Arc Media Holdings Limited
Registered name: ARC MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Arc Investco Limited groupArc Media Holdings Limited made a £6.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Arc Media Holdings Limited reported a loss of £6.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 10 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is Arc Holdco Limited. The ultimate parent company is Arc Investco Limited. This is the only group of which the company is a member for which group financial statement”
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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£1m | −£2.8m | −£7.3m | −£6.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£969k | −£2.8m | −£7.3m | −£6.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£969k | −£2.8m | −£7.3m | −£6.7m |
| Staff costs | £217k | £1.3m | £1.9m | £2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£323k | −£944k | −£732k | −£666k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲233.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £44.4k | £55.6k | £37.1k |
| Net assets | £25.9m | £142m | £142m | £142m |
| Fixed assets | £29m | £197m | £212m | £211m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £4.5m | £4.2m | £7.5m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £4.4m | £4.2m | £7.5m |
| Deferred income | £240k | £1.2m | £695k | £493k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
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
- −£666k
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £142m
- Cash at bank
- ▼33%
- Now £37.1k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- ▼29%
- Now £493k
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £211m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Arc Investco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Arc Holdco Limited75–100%
- Arc Media Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Farmers Guardian LimitedRev. £8.1m · Profit £1.4m
- Incisive Media Group Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
- Lamma LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marketing in Partnership LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£6.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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