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Media ZOO Limited
Publishing of newspapers
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Maureen Convey 2004-2006 View profile
- Rachel Pendered 2003-2023 View profile
- Mark Killick 2006-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
4 contracts · £331,835 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.
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Experts Mediazoo
This is a notice to advise of an awarded task only, under the Crown Commercial Service Framework Contract RM6124. It is not an invitation to participate.
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Creative Hub Lot 1 - Novel Compute Animation and Infographic
Contract awarded - notice for transparency purposes.
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Dstl Creative Hub Lot 1 - Uncertainty Experts Leadership Lab & Discovery Workshop
Contract awarded - notice for transparency purposes.
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Casework Academy
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About
- What it does
- Publishing of newspapers; Video production activities; Other information technology service activities; Media representation services
- Incorporated
- 04/02/2003
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Media ZOO Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Media ZOO Limited
is controlled by Media ZOO Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Media ZOO Holdings Limited
is controlled by Rachel Pendered
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Rachel Pendered.
11 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£2,439,167
- Total assets
- -£2,091,975
- Cash
- £332,133
- Employees
- 87
- Turnover
- £8,754,101
- Profit/loss
- -£1,089,814
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- Andrew James Mcrae Director · appointed 2023
- Darren William Poynton Director · appointed 2024
- Giles Oliver Smith Director · appointed 2023
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Andrew James Mcrae Director · appointed 2023
- Darren William Poynton Director · appointed 2024
- Giles Oliver Smith Director · appointed 2023
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04655948
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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