NEWGATE UK LIMITED 2020-06-17 → 2020-11-25
  3. SEC NEWGATE UK PLC 2020-06-17 → 2020-06-17
  4. PORTA COMMUNICATIONS PLC 2010-12-17 → 2020-06-17
  5. TSE GROUP PLC 2007-08-20 → 2010-12-17
  6. SANDFORD PLC 2007-03-26 → 2007-08-20
  7. MEDIA STEPS GROUP PLC 2005-02-04 → 2007-03-26

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
IFRS
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
BDO LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As the Company acts as an intermediate holding company, it relies on the trading and resources generated by its own group subsidiary companies. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”

Group structure

  1. UKFH LIMITED · parent
    1. EngageComm Pty Limited 0% · Australia · Public Relations & Public Affairs consultancy
    2. SEC Newgate HK Limited 100% · Hong Kong · Public Relations & Public Affairs consultancy
    3. SEC Newgate Singapore Pte. Ltd 51% · Singapore · Public Relations & Public Affairs consultancy
    4. SEC Newgate Pty Limited 100% · Australia · Public Relations, Public Affairs & Research consultancy
    5. SEC Newgate Beijing Limited 100% · China · Public Relations & Public Affairs consultancy
    6. SEC Newgate UK Limited 100% · UK · Public Relations & Public Affairs consultancy
    7. Newgate PR Holdings Limited 0% · UK · Intermediate holding company
    8. Porta Australia Holdings Pty Limited 0% · Australia · Intermediate holding company

Significant events

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

People

4 active · 27 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
KANE, Emma Victoria Director 2018-04-27 May 1967 British
PENNA, Sergio Director 2020-06-30 Apr 1977 Italian
TAGLIABUE, Fiorenzo Vittorio Director 2017-08-04 May 1950 Italian
TYSON, Brian Director 2017-11-01 Sep 1963 Australian
Show 27 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FOULGER, Paul Andrew Peter Secretary 2007-04-05 2011-07-26
GOLEMBIEWSKI, Eugene Secretary 2013-07-25 2019-11-12
RUSSELL, Ian Phillip Secretary 2005-02-04 2007-03-27
SPRINGALL, Keith John Secretary 2011-07-26 2013-07-25
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2005-02-04 2005-02-04
BANKES, Rhydian Director 2017-05-03 2019-08-09
BATEMAN, Roger Director 2005-02-04 2007-03-27
BLASDALE, Brian John Director 2007-12-06 2016-11-30
CORNWELL, Mike Francis Director 2005-02-22 2007-03-27
COURAGE, Robin Vandeleur Director 2007-08-21 2010-12-17
FARMER, James Edward Director 2005-02-22 2006-08-03
FOLEY, John Robert Director 2016-10-13 2025-09-23
FOULGER, Paul Andrew Peter Director 2007-03-27 2011-07-26
GOLEMBIEWSKI, Eugene Gerard Director 2013-07-25 2019-11-12
HAUE-PEDERSEN, Lars Director 2007-08-21 2010-11-22
JANSEN, Anthony Paul Laurent Director 2005-02-04 2006-12-20
MCCLURE, Neil James Director 2005-03-30 2008-03-28
MCKEEVE, Raymond John Director 2011-12-01 2017-08-31
MORTON, Arthur Leonard Robert Director 2012-09-26 2016-10-13
REYNOLDS, Adam Director 2007-03-27 2011-07-26
RUSSELL, Ian Phillip Director 2005-02-22 2007-03-27
SPRINGALL, Keith John Director 2011-07-26 2013-07-25
VECCHIO, Federico Director 2019-11-12 2020-06-30
WILLIAMS, Steffan Rhys Director 2015-09-30 2018-05-04
WRIGHT, David Director 2010-12-17 2017-05-03
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2005-02-04 2005-02-04
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2005-02-04 2005-02-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 238 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-07-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-29 SH20 capital Legacy
2026-05-29 SH19 capital Capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2026-05-29 CAP-SS insolvency Legacy
2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-02-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-23 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-09-19 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-02-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-07-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-02-13 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-12-15 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-03-16 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2022-02-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-01-10 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2021-06-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-02-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
2

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

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

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