DAWSON MEDIA DIRECT LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 12 Mar 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 4 Feb 2025

Net assets £7.02M £2.69M 2024 year on year

Total assets £10.94M £644.00K 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £3.93M £2.05M 2024 year on year

Charges 4

1 outstanding 3 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Contact

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Registered Address

Rowan House Cherry Orchard North Kembrey Park Swindon SN2 8UH

Office ()

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Telephone

0(0)1753967410

Website

dmdglobal.com

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)

Cash in Bank

£1.14M

Increased by £228.00k (+25%)

Net Assets

£7.02M

Decreased by £2.69M (-28%)

Total Liabilities

£3.93M

Increased by £2.05M (+109%)

Turnover

£2.59M

Increased by £259.00k (+11%)

Employees

Debt Ratio

36%

Increased by 20 (+125%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Officers

3 active 12 resigned

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						Status
Jonathan Michael Bunting	Director	British	England	54	23 Aug 2011	Active
Paul Martin Baker	Director	British	England	56	1 Dec 2021	Active
Stuart Steven Marriner	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	23 Aug 2011	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (2)


Smiths News Trading Limited	100.0%	1	Ordinary	27 Mar 2017
Dawson Book Services Limited	0.0%	0	Ordinary	27 Mar 2017

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 1 Ceased

Smiths News Trading Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 25 Jul 2016

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Dawson Book Services Limited

Ceased 13 Mar 2023

Ceased

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Group Structure

SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SMITHS NEWS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SMITHS NEWS PLC united kingdom

DAWSON MEDIA DIRECT LIMITED Current Company

BLUEBOX SYSTEMS GROUP LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

PHANTOM MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, significant influence or control

Charges

1 outstanding 3 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
25 Nov 2025	Officers	Termination of Paul Martin Baker as director on 2025-11-21	View(1 page)
12 Mar 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-08-31	View(23 pages)
12 Mar 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts filed	View(174 pages)
12 Mar 2025	Other	Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/08/24	View(2 pages)
12 Mar 2025	Other	Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/08/24	View(3 pages)