TALON OUTDOOR LIMITED
Operating as Talon, the company is an out-of-home media and advertising agency backed by the private equity firm Equistone LLP.
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Cash
£53k
-96.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£46m
-11.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
225
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.3m
-195.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £347,091,000 | £368,824,000 | £392,637,000 | +6.5% | |
| Operating profit | £11,688,000 | £2,537,000 | -£8,620,000 | -439.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £17,020,000 | £6,598,000 | -£6,281,000 | -195.2% | |
| Net profit | £16,040,000 | £4,778,000 | -£5,892,000 | -223.3% | |
| Cash | £9,747,000 | £1,531,000 | £53,000 | -96.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £54,582,000 | £59,597,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £54,162,000 | £52,063,000 | £46,171,000 | -11.3% | |
| Equity | £54,162,000 | £52,063,000 | £46,171,000 | -11.3% | |
| Average employees | 168 | 194 | 225 | +16% | |
| Wages | £10,105,000 | £12,784,000 | £15,405,000 | +20.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £32,000 | £51,000 | +59.4% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 0.7% | -2.2% | |
| Net margin | 4.6% | 1.3% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.4% | 4.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.07x | 1.05x | 1.11x | |
| Interest cover | 7.60x | 0.37x | -1.72x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe that the Group is well placed to manage its financing and other business risks satisfactorily and have been able to form a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least 18 months from the signing date of these consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- TALON OUTDOOR LIMITED · parent
- Grand Visual Holdings Limited 100%
- Grand Visual LLC 100%
- Grand Visual Theory Limited 100%
- QDot Media S.A. 100%
- QDot Media Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERN, Yvonne Livia | Secretary | 2024-02-01 | — | — |
| FROGLEY, Sue | Director | 2025-04-29 | Oct 1963 | British |
| NEWNHAM, Eric Robert | Director | 2012-08-20 | Aug 1959 | British |
| SAUNTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2024-02-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARMAN, Nicholas John | Secretary | 2007-08-20 | 2014-05-14 |
| BOND, Steve Alan | Director | 2013-10-20 | 2017-03-27 |
| BRYANT, Frank | Director | 2017-03-27 | 2021-03-25 |
| BRYANT, Frank | Director | 2013-10-20 | 2015-01-30 |
| COPLEY, James | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2026-02-25 |
| COPLEY, James | Director | 2013-10-20 | 2015-01-30 |
| CUPPLES, Barry Howard | Director | 2019-08-16 | 2023-10-17 |
| EASTERBROOK, Stewart Russell | Director | 2023-10-25 | 2026-02-25 |
| JARMAN, Nicholas John | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2014-05-14 |
| MURRAY, Grant Bruce | Director | 2018-01-25 | 2024-01-11 |
| SCULLION, Yvonne | Director | 2013-10-20 | 2017-03-27 |
| TELLING, Martin | Director | 2015-01-30 | 2017-03-27 |
| TILLEY, Andrew Raymond | Director | 2013-10-20 | 2015-01-30 |
| WIGGIN, David Peter | Director | 2007-08-20 | 2017-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canis Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-12-24 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Talon Outdoor Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-12-24 | Active |
| Harding Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-27 | Ceased 2025-12-24 |
| Harding Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-27 | Ceased 2017-03-27 |
| Mr Eric Robert Newnham | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-03-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-15 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.