ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
† ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 63910Where the company stands among the 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 63910 (News agency activities).
- REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED£201m
- EXCHANGE DATA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£10.2m
- ASSOCIATED PRESS LIMITED(THE)£7.5m
- MELTWATER (UK) LIMITED£5.9m
- EASON ELECTRONIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£5.4m
- S J M SUPERMARKETS LIMITED£1.8m
- PINKNEWS MEDIA LTD£1.8m
- RISING BALLERS GROUP LIMITED£1.7m
- ROWDITCH NEWS AGENCY LTD£1.1m
- BOYCS LIMITED£948.4k
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 668. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEVISION NEWS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03589918. It was incorporated on 30 Jun 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (NW1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is news agency activities (63910).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £144,344,000. Profit for the year was £3,733,000. Net assets were £17,345, up 29.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £58. Total assets were £45,950 and total liabilities £38,257. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 63910: By net assets it ranks higher than 64% of them (median £4,418). By total assets it ranks higher than 61% of them (median £25,332). By cash it ranks lower than 93% of them (median £22,747). It is older than 96% of them (median age 5.8 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly machinery, electrical equipment, photographic goods. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 33 days to pay suppliers, and 87% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 5 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 136,861,000 | 144,344,000 |
| Profit for the year | -1,487,000 | 3,733,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 965 | 58 |
| Total assets | 45,449 | 45,950 |
| Total liabilities | 38,783 | 38,257 |
| Net assets / total equity | 13,414 | 17,345 |
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.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 33 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 87%
- Standard payment terms
- 30–45 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 35%
- 31 to 60 days 62%
- After 60 days 3%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2025
- 36
- 32%
- 88%
- 30 Jun 2025
- 35
- 32%
- 87%
- 31 Dec 2024
- 33
- 34%
- 84%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 34
- 32%
- 83%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 33
- 35%
- 81%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 36
- 33%
- 86%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 33
- 48%
- 55%
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2023
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Earlier years (2)
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 6 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment and optical, medical and measuring instruments.
Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 9 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: machinery, electrical equipment and photographic goods.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
3 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £144.3m, net assets £17.3k
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £136.9m, net assets £13.4k
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.