THE MISSION GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-21 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-07
Watchouts
Cash
£10M
+124.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£79M
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
1,054
-2.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
+124.2% 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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE MISSION GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2019-09-24 → present
- THE MISSION MARKETING GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 2006-03-07 → 2019-09-24
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 | £195,888,000 | £190,312,000 | |
| Operating profit | £5,042,000 | £5,908,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£12,041,000 | £2,911,000 | |
| Net profit | -£11,879,000 | £1,200,000 | |
| Cash | £4,632,000 | £10,385,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £116,438,000 | £114,502,000 | |
| Net assets | £76,453,000 | £78,953,000 | |
| Equity | £76,453,000 | £78,953,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,084 | 1,054 | |
| Wages | £54,538,000 | £51,968,000 |
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 | 2.6% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | -6.1% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.3% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 53.3% | 48.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.16x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | 2.04x | 1.97x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In concluding that the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- THE MISSION GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · parent
- Krow Kinetic Ltd 1%
- Bray Leino Ltd 1%
- Bray Leino Splash Pte. Ltd 0.7%
- Influence Sports Ltd 1%
- Jellyfish Ltd 1%
- Krow Agency Ltd 1%
- Krow Communications Ltd 1%
- Mezzo Labs Ltd 1%
- Mongoose Sports & Entertainment Ltd 1%
- RJW & Partners Ltd 1%
- Soul (London) Ltd 1%
- Solaris Healthcare Network Ltd 1%
- Spark Marketing Services 0.75%
- Speed Communications Agency Ltd 1%
- Story Agency Ltd 1%
- Story UK Ltd 1%
- ThinkBDW Ltd 1%
- Mezzo Labs (Hong Kong) Limited 1%
- Mezzo Labs Pte. Ltd 1%
- Mongoose Sports & Entertainment Ltd 1%
- Splash Interactive Co. Ltd 1%
- Splash Interactive 1%
- TMCPLC Asia Pte Ltd 1%
- Turbine Media Ltd 0.51%
Significant events
- “The Group disposed of its Technology agency, April Six Ltd and a US based subsidiary, in the second half of 2024 as part of the Value Restoration Plan.”
- “On 2 January 2025, the Board confirmed its intent to return up to £1.5m to Shareholders via an on-market share buyback, with £364,000 having already been returned to shareholders in 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANGFORD, Michael Smuts | Secretary | 2021-04-30 | — | — |
| CAREY, John Joseph | Director | 2025-09-01 | Aug 1962 | Irish,American |
| COLLINS, Claudine | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| KEMPSTER, Jonathan | Director | 2026-02-01 | Jan 1963 | British |
| LEE, Giles Derek | Director | 2013-03-05 | Oct 1970 | British |
| MORGAN, David William | Director | 2023-11-24 | Feb 1947 | British |
| WRIGHT EVANS, Emma Louise | Director | 2026-02-01 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FITZWILLIAM, Peter David Campbell | Secretary | 2011-04-04 | 2021-04-30 |
| SHURVILLE, Jerram | Secretary | 2010-10-01 | 2011-04-04 |
| SHURVILLE, Jerram | Secretary | 2006-03-07 | 2006-05-19 |
| CAPITA COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-05-19 | 2010-10-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-03-07 | 2006-03-07 |
| ALDERSON, Timothy Buckler | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2010-04-15 |
| BACON, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-09-24 |
| BANBURY, Martin John | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2008-10-24 |
| BOGG, Dylan | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2025-10-17 |
| BOYD, Stephen David | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| CHILD, Brian Michael | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2011-09-30 |
| CLIFTON, James Spencer | Director | 2012-10-11 | 2024-12-31 |
| COOK, Barry Martin | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2021-04-30 |
| DAY, Robert Andrew | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2021-09-30 |
| FERGUSON, Iain Fraser | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2010-04-15 |
| FILBY, Elizabeth Rosanna, Dr | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| FITZWILLIAM, Peter David Campbell | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2021-04-30 |
| GOODWIN, Christopher Melville | Director | 2011-04-27 | 2017-03-31 |
| HANSON-SMITH, Julian Christopher | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2023-11-24 |
| HUTTON, Bruce William | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2013-02-28 |
| LUND, Mark George | Director | 2022-10-01 | 2026-01-13 |
| MAUDE, Francis Anthony Aylmer, The Right Hon. | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2009-12-31 |
| MORGAN, David William | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2021-09-30 |
| MORRIS, Christopher | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2018-08-01 |
| MULLEN, Sue | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2010-11-16 |
| MULLEN, Susan Maire | Director | 2012-06-18 | 2023-01-12 |
| NASH, Andrew John | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2022-09-30 |
| ROSE, Michael Jack | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-06-17 |
| SHEPHERD, Fiona | Director | 2010-04-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-03-07 | 2006-03-07 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-03-07 | 2006-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
-
Turnover
-2.8%
£195,888,000 £190,312,000
-
Cash
+124.2%
£4,632,000 £10,385,000
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£76,453,000 £78,953,000
-
Employees
-2.8%
1,084 1,054
-
Operating profit
+17.2%
£5,042,000 £5,908,000
-
Profit before tax
+124.2%
-£12,041,000 £2,911,000
-
Wages
-4.7%
£54,538,000 £51,968,000
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