ADAM&EVE\TBWA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Cash
£33M
+16.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
-5.7% vs 2023
Employees
367
-2.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£11M
+340.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-03-31
- ADAM&EVE\TBWA LIMITED 2026-03-31 → present
- DDB UK LIMITED 2007-04-30 → 2026-03-31
- BMP DDB LIMITED 1996-07-01 → 2007-04-30
- BMP DDB NEEDHAM WORLDWIDE LIMITED 1989-07-10 → 1996-07-01
- BMP DAVIDSON PEARCE LIMITED 1988-09-22 → 1989-07-10
- BOASE MASSIMI POLLITT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED(THE) 1982-02-02 → 1988-09-22
- BOASE MASSIMI POLLITT UNIVAS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED(THE) 1977-12-31 → 1982-02-02
- BOASE MASSIMI POLLITT PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (THE) 1968-06-11 → 1977-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,422,251 | £59,000,461 | |
| Operating profit | £1,450,645 | £10,219,464 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,581,110 | £11,361,604 | |
| Net profit | £1,747,311 | £9,036,278 | |
| Cash | £28,255,583 | £32,912,629 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £25,231,589 | £23,615,460 | |
| Net assets | £24,649,037 | £23,233,882 | |
| Equity | £24,649,037 | £23,233,882 | |
| Average employees | 376 | 367 | |
| Wages | £28,715,570 | £27,868,223 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | 15.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.7% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | 18.90x | 189.25x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “2024 saw adam&eveDDB London celebrate wins across all major creative award shows including Cannes Lions, One Show, Clios, the British Arrows and Eurobest, where the agency collected a Grand Prix.”
- “In 2023, the business and assets of Tribal, a division of DDB UK Limited, was transferred to Tribal EMEA Limited under the DAS network. The transfer was completed in Q1 of 2023, and therefore impacted the comparative annual figures.”
- “In 2024, the parent purchased 0.75% of DDB UK Limited from a minority shareholder.”
- “In February 2025, the parent purchased the remaining shares 0.75% of DDB UK Limited from a minority shareholder. As a result, the parent now owns 100% of the company.”
- “A dividend of £182,600 (2023: £9,362,234) was declared on 27th January 2025, in respect of the year ended 31st December 2024 and was paid in two payments on 12th and 13th February 2025.”
- “In December 2025, the Company's 100% share ownership was transferred from DDB UK Investments Limited, to Omnicom Europe Limited, to Omnicom EMEA Holdings Limited and eventually to Omnicom Advertising Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAYNOR, John Devon | Secretary | 2025-08-28 | — | — |
| HIPWELL, Miranda Clare | Director | 2024-10-24 | May 1982 | British |
| WATKINS, Mark Alan | Director | 2023-10-06 | Mar 1984 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY, Sally Ann | Secretary | 2000-03-30 | 2025-08-28 |
| WOOLLEY, Diana Rosemary | Secretary | 1992-06-20 | 2000-03-31 |
| BARR, John Ross | Director | — | 2004-01-31 |
| BEST, James Leigh Stuart | Director | — | 2007-01-18 |
| BRAY, John Michael | Director | — | 2010-02-08 |
| CLARK, David John | Director | 2023-05-12 | 2025-07-01 |
| COWPE, Christopher Rimmington | Director | — | 2004-09-30 |
| EINAV, Tammy | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2024-08-15 |
| GOFF, Matthew Paul | Director | 2019-04-23 | 2021-12-24 |
| HAMMERSLEY, Paul David | Director | 2004-03-15 | 2005-12-11 |
| LEATHAM, Nicholas James Edward | Director | 2014-08-31 | 2023-05-12 |
| MURPHY, James Benedict Patrick | Director | 2012-05-23 | 2019-04-23 |
| NAGY, Dominic Mark | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2026-03-31 |
| PAOLINO, Joseph Robert | Director | 2012-04-26 | 2012-07-16 |
| PAOLINO III, Joseph Robert | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2021-01-08 |
| WATSON, Shirley | Director | — | 2014-08-31 |
| WOODFORD, Stephen William | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2013-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnicom Advertising Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-17 | Active |
| Omnicom Emea Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-15 | Ceased 2025-12-17 |
| Omnicom Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-01 | Ceased 2025-12-15 |
| Ddb Europe Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-20 | Ceased 2025-12-01 |
| Ddb Uk Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 392 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-31 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2026-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-03 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.7%
£59,422,251 £59,000,461
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Cash
+16.5%
£28,255,583 £32,912,629
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Net assets
-5.7%
£24,649,037 £23,233,882
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Employees
-2.4%
376 367
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Operating profit
+604.5%
£1,450,645 £10,219,464
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Profit before tax
+340.2%
£2,581,110 £11,361,604
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Wages
-3%
£28,715,570 £27,868,223
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers