ARENA MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£19M
+62.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+18.8% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£3.4M
+514.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,032,000 | £114,075,000 | +46.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,236,000 | £2,638,000 | +313.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£810,000 | £3,356,000 | +514.3% | |
| Net profit | -£631,000 | £2,520,000 | +499.4% | |
| Cash | £11,567,000 | £18,777,000 | +62.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,387,000 | £15,907,000 | +18.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,387,000 | £15,907,000 | +18.8% | |
| Equity | £13,387,000 | £15,907,000 | +18.8% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.2% | 16.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.0% | 75.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 1.33x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-03-21
- ARENA MEDIA LIMITED 2025-03-21 → present
- HAVAS ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2021-02-02 → 2025-03-21
- TARGET MEDIA LIMITED 2005-09-13 → 2021-02-02
- DEEP CORPORATE MEDIA LIMITED 2005-08-15 → 2005-09-13
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Constantin
- 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company changed its name from Havas Entertainment Limited to Arena Media Limited effective from 21 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| ADAMSON, Alan Ralston | Director | 2018-01-09 | Apr 1966 | British |
| AFFLECK, Patrick Andrew Robert | Director | 2021-04-14 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TODHUNTER, Darren | Director | 2019-01-09 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCARTHUR, Anna Louise Liberty | Secretary | 2020-09-23 | 2025-04-30 |
| PAGE, Alan John | Secretary | 2005-08-15 | 2005-09-09 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Secretary | 2016-10-06 | 2020-09-23 |
| WICKERSON, Susan Joan | Secretary | 2007-11-01 | 2016-10-06 |
| ABACUS LONDON LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-09-09 | 2007-11-01 |
| SLC REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-08-15 | 2005-08-15 |
| ADAMS, Matthew Edward | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2020-03-31 |
| BARCLAY, Lucinda | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2007-10-22 |
| BARCLAY, Lucy | Director | 2005-09-21 | 2007-10-22 |
| CHILDS, David Reginald, Me | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2013-06-01 |
| CONSTANTINE, Toby | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2005-09-09 |
| DENNIS-JONES, Richard | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-08-23 |
| FRAMPTON-CALERO, Paul Anthony | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2017-10-17 |
| GAYNOR, Louise Mary | Director | 2010-08-15 | 2019-09-13 |
| HIGGINS, John Gerard Anthony | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2009-05-31 |
| PAGE, Alan | Director | 2005-09-21 | 2007-10-22 |
| PAGE, Alan John | Director | 2005-08-15 | 2005-09-09 |
| POYNTON, Darren William | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2017-06-30 |
| ROSS, Allan John | Director | 2020-09-23 | 2020-09-23 |
| WATTS, Christopher Derek Jonathan | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2011-01-01 |
| WICKERSON, Susan Joan | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2019-06-30 |
| WILKERSON, Robert Frank | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2019-06-30 |
| SLC CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-08-15 | 2005-08-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havas E Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-25 | Active |
| Cooler King Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-03-21 CONNOT Change of name notice
- 2021-02-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-03-21 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.