TXT In plain English
Company description
MPL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 30 December 1968; registered for 57 years. Its primary declared activity is 58190 · Other publishing activities.
In its latest electronically filed accounts for the period ended 31 March 2025, it reported net assets £28,210,406, average employees 28. This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 24 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- MPL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00944968
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- SMALL
- Mortgage charges
- 4 total · 0 outstanding · 4 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 March 2025Next accounts due
31 December 2026Last statement made up to
27 June 2026Next statement due
11 July 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Filed financials
Latest electronic accounts
- Fixed assets
- £10,440,851
- Net assets
- £28,210,406
- Current assets
- £20,276,563
- Current liabilities
- £2,335,478
- Total assets less current liabilities
- £28,381,936
- Cash at bank
- £10,300,766
- Equity
- £28,210,406
Figures are taken from company-filed iXBRL/XBRL. Coverage is limited to electronic filings in the imported Companies House batch. Missing figures do not mean zero, and values have not been audited by BritDB.
04 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
MPL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
LEI 549300GH9PMEZLFS7C91 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- 8888
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- Not supplied
- Initial LEI registration
- 5 February 2014
- LEI last updated
- 31 July 2023
- Next renewal
- 2 February 2016
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- 1 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, GB-EAL, W1D 3BQ, GB
- Headquarters address
- 1 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, GB-EAL, W1D 3BQ, GB
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
05 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
MPL Communications Limited
Registration ZA348895
- Registered from
- 24 April 2018
- Current end date
- 23 April 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
HEY GRANDUDE
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16
- Filed / designated
- 17 June 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 17 June 2026
OLD STINKHORN
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 9 June 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 June 2025
McCARTNEY
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25,29,30,31,41
- Filed / designated
- 13 April 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 13 April 2026
PAUL McCARTNEY
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 12 August 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 August 2018
Old Stinkhorn ORGANIC ALE
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 32
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2027
Figurative mark
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25,41
- Filed / designated
- 10 July 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 July 2025
WINGS
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25,41
- Filed / designated
- 10 July 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 10 July 2025
PAUL McCARTNEY
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 14 June 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 June 2025
MPL
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 11 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 May 2025
Figurative mark
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2022
Foto Design
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 20,24,25
- Filed / designated
- 22 July 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 July 2007
WINGSPAN
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 20 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 May 2007
WINGSPAN
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 20 May 1997
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 May 2007
MacVege
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 29,30
- Filed / designated
- 8 January 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 January 2006
Figurative mark
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 3,5,29,30,31
- Filed / designated
- 22 May 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 May 2005
LINSURE
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 3,5,31
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
LINSURE APPROVED
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 3,5,31
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
Linda McCartney
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 29,30
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2004
MacVege
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 29
- Filed / designated
- 19 August 1986
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 August 2007
JUGGLER
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2002
JUGGLER
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2002
JUGGLER
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9,16,25
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2012
Figurative mark
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 9
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2002
Figurative mark
Owner MPL Communications Limited · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 11 November 1981
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 November 2002
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
06 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Mr James Paul MccartneySee 8 companies with this PSC name →
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- United Kingdom
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Anti Money Laundering Supervisory Bodies: Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- Appointment Verification End On: 9999-12-31T00:00:00Z
- Appointment Verification Start On: 2026-06-29T00:00:00Z
- Authorised Corporate Service Provider Name: SOPHER + CO LLP ACSP
- Identity Verified On: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z
- Preferred Name: James Paul McCartney
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
07 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
08 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
09 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
10 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
11 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
12 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
13 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
14 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
15 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Company-filed electronic accounts and extracted headline financial facts.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.