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FRIEND MTS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03513618
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1998-02-19
- Last accounts made up
- 2023-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- JW Hinks LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the period the company assigned intellectual property rights to Friend For Media Limited, a fellow group undertaking, for a consideration of £4,183,402 (31 December 2022 - £1,846,682).”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCARTHY, Shane | Director | 2023-02-01 | Jan 1973 | Irish |
| PARKER, Keven David | Director | 2024-06-26 | Mar 1969 | British |
| SCOTTER, Mark | Director | 2014-06-02 | Oct 1981 | British |
| SKINNER, Andrew | Director | 2022-07-19 | May 1975 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRIEND, Denise | Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 2007-10-19 |
| MARCH, Amanda Jane | Secretary | 2016-01-18 | 2024-12-20 |
| UPTON, Frank | Secretary | 2007-10-19 | 2016-01-18 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-02-19 |
| CHANG, Derek | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2021-12-06 |
| FRIEND, Denise | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2022-07-19 |
| FRIEND, Denise | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2002-01-16 |
| FRIEND, Jonathan Norman | Director | 2002-01-16 | 2024-11-22 |
| FRIEND, Malcolm David | Director | 2007-10-19 | 2022-07-19 |
| FRIEND, Malcolm David | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2002-01-16 |
| HARRIS, Daniel Bruce | Director | 2023-01-18 | 2024-06-26 |
| JOSEPH, Michael William | Director | 2022-07-19 | 2023-01-18 |
| SHINDLER, Andrew Jonathan | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2022-07-06 |
| TILLINGHAST, Charles Waring | Director | 2013-08-19 | 2014-07-25 |
| WHITE, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2024-06-26 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-02-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northedge Capital Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-07-19 | Active |
| Friend Media Technology Systems Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-01-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 192 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-04-24 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-10-09 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-02-17 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-02-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-26 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-01-23 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-01-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-01-16 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-01-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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