Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Advertising agencies”.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
For subscribers
Profit after tax
£48.7m
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
For subscribers
Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
4 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | £48.7m | |
| Turnover | ||
| Net assets | ||
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Every figure for all 2 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ratios | ||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||
| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | ||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | ||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | ||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | ||
| Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff | ||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||
7 balance-sheet lines and 7 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Timeline
Checked 2026-10-18
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- NameCertificate of change of name (and 1 more like it since 17 July 2006)
- DirectorsAppointment of Kate Rowlinson as a director on 12 May 2025
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Mark Collins as a director on 22 March 2025
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Josh Krichefski as a director on 18 March 2025
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Michael John Nichols as a director on 12 June 2024
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Scott Michael Clark as a director on 23 April 2024
- OwnershipCessation of Wpp Groupm Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2 June 2023
- OwnershipNotification of Wpp Group Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 2 June 2023
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Colin Barlow as a director on 6 February 2024
26 earlier
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Mr Scott Michael Clark on 3 November 2023
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Mr Scott Michael Clark on 12 September 2023
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2021
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Niel Bornman as a director on 9 June 2023
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Karen Blackett as a director on 12 September 2022
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Paul Mower as a director on 25 October 2022
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Netsai Mangwende as a director on 4 September 2022
- DirectorsAppointment of Josh Krichefski as a director on 30 January 2023
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Scott Michael Clark as a director on 1 November 2022
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Niel Bornman as a director on 1 September 2022
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2020
- DirectorsAppointment of Netsai Mangwende as a director on 25 November 2021
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Charlotte Sabine Muriel Frijns as a director on 25 November 2021
- OwnershipChange of details for Wpp Groupm Holdings Limited as a person with significant control on 26 November 2018
- DirectorsSecretary's details changed for Wpp Group (Nominees) Limited on 26 November 2018
- DirectorsDirector's details changed for Mr Mark Collins on 26 November 2018
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Nicholas Theakstone as a director on 13 October 2020
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2019
- DirectorsAppointment of Karen Blackett as a director on 28 September 2020
- DirectorsAppointment of Mr Paul Mower as a director on 28 September 2020
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Tom George as a director on 27 March 2020
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Dominic Charles Grainger as a director on 29 May 2020
- AccountsFull accounts made up to 31 December 2018
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of Steven Barry Goodman as a director on 30 September 2019
- DirectorsTermination of appointment of David John Bryan as a director on 27 June 2019
- Directors
From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.
Questions people ask
›What does WPP Media UK do?
Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Advertising agencies”. In its own words: “WPP partners with the world’s leading brands to deliver transformative growth. We combine cutting-edge media intelligence, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert counsel – all powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open.”
›How much turnover does WPP Media UK make?
Answered in the full report
›Is WPP Media UK profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £48.7m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at WPP Media UK?
Answered in the full report
›Who runs and owns WPP Media UK?
Its directors are Wpp Group (NOMINEES) Limited, Michael John Nichols, Kate Rowlinson. Its owners are shown to subscribers.
›Where is WPP Media UK based?
Its registered office is Sea Containers, 18 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9GL, in London.
›When was WPP Media UK founded?
WPP Media UK Limited was incorporated on 16 April 2003.
›Is WPP Media UK still trading?
The register lists WPP Media UK Limited as active.