
Company Number
05990438
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
four marketing & media ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Advertising agencies
Registered Address
the hickman building, 2 whitechapel road, london, E1 1FX
Website
www.fourcommunications.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of FOUR MSA LIMITED at £10.4m based on a Turnover of £23m and 0.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FOUR MSA LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-71.7k and a 2.96x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FOUR MSA LIMITED at £13.8m based on Net Assets of £7.8m and 1.76x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Four Msa Limited is a live company located in london, E1 1FX with a Companies House number of 05990438. It operates in the advertising agencies sector, SIC Code 73110. Founded in November 2006, it's largest shareholder is four marketing & media ltd with a 100% stake. Four Msa Limited is a established, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £23m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Four Msa Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 7 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
1 Regular
7 Weak
Size
annual sales of £23m, make it larger than the average company (£10m)
£23m - Four Msa Limited
£10m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -11%, show it is growing at a slower rate (6.5%)
-11% - Four Msa Limited
6.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 13.8%, this company has a higher cost of product (43.5%)
13.8% - Four Msa Limited
43.5% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -0.3% make it less profitable than the average company (5.2%)
-0.3% - Four Msa Limited
5.2% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 30 employees, this is below the industry average (44)
30 - Four Msa Limited
44 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £59.9k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£66k)
£59.9k - Four Msa Limited
£66k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £765.1k, this is more efficient (£186.4k)
£765.1k - Four Msa Limited
£186.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 80 days, this is later than average (59 days)
80 days - Four Msa Limited
59 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 52 days, this is slower than average (43 days)
52 days - Four Msa Limited
43 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 4 days, this is less than average (18 days)
4 days - Four Msa Limited
18 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 3 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
3 weeks - Four Msa Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 81.3%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (68.2%)
81.3% - Four Msa Limited
68.2% - Industry AVG
Four Msa Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £23 million and the company has net assets of £7.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Four Msa Limited has 30 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | May 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Turnover | 22,952,185 | 31,315,544 | 34,765,330 | 32,897,288 | 25,225,488 | 17,749,850 | 18,387,752 | 15,712,636 | 7,216,841 | 10,221,825 | 7,903,879 | 7,821,008 | 6,431,302 | ||
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 19,793,085 | 27,209,117 | 30,058,585 | 29,468,801 | 21,718,807 | 14,731,388 | 15,089,703 | 12,968,174 | 5,695,131 | 7,981,004 | 6,372,401 | 6,069,545 | 5,250,043 | ||
Gross Profit | 3,159,100 | 4,106,427 | 4,706,745 | 3,428,487 | 3,506,681 | 3,018,462 | 3,298,049 | 2,744,462 | 1,521,710 | 2,240,821 | 1,531,478 | 1,751,463 | 1,181,259 | ||
Admin Expenses | 3,230,829 | 3,872,507 | 3,870,201 | 3,249,380 | 2,852,727 | 2,302,867 | 1,864,109 | 1,323,070 | 693,227 | 1,168,384 | 801,474 | 860,525 | 771,858 | ||
Operating Profit | -71,729 | 233,920 | 836,544 | 179,107 | 653,954 | 715,595 | 1,433,940 | 1,421,392 | 828,483 | 1,072,437 | 730,004 | 890,938 | 409,401 | ||
Interest Payable | 4,000 | 10,009 | 7,576 | 1,136 | 20 | 1 | |||||||||
Interest Receivable | 77,685 | 50 | 2 | 1,176 | 1,737 | 177,279 | 15,386 | 1,271 | 7,170 | ||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,956 | 223,911 | 828,968 | 177,971 | 653,984 | 715,597 | 1,433,940 | 1,422,567 | 830,220 | 1,249,716 | 749,787 | 898,156 | 418,526 | ||
Tax | 24,922 | -71,994 | -154,562 | -22,255 | -131,502 | -141,985 | -279,050 | -287,392 | -166,517 | -256,693 | -164,742 | -219,407 | -103,316 | ||
Profit After Tax | 26,878 | 151,917 | 674,406 | 155,716 | 522,482 | 573,612 | 1,154,890 | 1,135,175 | 663,703 | 993,023 | 585,045 | 678,749 | 315,210 | ||
Dividends Paid | 173,271 | 115,108 | 90,000 | 30,000 | |||||||||||
Retained Profit | 26,878 | 151,917 | 674,406 | 155,716 | 522,482 | 573,612 | 1,154,890 | 1,135,175 | 663,703 | 819,752 | 469,937 | 588,749 | 285,210 | ||
Employee Costs | 1,798,174 | 2,092,173 | 2,089,751 | 1,740,828 | 1,388,012 | 1,334,527 | 1,183,409 | 981,413 | 395,644 | 598,203 | 466,466 | 588,475 | |||
Number Of Employees | 30 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||
EBITDA* | -71,729 | 233,920 | 836,544 | 179,107 | 653,954 | 715,595 | 1,433,940 | 1,421,392 | 828,483 | 1,109,008 | 750,551 | 902,475 | 488,268 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | May 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 32,471 | 51,518 | 49,448 | 4,852 | 7,040 | ||||||||||
Intangible Assets | 76,000 | 172,000 | |||||||||||||
Investments & Other | 657,634 | 651,938 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 32,471 | 709,152 | 701,386 | 80,852 | 180,040 | ||||||||||
Stock & work in progress | 262,122 | 13,713 | 304,577 | 1,044,507 | 282,840 | 218,313 | 592,115 | 1,072,857 | 109,218 | ||||||
Trade Debtors | 5,041,318 | 6,899,862 | 13,122,489 | 11,629,082 | 9,825,428 | 4,422,564 | 5,495,101 | 5,696,874 | 2,474,078 | 894,927 | 1,343,699 | 2,011,675 | 1,254,041 | 1,416,856 | 999,720 |
Group Debtors | 33,689,917 | 27,986,020 | 21,357,650 | 20,730,134 | 15,930,329 | 13,515,792 | 9,489,472 | 4,738,160 | 2,837,729 | 363,343 | |||||
Misc Debtors | 141,203 | 35,111 | 227,150 | 22,679 | 81,359 | 16,638 | 22,494 | 24,957 | 33,784 | 676,418 | 997,578 | 493,753 | 437,529 | ||
Cash | 2,474,850 | 4,345,832 | 3,447,522 | 3,393,537 | 1,454,477 | 1,306,587 | 1,291,930 | 2,608,049 | 1,990,544 | 4,109,582 | 2,086,269 | 1,962,664 | 619,494 | 924,821 | 897,467 |
misc current assets | 920,034 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 41,609,410 | 39,280,538 | 38,459,388 | 36,819,939 | 27,574,433 | 19,479,894 | 16,891,112 | 14,140,897 | 7,445,353 | 6,044,270 | 5,347,580 | 4,468,092 | 2,311,064 | 2,341,677 | 1,897,187 |
total assets | 41,609,410 | 39,280,538 | 38,459,388 | 36,819,939 | 27,574,433 | 19,479,894 | 16,891,112 | 14,140,897 | 7,445,353 | 6,044,270 | 5,380,051 | 5,177,244 | 3,012,450 | 2,422,529 | 2,077,227 |
Bank overdraft | 21,246 | ||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 2,842,972 | 1,710,397 | 15,980,930 | 15,123,197 | 11,832,921 | 6,096,332 | 6,641,876 | 8,476,758 | 3,315,333 | 779,820 | 761,638 | 925,730 | 891,002 | 1,845,433 | 1,834,060 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 19,015,516 | 14,674,722 | 10,457,094 | 10,460,228 | 6,858,180 | 6,253,387 | 3,046,229 | 51,193 | |||||||
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 11,951,399 | 15,101,528 | 4,400,636 | 4,290,192 | 2,092,726 | 862,051 | 1,508,495 | 1,124,517 | 725,573 | 2,523,706 | 2,691,457 | 2,738,160 | 1,259,142 | ||
total current liabilities | 33,809,887 | 31,507,893 | 30,838,660 | 29,873,617 | 20,783,827 | 13,211,770 | 11,196,600 | 9,601,275 | 4,040,906 | 3,303,526 | 3,453,095 | 3,715,083 | 2,150,144 | 1,845,433 | 1,834,060 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 5,964 | 11,106 | |||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 5,964 | 11,106 | |||||||||||||
total liabilities | 33,809,887 | 31,507,893 | 30,838,660 | 29,873,617 | 20,783,827 | 13,211,770 | 11,196,600 | 9,601,275 | 4,040,906 | 3,303,526 | 3,459,059 | 3,726,189 | 2,150,144 | 1,845,433 | 1,834,060 |
net assets | 7,799,523 | 7,772,645 | 7,620,728 | 6,946,322 | 6,790,606 | 6,268,124 | 5,694,512 | 4,539,622 | 3,404,447 | 2,740,744 | 1,920,992 | 1,451,055 | 862,306 | 577,096 | 243,167 |
total shareholders funds | 7,799,523 | 7,772,645 | 7,620,728 | 6,946,322 | 6,790,606 | 6,268,124 | 5,694,512 | 4,539,622 | 3,404,447 | 2,740,744 | 1,920,992 | 1,451,055 | 862,306 | 577,096 | 243,167 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | May 2015 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -71,729 | 233,920 | 836,544 | 179,107 | 653,954 | 715,595 | 1,433,940 | 1,421,392 | 828,483 | 1,072,437 | 730,004 | 890,938 | 409,401 | ||
Depreciation | 36,571 | 20,547 | 11,537 | 2,867 | 4,447 | 4,660 | |||||||||
Amortisation | 76,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | ||||||||||||
Tax | 24,922 | -71,994 | -154,562 | -22,255 | -131,502 | -141,985 | -279,050 | -287,392 | -166,517 | -256,693 | -164,742 | -219,407 | -103,316 | ||
Stock | 248,409 | -290,864 | -739,930 | 761,667 | 64,527 | -373,802 | -480,742 | 963,639 | 109,218 | ||||||
Debtors | 3,951,445 | 213,704 | 2,325,394 | 6,544,779 | 7,882,122 | 2,947,927 | 4,547,076 | 5,114,400 | 3,004,314 | -406,589 | -164,151 | 813,858 | 274,714 | 417,136 | 999,720 |
Creditors | 1,132,575 | -14,270,533 | 857,733 | 3,290,276 | 5,736,589 | -545,544 | -1,834,882 | 5,161,425 | 2,553,695 | 18,182 | -164,092 | 34,728 | -954,431 | 11,373 | 1,834,060 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -3,150,129 | 10,700,892 | 110,444 | 2,197,466 | 1,230,675 | -646,444 | 383,978 | 398,944 | -1,965,884 | -167,751 | -46,703 | 1,479,018 | 1,259,142 | ||
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -5,964 | -5,964 | -5,142 | 11,106 | |||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -6,264,215 | -3,330,555 | 64,695 | -1,661,852 | -456,933 | -3,192,503 | -4,362,348 | 616,330 | -1,869,719 | 1,103,371 | 534,023 | 1,394,062 | 414,949 | ||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -253,447 | -19,303 | |||||||||||||
Change in Investments | -657,634 | 5,696 | 651,938 | -1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||||
cash flow from investments | 404,187 | -24,999 | |||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 4,340,794 | 4,217,628 | -3,134 | 3,602,048 | 604,793 | 3,207,158 | 3,046,229 | -51,193 | 51,193 | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 73,685 | -10,009 | -7,576 | -1,136 | 30 | 2 | 1,175 | 1,737 | 177,279 | 15,386 | 1,271 | 7,170 | |||
cash flow from financing | 4,414,479 | 4,207,619 | -10,710 | 3,600,912 | 604,823 | 3,207,160 | 3,046,229 | 1,175 | 821,489 | 177,279 | -35,807 | 52,464 | 7,170 | ||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -1,870,982 | 898,310 | 53,985 | 1,939,060 | 147,890 | 14,657 | -1,316,119 | 617,505 | -95,725 | 2,023,313 | 123,605 | 1,343,170 | -305,327 | 27,354 | 897,467 |
overdraft | -21,246 | 21,246 | |||||||||||||
change in cash | -1,849,736 | 877,064 | 53,985 | 1,939,060 | 147,890 | 14,657 | -1,316,119 | 617,505 | -95,725 | 2,023,313 | 123,605 | 1,343,170 | -305,327 | 27,354 | 897,467 |
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FOUR MSA LIMITED group structure
Four Msa Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
FOUR MSA LIMITED
05990438
Four Msa Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Jack (May 2015) and Mr Raymond Eglington (May 2015).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Andrew Jack | England | 61 years | May 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Raymond Eglington | England | 57 years | May 2015 | - | Director |
Nan Williams | 62 years | May 2015 | - | Director | |
Einir Williams | Uk | 60 years | Dec 2016 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
23m
-27%
operating profit
-71.7k
-131%
gross margin
13.8%
+4.96%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
7.8m
0%
total assets
41.6m
+0.06%
cash
2.5m
-0.43%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
05990438
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
73110 - Advertising agencies
incorporation date
November 2006
age
19
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
msa media limited (June 2015)
msa market media limited (July 2014)
accountant
-
auditor
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
address
the hickman building, 2 whitechapel road, london, E1 1FX
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
LEWIS SILKIN LLP
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