PTARMIGAN MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
Cash
£40M
+45.4% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+45.7% highest in 7 filed years
Employees
149
+12.9% highest in 7 filed years
Profit before tax
£7M
+44.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £128,940,023 | £129,826,215 | |
| Operating profit | £3,579,993 | £3,561,848 | £3,561,653 | — | — | £4,689,722 | £6,588,136 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,823,184 | £6,981,921 | |
| Net profit | £1,596,001 | £2,175,864 | £1,301,137 | — | £7,511,108 | £3,576,284 | £5,409,862 | |
| Cash | £14,717,633 | £15,393,823 | £22,815,675 | £31,441,437 | £26,022,243 | £27,753,944 | £40,359,044 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,758,529 | £4,800,451 | £5,475,561 | £5,513,699 | £10,803,607 | £7,616,692 | £11,308,494 | |
| Net assets | £4,708,529 | £4,750,451 | £5,425,561 | — | — | £7,616,692 | £11,100,627 | |
| Equity | £4,708,529 | £4,750,451 | £5,425,561 | £5,513,699 | £10,803,607 | £7,616,692 | £11,100,627 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 132 | 149 | |
| Wages | £3,778,079 | £3,901,867 | £4,110,589 | £4,579,802 | £4,329,653 | £9,511,727 | £10,015,780 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 75.2% | 74.2% | 65.0% | — | — | 61.6% | 58.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.16x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1839.11x | 75725.70x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. The Going Concern Assessment is expanded upon in Note 1.4.”
Group structure
- PTARMIGAN MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Ptarmigan Media (Asia) Ltd 100%
- Ptarmigan Media (Australia) Pty Ltd 100%
- Ptarmigan Media (Singapore) PTE Ltd 100%
- Ptarmigan Media (Taiwan) Limited 100%
- Ptarmigan Media Inc. 100%
- Ptarmigan Media Netherlands B.V. 100%
- Ptarmigan Media Japan KK 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, a dividend was paid.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAYNOR, John Devon | Secretary | 2025-08-28 | — | — |
| BALL, Matthew | Director | 2010-07-07 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WOODFORD, Matthew | Director | 2010-07-07 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY, Sally-Ann | Secretary | 2023-08-21 | 2025-08-28 |
| CREELY, Joseph Martin | Secretary | 1992-11-24 | 1994-11-24 |
| DARBY, Richard James | Secretary | 1994-03-02 | 1993-11-24 |
| WIGGIN, David Peter | Secretary | 1994-07-14 | 2022-09-09 |
| BARNES, Christian | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1996-07-23 |
| CREELY, Joseph Martin | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1994-03-02 |
| JONES, Timothy | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2025-04-01 |
| NAYLOR, James David Huntley, Mr. | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2023-08-31 |
| ROE, John Patrick William | Director | 1996-07-23 | 2005-09-15 |
| VEREKER, Rupert | Director | 1992-11-24 | 1999-06-28 |
| WELLS, James Nigel | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| WIGGIN, David Peter | Director | 1992-11-24 | 2022-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptarmigan Media Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-19 | Active |
| Ptarmigan Media Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-09 | Ceased 2025-11-19 |
| Ptarmigan Media Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2022-09-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-24 | 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 | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-03 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+0.7%
£128,940,023 £129,826,215
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Cash
+45.4%
£27,753,944 £40,359,044
highest in 7 filed years
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Net assets
+45.7%
£7,616,692 £11,100,627
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+12.9%
132 149
highest in 7 filed years
-
Operating profit
+40.5%
£4,689,722 £6,588,136
highest in 5 filed years
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Profit before tax
+44.8%
£4,823,184 £6,981,921
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Wages
+5.3%
£9,511,727 £10,015,780
highest in 7 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers