INCISIVE BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£1M
+16.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.1M
+27.4% vs 2023
Employees
112
-17.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.8M
+51.8% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,498,000 | — | £16,482,939 | £16,014,499 | -2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,707,000 | — | £1,169,612 | £1,773,547 | +51.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,646,000 | £24,903,603 | £1,168,695 | £1,773,547 | +51.8% | |
| Net profit | £1,909,000 | £24,548,281 | £1,615,294 | £1,749,304 | +8.3% | |
| Cash | £7,295,000 | £3,349,409 | £873,776 | £1,021,409 | +16.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,929,000 | £10,921,483 | £6,535,777 | £8,285,081 | +26.8% | |
| Net assets | £11,768,000 | £10,760,037 | £6,374,331 | £8,123,635 | +27.4% | |
| Equity | £11,768,000 | £10,760,037 | £6,374,331 | £8,123,635 | +27.4% | |
| Average employees | 157 | 144 | 136 | 112 | -17.6% | |
| Wages | £9,406,000 | £7,853,330 | £7,294,764 | £6,681,839 | -8.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £973,000 | £673,763 | £653,013 | £84,459 | -87.1% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.0% | — | 7.1% | 11.1% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | — | 9.8% | 10.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.7% | — | 17.9% | 21.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.41x | 1.59x | |
| Interest cover | 44.38x | — | — | — |
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
- INCISIVE BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED 2014-10-01 → present
- INCISIVE BUSINESS MEDIA (IP) LIMITED 2014-08-15 → 2014-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company remains profitable and is expected to continue to operate profitably for the foreseeable future. After reviewing the resources and credit facilities available to the company, the directors are confident that the company has sufficient resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future. Although not expected to be needed, additionally, the directors have received confirmation from the ultimate parent company, Arc Investco Limited, that financial support will be provided if the situation arises. Arc Investco Limited has confirmed both its ability and intention to offer financial assistance to the company for a period of at least 12 months plus one day from the signing of the financial statements. The directors of the company are common directors of the parent company and are confident support will be available if needed.”
Significant events
- “The decline in revenue is driven by the discontinued "International Investor" digital product as part of the management strategy to manage profit margin.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOSTER, Simon | Director | 2022-06-30 | Dec 1966 | British |
| KRAFT, Claire Noreen | Director | 2024-03-31 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL-HARRIS, James Neil | Secretary | 2014-08-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| CAMPBELL-HARRIS, James Neil | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| NEWBURY, Leighton | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2024-03-31 |
| WELLER, Timothy Grainger | Director | 2014-08-15 | 2022-03-31 |
| WHITELEY, Jonathon Andrew | Director | 2017-07-10 | 2024-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incisive Business Media (Ip) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-06-27 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-06-27 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-06-27 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.