Melling Media Ltd
Registered name: MELLING MEDIA LTD
Melling Media Ltd made £38k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Melling Media Ltd reported £38k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026, up 60% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 1 employee. The company is classified under “news agency activities” and is based in North Shields; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Shields, North East
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £23.8k | £38k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | £23.8k | £38k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £23.8k | £38k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲59.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £46.7k | £9.1k | £21.2k | £15.9k | £35.6k |
| Net assets | £38.3k | £22.6k | £32.8k | £20.9k | £32.7k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £1.3k | £630 | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £60.4k | £28k | £45.9k | £26.2k | £39.4k |
| Debtors | £13.7k | £18.8k | £24.7k | £10.3k | £3.7k |
| Deferred income | — | — | — | £0 | −£998 |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £38k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲56%
- Now £32.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▲124%
- Now £35.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now −£998
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £1
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £38k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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