BAUER DIGITAL RADIO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£306K
+3.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£14M
+155.5% vs 2023
Employees
3
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£15M
+8.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- BAUER DIGITAL RADIO LIMITED 2008-02-20 → present
- EMAP DIGITAL RADIO LIMITED 1999-04-09 → 2008-02-20
- THE DIGITAL RADIO GROUP LIMITED 1997-11-12 → 1999-04-09
- D A B GROUP LIMITED 1997-10-22 → 1997-11-12
- RUSMUND LIMITED 1985-01-07 → 1997-10-22
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 | £18,736,000 | £19,919,000 | |
| Operating profit | £13,279,000 | £14,448,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,495,000 | £14,661,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,372,000 | £11,039,000 | |
| Cash | £295,000 | £306,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,867,000 | £14,545,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,572,000 | £14,239,000 | |
| Equity | £5,572,000 | £14,239,000 | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | |
| Wages | £196,000 | £190,000 |
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 | 70.9% | 72.5% | |
| Net margin | 55.4% | 55.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 226.3% | 99.3% | |
| Current ratio | 2.01x | 3.19x |
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
- Rödl & Partner Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate. The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements which indicate that, taking account of reasonably possible downsides, the Company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period.”
Group structure
- BAUER DIGITAL RADIO LIMITED · parent
- Muxco Suffolk Limited 33.33%
- South West Digital Radio Limited 33.33%
- Muxco Lincolnshire Limited 51%
- Muxco Surrey & North Sussex Limited 50%
- Muxco North Yorkshire Limited 50%
- The Digital Radio Group (London) Limited 14.25%
- Switchdigital (London) Limited 10%
Significant events
- “During 2021, the Company acquired, from sister companies, investments in ordinary shares in Muxco Suffolk Limited (33.33%), South West Digital Radio Limited (33.33%), Muxco Lincolnshire Limited (51%), Muxco Surrey & North Sussex Limited (50%) and Muxco North Yorkshire Limited (50%).”
- “During the year dividend income of £213,000 (2023: £216,000) was received from participating interests.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAUER GROUP SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-04-01 | — | — |
| BRIGGS, Keith | Director | 2022-11-28 | Jun 1973 | British |
| OVERY, Daniel John | Director | 2024-08-05 | Oct 1983 | British |
| SMALL, Helena | Director | 2025-02-12 | Aug 1994 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEWHURST, Anthony John | Secretary | — | 1994-10-03 |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 1997-10-16 |
| ELSDON, Kate | Secretary | 2006-09-15 | 2007-09-28 |
| GILES, Nicholas David Martin | Secretary | 2004-03-30 | 2004-11-01 |
| HENSON, Mark Richard | Secretary | 2002-01-01 | 2004-03-30 |
| HOGG, Marianne Lisa | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | 2006-09-15 |
| NAREBOR, Torugbene Eniyekeye | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2008-01-29 |
| WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr | Secretary | 1999-04-12 | 2001-12-31 |
| SISEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-01-29 | 2011-04-01 |
| ALLAN, Graeme Maxwell | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2019-11-29 |
| ALLAN, Graeme Maxwell | Director | 2006-05-30 | 2008-01-29 |
| ALLITT, Julian Bernard | Director | — | 1991-08-15 |
| COCKRAM, Timothy John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2008-01-29 |
| CONNOLLY, Michael Joseph | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| COX, Malcolm Allan | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2004-03-12 |
| DAVIDSON, Edward Bruce | Director | 2022-11-28 | 2024-07-31 |
| DAVIES, Christopher Peter | Director | 2019-08-22 | 2022-11-28 |
| DEWHURST, Anthony John | Director | — | 1994-10-03 |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Director | 2005-07-20 | 2007-02-28 |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Director | 1997-10-16 | 1999-04-12 |
| EMBLEY, Deborah Jayne | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2005-04-21 |
| FORD, Deidre Ann | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2015-04-16 |
| GREGORY, Shaun | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2006-03-03 |
| JACKSON, Richard | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2022-11-28 |
| KEENAN, Paul Anthony | Director | 2013-07-24 | 2015-04-16 |
| KILGALLON, Catharine Jane | Director | 2022-11-28 | 2025-01-08 |
| KING, Stephen James | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2000-03-01 |
| OYSTON, Owen John | Director | — | 1991-08-08 |
| PALMER, Stephen Bernard | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| ROBERTS, Philip Andrew | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-18 |
| SCHOONMAKER, Timothy | Director | 1999-04-12 | 2004-01-31 |
| STORY, Mark Trafford | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2008-01-29 |
| TATTUM, Susan Ruth | Director | 2015-03-30 | 2022-11-28 |
| VICKERY, Sarah Jane | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2015-04-16 |
| VIDLER, Andria Louise | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-01-29 |
| WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr | Director | 1994-10-03 | 1999-04-12 |
| WHITE, Gary Charles | Director | 2007-04-03 | 2013-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Radio Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 234 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.3%
£18,736,000 £19,919,000
-
Cash
+3.7%
£295,000 £306,000
-
Net assets
+155.5%
£5,572,000 £14,239,000
-
Employees
0%
3 3
-
Operating profit
+8.8%
£13,279,000 £14,448,000
-
Profit before tax
+8.6%
£13,495,000 £14,661,000
-
Wages
-3.1%
£196,000 £190,000
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