Podcast host Vogue William's media firm accumulates profits of €2.87m
Gordon Deegan
The media firm owned by TV presenter, podcast host and model, Vogue Williams last year enjoyed record profits as post tax profits surged to €1.32m for the year.
New accounts filed by the Dubliner’s Howth Media Ltd show that the post tax and dividend profits of £1.13 million (€1.32 million) in the 12 months to the end of July last are more than double the company’s post tax and dividend profits of £479,161 for the prior year.
At the end of July last, the firm’s accumulated profits had increased to £2.46 million (€2.87 million).
The surge in profits for the firm coincided with Williams’s and Joanne McNally's My Therapist Ghosted Me! Becoming one of the hottest tickets in live entertainment with sold out shows across Ireland and the UK.
Last December, the comedy duo hosted four consecutive shows at the 3Arena in Dublin and only U2, Westlife and Picture This enjoyed the same level of demand at the venue.
The show shares the same title as the duo’s podcast which was launched in April 2021 and has 3.5 million listeners a month.
Vogue Williams has been able to translate the soaring popularity of her media endeavours into hard cash as the firm’s cash pile increased from £1.09m to £1.29m.
The post-tax profits of £1.13m last year followed the company declaring a dividend of £54,092 and this followed the firm declaring a dividend of £485,000 in the prior year.
Along with the increase in cash funds, the amount owed to the company by debtors has also increased sharply from £513,157 to £1.49m.
The profits for last year were also significantly up on the profit increase of £220,837 for 2021, £287,842 for 2020 and the post-tax profits of £201,686 for 2019.
Along with My Therapist Ghosted Me podcast, Williams also fronts another podcasting success, one with her husband, Spencer entitled 'Spencer and Vogue’.
The 38-year-old businesswoman and presenter lives in Chelsea, London with Spencer, and they have three young children together.
Ms Williams has registered her company in the UK where her profile has soared in recent years through her TV work.
The accounts lodged with Companies House in the UK were signed off by Vogue Williams on April 29th and the accounts don't disclose revenues as it is a 'micro' company.
On Wednesday, Ms Williams is able to leverage the likes of her large Instagram following which has increased to 1.1 million followers with well-known brands for lucrative sponsorship deals.
Her husband, Spencer Matthews came to prominence through the reality TV show, Made in Chelsea and the celebrity couple have already shot a reality TV series together on E4.
Vogue’s media career began in 2010 during her days as an Irish reality star on RTE's Fade Street.
