COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATIONActive
Key figures
Ratios
2024/25Balance sheet structure
Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 78,939 | 73,849 | 72,480 | 73,877 |
| Profit for the year | 2,692 | -1,370 | -13,409 | -4,524 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 48,322 | 36,884 | 25,105 | 16,158 |
| Total assets | 90,070 | 65,691 | 49,874 | 35,250 |
| Total liabilities | 71,094 | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 19,745 | 26,389 | 12,980 | 8,456 |
| Average number of employees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Principal activity
Accounts 2025The company's principal activity continues to be that of is community-based communications media. Purposes and Aims Our purposes as set out in the objects contained in our founding Memorandum of Association are: To advance the education of the public in all aspects of community media and to promote the educational benefits resulting from the establishment of community media services which are owned and controlled by their community and constituted otherwise than with a view to profit. The CMA adopted the following object in November 2020: To promote, for the public benefit, the effectiveness and efficiency of community media organisations by: i. advancing community media services through activities such as advocacy, advice, networking and workshops ii. advancing the use of and education in communications technologies to facilitate community capacity building iii. promoting such other services, facilities and activities as the directors see fit from time to time. The focus of our work The CMA is a members’ organisation. The majority of the CMA’s members are non-profit organisations, working with volunteers to deliver community media services to their local communities. Most of these have full-time community radio licences. Others include community TV and video projects, online-only radio stations, and independent community media practitioners. During the year of this report there were 215 members (2023/24: 214 members). As the established national sector body addressing the ne
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATION
Company
COMMUNITY MEDIA ASSOCIATION is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02798488. It was incorporated on 11 Mar 1993. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW19). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Turnover was £73,877. Loss for the year was £4,524. Net assets were £8,456, down 34.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £16,158. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Mar 2027.