PFPR COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Company number 04294818 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
PFPR Communications is a long-established, asset-light automotive PR specialist (SIC 70210) whose financial profile — £2.45m cash, zero gearing, £2.14m net assets and c.23% implied return on equity — is materially stronger than the typical independent UK agency, reflecting a defensible vertical niche and disciplined owner-management. Its equity history shows pronounced swings (2018 and 2024 declines of £0.96m and £1.88m) that point to parent-level distributions or group restructuring rather than trading weakness, with 2025 marking a clear recovery. The company is a leader in automotive communications and a solid mid-tier independent, but remains a niche player in the broader UK PR market, with concentration in a cyclical vertical and limited scale the principal strategic constraints.
Shareholders' funds
£3,619,194
Balance sheet as at 2023-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2001-09-27
- Registered office
- The Maidstone Studios Vinters Park, New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, England, ME14 5NZ
- Postcode
- ME14 5NZ
- Capital
- 5,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-10-12
- Next due by
- 2027-10-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 70210 Public relations and communications activities
Officers 3 current · 5 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by PFPR HOLDINGS LTD — since 2020-09-11
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6239826 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- pfpr.com
PFPR is an automotive specialist PR consultancy, offering a range of automotive communications services on a global, regional and national level.
Previous registered addresses 4
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 7 JAMES WHATMAN COURT, TURKEY MILL ASHFORD ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT, ME14 5SS | 2011-06-01 |
| 11 HOLLINGWORTH COURT, TURKEY MILL ASHFORD ROAD, MAIDSTONE, KENT ME14 5PP | 2003-09-14 |
| HOLDINGS, 5 COOPERS COURT FOLLY ISLAND, HERTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE SG14 1UB | 2002-04-24 |
| HIGHSTONE COMPANY FORMATIONS, LIMITED HIGHSTONE HOUSE, 165 HIGH STREET BARNET, HERTFORDSHIRE EN5 5SU | 2001-11-08 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 66 similar companies in ME
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2001.
No.1 of the largest public relations and communications activities companies in Maidstone →
Competitors Maidstone
This company ranks 1 among public relations and communications activities in Maidstone.
The class of 2001
40%
of the 80,162 companies incorporated in 2001 are still active today; 57% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.