METRO PRODUCTION GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£8M
+3.6% vs 2023
Employees
54
-8.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£367K
+163.6% 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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- METRO PRODUCTION GROUP LIMITED 2020-01-13 → present
- METRO BROADCAST LIMITED 1999-12-10 → 2020-01-13
- CLEVER GROUP LIMITED 1999-03-01 → 1999-12-10
- METROVIDEO LIMITED 1980-04-25 → 1999-03-01
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 | £9,051,116 | £10,366,951 | |
| Operating profit | -£62,172 | £189,887 | |
| Profit before tax | £139,318 | £367,273 | |
| Net profit | £104,912 | £290,437 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,083,530 | £10,808,488 | |
| Net assets | £8,009,679 | £8,300,116 | |
| Equity | £8,009,679 | £8,300,116 | |
| Average employees | 59 | 54 | |
| Wages | £2,751,044 | £2,663,584 |
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 | -0.7% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.8% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.3% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.94x | 3.07x | |
| Interest cover | -2.25x | 2.00x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the ongoing business activities and the potential impact that the volatility of global economic conditions may have on the liquidity, performance and financial position of the Company for at least the next 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. ... The Directors therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “No dividend was proposed or paid by the Company in either the current year or prior year.”
- “The Company has jointly and severally guaranteed the borrowings under these arrangements, details of which are included in the financial statements of WPP plc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEARN, Matthew James | Secretary | 2008-02-29 | — | British |
| BAZAN, Enrique Manuel | Director | 2026-01-16 | Aug 1986 | British |
| CLARKE, James Vincent | Director | 2025-07-01 | Dec 1973 | British |
| HEARN, Matthew James | Director | 2010-12-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
| RICE, Elizabeth | Director | 2010-05-01 | May 1973 | British |
| SHEEHAN, John Richard | Director | 2010-05-01 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHINCHANWALA, Rashid Peter | Secretary | 1999-02-01 | 2003-07-01 |
| PHELPS, Leonard Francis | Secretary | — | 1996-02-16 |
| SHARP, Ruth | Secretary | 2003-07-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| STIMPSON, Anthony Gwilym | Secretary | 1996-02-16 | 1999-07-01 |
| ALEXANDER, Susan Penelope | Director | 1997-05-01 | 1998-02-03 |
| APPLETON, Stuart Neil | Director | 1993-02-08 | 1999-10-08 |
| ASKIN, Thomas Jeffrey | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| BEALE, Paul | Director | 2003-05-28 | 2007-06-30 |
| BRAYBROOKE, Paul | Director | 2000-01-01 | 2002-11-21 |
| CHINCHANWALA, Rashid Peter | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2003-07-01 |
| CLEMENTS, Peter John | Director | 1995-03-20 | 1996-10-03 |
| COX, Mark James | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2005-08-30 |
| CRANSTON, Nicholas John | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2001-05-31 |
| EGGAR, Jonathan Neil | Director | 2009-08-25 | 2014-12-01 |
| ELLIS, Anthony Mark | Director | 1999-02-26 | 2000-09-22 |
| GODDARD, Angela Christine | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| GODDEN, Peter Lawson | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-07-01 |
| GODDEN, Peter Lawson | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1993-12-31 |
| HOWARD, Stuart Michael | Director | 1992-10-06 | 1996-03-08 |
| JACKMAN, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| JONES, Peter Stuart | Director | 1993-12-01 | 1995-03-10 |
| KING, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1999-06-30 |
| MELLMAN, Laurence Adrian | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2020-06-25 |
| MELLMAN, Laurence | Director | 2002-07-23 | 2005-05-28 |
| METCALFE, Mary Ellen | Director | 1992-01-04 | 2023-04-30 |
| PACY, David John | Director | 1999-10-08 | 2000-10-31 |
| PACY, David John | Director | — | 1997-02-03 |
| PATON, Barry John | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2025-06-20 |
| PHELPS, Leonard Francis | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1996-02-16 |
| RAWLINGS, Timothy Paul | Director | — | 1993-01-18 |
| REYNARD, Mark | Director | 2006-04-13 | 2007-09-30 |
| RHYMER, Alastair | Director | 1999-11-24 | 2000-10-13 |
| SADIQ, Shahid | Director | 2023-03-31 | 2026-04-30 |
| SCHER, Geraldine Margaret | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Andrew Grant Balfour | Director | 2005-06-15 | 2014-12-01 |
| SHARP, Ruth | Director | 2003-07-01 | 2008-02-29 |
| STIMPSON, Anthony Gwilym | Director | 1996-03-08 | 1999-07-01 |
| SWEETLAND, Christopher Paul, Dr | Director | 2000-10-13 | 2002-07-23 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2005-06-30 |
| TILLERAY, James Graham | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2025-12-19 |
| TYLER, David Richard | Director | 2001-04-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| WHYBROW, Daniel | Director | 2006-09-28 | 2007-06-30 |
| WOODROFFE, Mark Philip | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1995-05-23 |
| WRIGHT, Peter | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2007-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Mary Ellen Metcalfe | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-30 |
| Wpp Toronto Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-19 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+14.5%
£9,051,116 £10,366,951
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£8,009,679 £8,300,116
-
Employees
-8.5%
59 54
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Operating profit
+405.4%
-£62,172 £189,887
-
Profit before tax
+163.6%
£139,318 £367,273
-
Wages
-3.2%
£2,751,044 £2,663,584
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