ZINC MEDIA GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-14 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+26.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-40% vs 2023
Employees
186
-34.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- ZINC MEDIA GROUP PLC 2016-11-15 → present
- TEN ALPS PLC 2005-08-02 → 2016-11-15
- TEN ALPS COMMUNICATIONS PLC 2001-07-27 → 2005-08-02
- OSPREY COMMUNICATIONS PLC 1984-04-02 → 2001-07-27
- OSPREY ASSETS PLC 1981-06-09 → 1984-04-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,633,000 | £32,308,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£701,000 | -£878,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,468,000 | -£1,380,000 | |
| Net profit | -£1,971,000 | -£3,499,000 | |
| Cash | £4,948,000 | £6,270,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,070,000 | £4,881,000 | |
| Net assets | £5,797,000 | £3,480,000 | |
| Equity | £5,797,000 | £3,480,000 | |
| Average employees | 283 | 186 | |
| Wages | £12,688,000 | £10,438,000 |
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 | -1.9% | -2.7% | |
| Net margin | -5.4% | -10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -8.7% | -18.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.2% | 85.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.96x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | -0.90x | -1.66x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In light of the forecasts, the support provided by shareholders in recent years and mitigating measures available to be used if needed, the Directors have formed a judgement that at the time of approving these financial statements, there is a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources and likely income to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Group therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.”
Group structure
- ZINC MEDIA GROUP PLC · parent
- Tern Television Productions Limited 100%
- Blakeway Productions Limited 100%
- Zinc Television London Limited 100%
- Zinc Communicate CSR Limited 100%
- Films of Record Limited 100%
- Reef Television Limited 100%
- Zinc Communicate Productions Limited 100%
- Zinc Television Regions Limited 100%
- The Edge Picture Co Limited 100%
- Gadabout Films Limited 51%
- Raw Cut Distribution Limited 100%
- Raw Cut PI Limited 100%
- Raw Cut Productions Limited 100%
- Raw Cut Television Limited 100%
- Raw Cut Ventures Limited 100%
- Tomos TV Limited 100%
- Children's Traffic Club Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2024, the Company acquired the entire issued share capital of Raw Cut Ventures Limited ('Raw Cut').”
- “Completed the sale of Zinc Communicate Publishing and discontinued the Group’s video marketing business.”
- “Launched Electric Violet, a major new entertainment television label headed by the former Executive Producer of Strictly Come Dancing.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCGAUGHEY, Laura | Secretary | 2025-11-21 | — | — |
| BROWNING, Mark David | Director | 2019-04-23 | Apr 1972 | British |
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Director | 2019-09-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HERRICK, Kathryn | Director | 2024-10-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MCGAUGHEY, Laura Elisabeth | Director | 2025-11-22 | Sep 1976 | British |
| SATTERTHWAITE, Christopher James | Director | 2019-07-01 | May 1956 | British |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, James Ralph Parnell | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| GALAN, David James | Secretary | 2016-02-26 | 2019-04-23 |
| GORDON, Timothy Dale | Secretary | 1995-05-17 | 1996-08-08 |
| HUGHES, Richard Michael | Secretary | 1998-06-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| PATEL, Nitil | Secretary | 2001-07-30 | 2016-02-26 |
| RANDS, Martin Graham | Secretary | 1991-05-31 | 1995-05-17 |
| RANFORD, Paul Frederick | Secretary | 1996-08-09 | 1998-05-29 |
| SAMJI, Munir Akberali | Secretary | 2000-10-05 | 2001-07-30 |
| SAWYER, Will | Secretary | 2019-04-23 | 2025-11-21 |
| CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-08-31 | 2000-09-25 |
| DAVIDSON & GARDEN | Corporate Secretary | — | 1990-01-01 |
| PETERKINS, SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1990-01-01 | 1991-05-31 |
| BARCLAY, Stephen John | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2001-07-30 |
| BELL, Douglas Harry Alexander | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2019-12-06 |
| BERTRAM, Peter Michael | Director | 2011-01-17 | 2019-07-31 |
| BINDLOSS GIBB, Mark William | Director | 1995-01-12 | 1997-06-09 |
| BRIGHTWELL, Derek Robert | Director | 1991-12-13 | 1993-05-29 |
| CALDWELL, Philip John Griffiths | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2005-08-26 |
| CONNOCK, Alexander Michael | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2011-07-07 |
| CORNEY, Lester William David | Director | — | 2000-09-06 |
| DALM, Amanda Victoria | Director | — | 1989-04-06 |
| DUNLEAVY, Adrian James | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2012-03-07 |
| FRASER, Roderick Charles | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2000-06-01 |
| FRENCH, John Frederick | Director | — | 1993-05-29 |
| GALAN, David James | Director | 2016-01-04 | 2019-09-02 |
| GELDOF, Robert Frederick Zenon, Sir | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2015-06-17 |
| GOODWIN, Jonathan Philip Pryce | Director | 2015-07-13 | 2018-11-05 |
| HAMMOND CHAMBERS, Robert Alexander | Director | 1997-11-01 | 2000-09-22 |
| HOARE, Timothy James Douro | Director | 2007-03-08 | 2015-07-10 |
| HUGHES, Richard Michael | Director | 1998-06-01 | 1999-10-22 |
| JOHNSON, Luke | Director | 2015-07-13 | 2017-03-15 |
| LIDDLE, Christopher Dunbar | Director | 2000-01-21 | 2000-06-01 |
| MURPHY, Dennis Patrick | Director | — | 2000-09-08 |
| PATEL, Nitil | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2016-02-26 |
| RANDS, Martin Graham | Director | — | 1995-05-17 |
| RANFORD, Paul Frederick | Director | 1996-07-01 | 1998-05-29 |
| RUBINS, Jack | Director | 1993-05-29 | 2001-10-31 |
| SAMJI, Munir Akberali | Director | 2000-09-22 | 2001-07-31 |
| SAWYER, Will | Director | 2018-10-09 | 2025-11-22 |
| SIDAWAY, Ronald Richard | Director | 1989-04-06 | 1994-02-14 |
| SMITH, Clive Ronald | Director | 1993-07-22 | 1999-03-31 |
| STILL, Charles Andrew Robert | Director | 1998-09-14 | 2000-09-06 |
| STRACHAN, John | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas James | Director | 2017-04-03 | 2024-11-30 |
| WALDEN, Alastair Brian | Director | 2001-07-30 | 2015-03-30 |
| WHITAKER, Alan Arthur | Director | — | 1996-01-22 |
| WOOD, Mark William | Director | 2014-07-24 | 2016-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald Investment Trust Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 376 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
-11.8%
£36,633,000 £32,308,000
-
Cash
+26.7%
£4,948,000 £6,270,000
-
Net assets
-40%
£5,797,000 £3,480,000
-
Employees
-34.3%
283 186
-
Operating profit
-25.2%
-£701,000 -£878,000
-
Profit before tax
+6%
-£1,468,000 -£1,380,000
-
Wages
-17.7%
£12,688,000 £10,438,000
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