MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 06823323Private limited companyIncorporated 2009

Key figures

£19,700,000+20.3%
Net assets 2025
+53.2%
Average annual growth 2020–2025
05 m10 m15 m20 m2020202320242025

† MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS 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.

Like most small UK companies, MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 70210

Where the company stands among the 12,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 70210 (Public relations and communications activities).

Net assets£19,700,000
Higher than 99% · median £7,896
Total assets£56,500,000
Higher than 99% · median £30,716
Cash£1,200,000
Higher than 96% · median £21,625
Employees154
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age17.7 years
Older than 92% · median 5.4 years
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  4. POWERSCOURT LIMITED£58.8m
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  6. CROUD INC LTD£37.3m
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  8. LUCID PARTNERS LIMITED£31.7m
  9. SMARTS (NI) LIMITED£21.5m
  10. HEADLAND CONSULTANCY LIMITED£20.5m

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 12,344. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06823323. It was incorporated on 18 Feb 2009. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC4M). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is public relations and communications activities (70210).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files medium company accounts. Net assets were £19,700,000, up 20.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,200,000. Total assets were £56,500,000 and total liabilities £34,500,000. The company had an average of 154 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020–2025).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 12,344 active companies whose first SIC code is 70210: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,896). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £30,716). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £21,625). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 92% of them (median age 5.4 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £17.5m. Its most frequent buyer is Crown Commercial Service (4 contracts). 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants worth £737.4k, from Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 6 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 19 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2025
2020202320242025 †
Profit for the year—4,255,00082,000—
Cash at bank and in hand4,541,6833,123,0003,078,0001,200,000
Total assets8,136,79624,205,00057,139,00056,500,000
Total liabilities2,659,8767,973,00038,102,00034,500,000
Net assets / total equity5,476,92016,181,00016,373,00019,700,000
Average number of employees56781154
Average pay (per year)—92,705——

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 2025

MediaSense is a global media advisor helping the world's leading brands improve media effectiveness, deliver growth and unlock value.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Public contracts

10 contracts

MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 10 public contract award notices from 5 public sector buyers since 2020. The 9 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £17.5m. 1 award is shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers5
Crown Commercial Service
4 contracts · £10.4m
Cabinet Office : Cabinet Office
2 contracts · £4.5m
Crown Commercial Service : Cabinet Office
2 contracts · £1.2m
Government Commercial Agency
1 contract · £1.2m
Gambling Commission : Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
1 contract · £293.6k
Contracts
  1. Media and Creative ServicesCrown Commercial Service · £10,000,000 · runs until Jan 2030
  2. Provision of Strategic Market Advice: Brand Development‡Crown Commercial Service · £16,000
  3. Provision of Framework Auditing, Compliance and Support for MarComms (Lot 1)‡Government Commercial Agency · £1,160,000
  4. Provision of Framework Auditing, Compliance and Support for MarComms (Lot 2)‡Crown Commercial Service · £360,000
  5. Provision of COVID-19 Campaign Media Auditing‡Cabinet Office : Cabinet Office · £1,500,000
Show 5 more
  1. Provision of Consultant for Media Services Framework RM6123Crown Commercial Service : Cabinet Office · £199,962
  2. CCCS20A11 CCS Media Auditing Provision‡Crown Commercial Service : Cabinet Office · £1,019,033
  3. Provision of Marketing and Branding Evaluation Services‡Gambling Commission : Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £293,575
  4. Independent Scrutiny - Communications Performance Audit and Analysis‡Cabinet Office : Cabinet Office · £3,000,000
  5. Communication Performance Audit & AnalysisCrown Commercial Service · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £6,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

3 grants

MEDIA SENSE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 3 central government grants since 2020, together worth £737.4k.

Grants
  1. MediaSense, DiPA: A next generation global digital auditing system.Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £238,056 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  2. MediaSense, DiPA: A next generation global digital auditing system.Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £149,826 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
  3. DIPA - A REAL TIME DIGITAL MEDIA AUDITING PLATFORMDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £349,562 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

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

18 events
  1. Matthew James GARDNER appointedDirector
  2. Jamie Howe POSNANSKI resignedDirector
  3. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £19.7m, 154 employees
  4. Andrew Neil PEARCH resignedDirector
  5. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £16.4m, 1 employee
  6. Jamie Howe POSNANSKI appointedDirector
  7. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £16.2m, 78 employees
  8. Project Engine Bidco Limited registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (10)
  1. Mr Graham Alan Brown ceased to be a person with significant control
  2. Mr Andrew Neil Pearch ceased to be a person with significant control
  3. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £5.5m, 56 employees
  4. Mr Graham Alan Brown registered as a person with significant control
  5. Mr Andrew Neil Pearch registered as a person with significant control
  6. VENTURE 4TH LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  7. VENTURE 4TH LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  8. Graham Alan BROWN appointedDirector
  9. Andrew Neil PEARCH appointedDirector
  10. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.