talkSPORT: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
talkSPORT Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Wireless Group Limited. In the year to June 2025 talkSPORT Limited reported turnover of £82m.
- Registered name
- TALKSPORT LIMITED
- Company number
- 02806093
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 1 April 1993
- Registered office area
- South East London
- Industry code on the register
- 60100: Programming and broadcasting activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to June 2025, filed 12 April 2026
What does talkSPORT do?
talkSPORT is a UK national commercial radio station devoted to sport, broadcasting live commentary, sports news and phone-in shows. It launched in 1995 as Talk Radio and became talkSPORT in 2000. It is available on AM, DAB digital radio, online and through its app, and runs a sister station, talkSPORT 2. It earns money from advertising and sponsorship, and pays for rights to commentate on live matches. It is part of News UK.
In brief: sports radio station · live commentary and phone-ins · advertising-funded · part of News UK
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: talksport.com.
Who owns talkSPORT?
The Companies House register records Wireless Group Limited as the person with significant control of talkSPORT Limited, company number 02806093. Wireless Group Limited is itself company number NI065086.
That places talkSPORT Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs talkSPORT?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for talkSPORT Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Scott William Taunton | 24 June 2005 |
| Emma Caroline Humphreys | 25 July 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did talkSPORT file?
talkSPORT Limited reported turnover of £82m in the year to June 2025. That was down 1.4% on £83m the year before.
It reported 312 employees. The year before it reported 252.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £1.9m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £9m the year before.
Staff costs came to £23m. That is an average of £74,000 a head. It ended the year with £74k at the bank and net assets of £61m.
| Measure | Jun 2025 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £82m | £83m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£1.9m (filed) | £9m (filed) |
| Employees | 312 | 252 |
| Staff costs | £23m | £17m |
| Average staff cost per head | £74,000 | £68,000 |
| Bank and cash | £74k | £0.2m |
| Net assets | £61m | £63m |
| Directors' pay | £0.5m |
Read the accounts to June 2025 on Companies House, where every set of accounts the company has filed can be downloaded as a PDF.
Are there any charges against talkSPORT?
talkSPORT Limited has registered 6 charges at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Overcourt Limited | 2 March 2002 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
talkSPORT files as talkSPORT Limited, whose person with significant control is Wireless Group Limited, with turnover of £82m in its latest filed year.
Questions about talkSPORT
What does talkSPORT do?
talkSPORT is a UK national commercial radio station devoted to sport, broadcasting live commentary, sports news and phone-in shows. It launched in 1995 as Talk Radio and became talkSPORT in 2000. It is available on AM, DAB digital radio, online and through its app, and runs a sister station, talkSPORT 2. It earns money from advertising and sponsorship, and pays for rights to commentate on live matches. It is part of News UK.
Who owns talkSPORT?
The Companies House register records Wireless Group Limited as the person with significant control of talkSPORT Limited.
How much does talkSPORT make?
talkSPORT Limited reported turnover of £82m in the year to June 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £1.9m.
How many people work at talkSPORT?
talkSPORT Limited reported 312 employees in the year to June 2025.
Who runs talkSPORT?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for talkSPORT Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from talkSPORT Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 02806093, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “talkSPORT: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 28 September 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/talksport/. Figures from Companies House filings for TALKSPORT LIMITED (02806093).
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