Pa Media Group Limited
Registered name: PA MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
Pa Media Group Limited made £116m revenue and a £3.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Pa Media Group Limited’s revenue was £116m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.3m and 970 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 157 yrs · since 1868
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £116m | £116m |
| Operating profit | £7.8m | £2.9m |
| Profit before tax | £8.6m | £3.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£9.7m | −£3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£9.7m | −£3.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | 970 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −8.4% | −2.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £120k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£3.4k |
| Cash conversion | 189.8% | 337.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £23k | £21.1m |
| Net assets | £46.1m | £76.9m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £44.8m | £75.2m |
| Debtors | £3k | £13.3m |
| Cash from operations | £14.7m | £9.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £120k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 337.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.5%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲67%
- Now £76.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲91730%
- Now £21.1m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 970
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £2.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- The Press Association LimitedRev. £59m · Profit £60.1m
- Sticky Content LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit −£791k
- Pa Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Papf Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Reach PLC 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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