WPP 2005 Limited
Registered name: WPP 2005 LIMITED
Part of Wpp Plc groupWPP 2005 Limited made £358m revenue and a £24.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
WPP 2005 Limited’s revenue grew 33% to £358m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £24.1m and 902 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 55 yrs · since 1971
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £269m | £358m |
| Operating profit | −£230m | −£34.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£208m | −£20.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£211m | −£24.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£211m | −£24.1m |
| Staff costs | £181m | £155m |
| Employees (average) | 928 | 902 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −78.3% | −6.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £290k | £397k |
| Profit per employee | −£227k | −£26.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲33% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £8m | £21.2m |
| Net assets | £18.3bn | £18.3bn |
| Fixed assets | £18bn | £18.1bn |
| Current assets | £1.6bn | £1.4bn |
| Debtors | £500k | £0 |
| Deferred income | £1.2m | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £397k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£26.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5045%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £18.3bn
- Cash at bank
- ▲165%
- Now £21.2m
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 902
- Deferred income
- ▼100%
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £18.1bn
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
- Wpp Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- WPP Jubilee Limited75–100%
- WPP MR Overseas Media Holdings Limited75–100%
- WPP 2005 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (11)
- Gain Theory LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mediaedge:cia Worldwide LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tempus Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Tempus Group Trust Company (1990) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WPP 2323 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WPP Consulting LimitedFigures not disclosed
- WPP CP Finance PLCRev. — · Profit −£1m
- WPP Finance Co. LimitedRev. — · Profit £76.1m
- WPP Group (UK) LtdFigures not disclosed
- WPP KnowledgeFigures not disclosed
- WPP MR USFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£24.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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