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WPP Scangroup

SCAN · Nairobi Securities Exchange · Incorporated in Kenya · Consolidated statements

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Company details
Legal name
WPP Scangroup Plc
Incorporated in
Kenya
Listing
SCAN on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, active · ISIN KE0000000562 (observed 2026-10-07)
Sector
Not classified (our classification from the stated principal activity)
Financial year ends
31 December

Overview

Year ended 31 December 2025 · annual report, signed / final · source

  • Revenue

    KES 2.04 billion

    2,043,438 KES thousands · p49

    −16.3% vs 2024

  • Operating profit / (loss)

    Not reported in this filing

  • Profit / (loss) for the year

    −KES 714 million

    (713,673) KES thousands · p49

    Change not shown.

  • Total assets

    KES 6.33 billion

    6,330,067 KES thousands · p50

    −11.6% vs 2024

  • Total equity

    KES 3.99 billion

    3,994,702 KES thousands · p50

    −14.0% vs 2024

  • Cash from operations

    −KES 678 million

    (678,215) KES thousands · p53

    Change not shown.

Large amounts are rounded for reading (KES million / billion / trillion); exact figures as printed are under each amount and in the tables. No currency conversion.

Not shown: the prior-year figure is zero or negative.

Financial statements

Exact figures as printed. Each column comes from one filing; labels are as printed in the newest filing. Amounts in KES thousands unless the row says otherwise; brackets are negative.

† from a supplementary filing for the same year · ‡ signed audited statements preferred over a disputed figure · “–” is a printed dash, explained below the table

Column sources

  • FY2025 — annual report, signed / final; reported for the year · source
  • FY2024 — annual report, signed / final; comparative in the FY2025 filing · source

Income statement

Income statement, KES thousands. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing
Revenue 2,043,438 2,441,906
Direct costs (575,915) (434,576)
Gross profit 1,467,523 2,007,330
Interest income 125,994 260,827
Interest expense (30,053) (54,813)
Other income 65,809 97,832
Other gains-net1 –2 36,613
Share of profit in associates accounted for using the equity method 13,083 9,437
Operating and administrative expenses (2,395,753) (2,458,157)
Impairment of investment in subsidiaries3 –2 –2
Impairment of investment in associates4 (10,148) (14,009)
Net impairment gains / (loss) on financial and contract assets 72,280 (62,952)
Foreign exchange gains / (losses) 51,919 (248,788)
Loss before tax (639,346) (426,680)
Tax (charge) / credit (74,327) (80,059)
Loss for the year (713,673) (506,739)
Exchange difference on translating foreign operations5 73,808 (48,941)
Total comprehensive loss for the year (639,865) (555,680)
Non-controlling interests6 (17,001) 890
Shareholders of the holding company7 (625,976) (562,882)
Non-controlling interests8 (13,889) 7,202
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: is.profit_before_tax.
Notes and alternative reported figures (7)
  1. “Other gains-net” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 11(b); printed '-' for 2025.
  2. “Impairment of investment in subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 18; consolidated columns print '-' for both years.
  3. “Impairment of investment in associates” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 19.
  4. “Exchange difference on translating foreign operations” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Other comprehensive income, items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss (the only OCI item printed).
  5. “Non-controlling interests” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Loss attributable to: Non-controlling interests (p49).
  6. “Shareholders of the holding company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: p49.
  7. “Non-controlling interests” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: p49.

Balance sheet

Balance sheet, KES thousands. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing
Equipment 109,079 168,377
Right-of-use assets 123,816 132,676
Investment in subsidiaries1 –2 –2
Investments accounted for using the equity method 15,737 11,199
Long-term loans to related companies at amortised cost3 1,191,674 514,374
Deferred tax asset 586,478 535,500
Non-current assets (unlabelled subtotal) 2,026,784 1,362,126
Trade and other receivables 1,851,444 1,905,410
Contract assets 5,025 31,524
Receivable from related parties4 78,349 338,968
Tax recoverable 1,505,328 1,262,992
Cash, bank and short-term deposits5 863,137 2,259,248
Current assets (unlabelled subtotal) 4,303,283 5,798,142
TOTAL ASSETS 6,330,067 7,160,268
Share capital 432,156 432,156
Share premium 4,436,532 4,436,532
Merger reserve6 1,457,248 1,457,248
Accumulated (deficit)/surplus (1,760,888) (1,064,216)
Translation deficit7 (417,990) (488,686)
Equity attributable to shareholders of the holding company 4,147,058 4,773,034
Non-controlling interests (152,356) (129,137)
Total equity 3,994,702 4,643,897
Deferred tax liability –8 536
Lease liabilities 76,413 60,345
Non-current liabilities (unlabelled subtotal) 76,413 60,881
Trade and other payables 1,940,789 2,093,547
Tax payable 31,745 27,903
Payable to related parties9 232,327 178,797
Lease liabilities 54,091 76,162
Bank overdraft –10 79,081
Current liabilities (unlabelled subtotal) 2,258,952 2,455,490
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 6,330,067 7,160,268
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.non_current_assets.
  2. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.non_current_liabilities.
  3. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: bs.current_liabilities.
Notes and alternative reported figures (7)
  1. “Investment in subsidiaries” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 18; consolidated columns print '-' for both years.
  2. “Long-term loans to related companies at amortised cost” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 20.
  3. “Receivable from related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Current asset (note 20).
  4. “Cash, bank and short-term deposits”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Includes short-term deposits and accrued interest, net of an expected credit loss allowance (note 24(b)).
  5. “Merger reserve” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Note 28.
  6. “Translation deficit” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Cumulative translation differences of foreign subsidiaries.
  7. “Payable to related parties” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Current liability (note 20).

Cash flow

Cash flow, KES thousands. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing
Cash used in operating activities after working capital changes (348,505) (265,572)
Tax paid on operating income (329,710) (338,328)
Net cash flows from operatin activities (678,215) (603,900)
Loan advanced to a related company1 (678,713) (383,642)
Loan repaid by a related company2 –3 15,864
Purchase of equipment (38,076) (83,078)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 5,520 6,857
Fixed deposits matured (maturing after 3 months)4 –3 2,013,829
Dividend received5 –3 –3
Interest received net of tax 145,256 261,607
Net cash flows from investing activities (566,013) 1,831,437
Dividends paid including tax on dividend6 (10,912) (122,306)
Repayment of lease liabilities (66,738) (70,969)
Interest paid7 (11,501) (21,179)
Net cash flows from financing activities (89,151) (214,454)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents (1,333,379) 1,013,083
At the beginning of the year 2,143,139 1,164,963
Effect of fluctuations in exchange rates 54,721 (34,907)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 864,481 2,143,139
  1. Printed “-”, read as nil: subtotal_arithmetic: cf.cash_from_investing.
Notes and alternative reported figures (6)
  1. “Loan advanced to a related company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing (note 20).
  2. “Loan repaid by a related company” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing (note 20); printed '-' for 2025.
  3. “Fixed deposits matured (maturing after 3 months)” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing; printed '-' for 2025.
  4. “Dividend received” is an issuer-specific line, not mapped to a shared definition: Investing; consolidated columns print '-' for both years.
  5. “Dividends paid including tax on dividend”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed including tax on dividend; the consolidated statement of changes in equity records dividends declared to non-controlling interests only in 2025 (p51).
  6. “Interest paid”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Printed 'Interest paid' (note 10) in financing activities, without saying whether it is on leases, borrowings or both.

Per share and shares

Per share and shares. Columns: FY2025 — annual report (signed / final), as reported for the year; FY2024 — annual report (signed / final), comparative reported in the annual report for 2025.
Line (as printed) FY2025Annual reportreported for the yearFY2024Annual reportcomparative in FY2025 filing
Earnings / (loss) per share (per share)21 (1.61) (1.17)
Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders (KES thousands)3 (696,672) (507,629)
Notes and alternative reported figures (3)
  1. “Basic (Sh)”: mapping to a shared definition is uncertain. Basic loss per share; diluted is printed on its own line with the same figures (issuer concept).
  2. Earnings / (loss) per share: printed as “Basic (Sh)”.
  3. Profit / (loss) attributable to shareholders: printed as “Shareholders of the holding company”.

Segments

Segment data not yet collected for this company in the pilot.

Dividends

Proposed or recommended, declared and paid are different events and are kept apart. A statement that no dividend was proposed does not mean none was paid.

Dividend events, the issuer's wording, and amounts as printed
Year endedEventWording as printedAmountUnitSource
31 Dec 2025 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividends paid including tax on dividend (10,912) KES thousands Annual report, p53
31 Dec 2024 Dividends paid (cash flow statement) Dividends paid including tax on dividend (122,306) KES thousands Annual report, p53

Sources

Each filing used on this page, newest period first. Dates are the document's own; the date we retrieved a file is shown separately and is never a publication date.

  • WPP Scangroup PLC Intergrated Report & Financial Statements (2025)

    Year ended 31 December 2025 · Annual report · signed / final

    Audit: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Certified Public Accountants, Nairobi), unmodified opinion · signed

    Auditor's sign-off: FCPA Richard Njoroge (practising certificate P/1244), for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

    Final status: Independent auditor's report (PDF pp45-48) with an unmodified opinion on the consolidated and company financial statements, signed by hand by FCPA Richard Njoroge (P/1244), engagement partner, for and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Nairobi, dated 23 April 2026, with a QR code and unique code (PDF p48, page image). The statements were approved by the board on 23 April 2026 and signed by hand by Richard Omwela and Akua Brayie Owusu-Nartey, directors, under the statement of financial position (PDF p50, page image).

    Document date
    23 Apr 2026
    Auditor's report
    23 Apr 2026
    Board approval
    23 Apr 2026
    Retrieved by us
    8 Oct 2026 (not a publication date)
    Used for
    statement columns FY2025, FY2024
    Basis
    consolidated statements · KES thousands (printed “All figures in Sh'000”)
    • Cash and cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows are defined in note 24 (PDF p82) and differ from the statement of financial position line by accrued interest, the expected credit loss allowance and (2024) the bank overdraft.
    • Fixed deposits matured (maturing after 3 months), consolidated 2025: the page image shows a single dash; the text layer returns it as two hyphen tokens ('- -'), so the row is read at token positions 0 and 2 (p53).
    • The cash-flow line 'Net increase in cash and cash equivalents' prints (1,333,379) for 2025, a decrease (p53). Kept as printed.
    • The cash-flow subtotal is printed 'Net cash flows from operatin activities' (sic, p53).
    Technical details
    File
    108 pages, with a text layer
    SHA-256
    f1a3823986c35fc9fd457368dcfa98b2c8f76312ab58c0af514a420f4e5bd2ed
    Entity as printed
    WPP Scangroup Plc (the Company) and its subsidiaries (together, the Group)
    Issuer copy
    retrieved 2026-10-08T19:51:16Z

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