ITV SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£36m
-14.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£507m
-82% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
1,133
-7.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.6bn
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £180,000,000 | £182,000,000 | £237,000,000 | +30.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£38,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £62,000,000 | +6,100% | |
| Profit before tax | £182,000,000 | £1,607,000,000 | £1,617,000,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net profit | £198,000,000 | £1,628,000,000 | £1,616,000,000 | -0.7% | |
| Cash | — | £42,000,000 | £36,000,000 | -14.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,982,000,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £2,926,000,000 | £2,819,000,000 | £507,000,000 | -82% | |
| Equity | £2,926,000,000 | £2,819,000,000 | £507,000,000 | -82% | |
| Average employees | 1,236 | 1,225 | 1,133 | -7.5% | |
| Wages | £78,000,000 | £87,000,000 | £80,000,000 | -8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,886,000 | £2,334,000 | £1,376,000 | -41% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £29,000 | £33,000 | £3,000 | -90.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,219,000 | £941,000 | £1,315,000 | +39.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -21.1% | 0.5% | 26.2% | |
| Net margin | 110.0% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 26.7% | 34.5% | 29.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.54x | 0.44x | 1.96x | |
| Interest cover | -0.49x | 0.01x | 1.19x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ITV SERVICES LIMITED 2004-01-28 → present
- GRANADA (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED 1928-04-12 → 2004-01-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for at least twelve months from the date of this report. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements”
Group structure
- ITV SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Cirkus Limited 100%
- Granada Limited 100%
- ITV (Scotland) Limited 100%
- ITV Central Limited 100%
- ITV DC Trustee Limited 100%
- ITV International Channels Limited 100%
- ITV LTVC (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Planet Woo Limited 100%
- UTV Pension Scheme Limited 100%
- ITV London Properties Limited 100%
- ITV Properties (Jersey) Limited 100%
- ITV LTVC Scottish Limited Partnership 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company's parent entity, ITV plc, restructured its investments to simplify the overall Group holding structure and ensure that businesses within the same segment report to a common parent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Julian Christopher | Director | 2016-02-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| KENNEDY, Christopher John | Director | 2019-03-18 | Jan 1964 | British |
| LYGO, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2012-02-13 | Sep 1957 | British |
| MULLINS, Kyla Lynne Anthea | Director | 2019-01-07 | May 1966 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DERHAM, Andrew Vincent | Secretary | 1998-02-09 | 2001-01-12 |
| IRVING, Eleanor Kate | Secretary | 2002-12-03 | 2008-11-03 |
| PARROTT, Graham Joseph | Secretary | — | 1998-02-09 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2001-01-12 | 2008-11-03 |
| ASHWORTH, Julian Stanley | Director | 2018-04-13 | 2019-06-28 |
| CRESSWELL, John | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2010-04-23 |
| CROZIER, Adam Alexander | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2017-06-30 |
| DALE, Paul | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2013-05-21 |
| DOYLE, Andrew James | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2013-07-17 |
| FAGAN, Mary Catherine | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2017-12-31 |
| FINCHAM, Peter Arthur | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2016-03-01 |
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-07-31 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2009-05-15 |
| GRIFFITHS, Ian Ward | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2018-12-31 |
| HAZLITT, Anne Frances | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2014-12-31 |
| IRVING, Eleanor Kate | Director | 2009-05-15 | 2012-02-13 |
| MOORE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2018-06-18 | 2025-01-31 |
| OSBORN, David Richard | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2025-01-31 |
| PARROTT, Graham Joseph | Director | — | 2004-08-17 |
| PITTS, Simon Jeremy | Director | 2012-02-13 | 2017-08-31 |
| RADCLIFFE, Rufus | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2024-04-30 |
| SMITH, Mark Norman | Director | 2018-09-13 | 2023-04-30 |
| SWORDS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2009-03-18 | 2012-02-13 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Director | 2004-08-17 | 2012-02-13 |
| TIBBITTS, James Benjamin Stjohn | Director | — | 2009-05-15 |
| WALLACE, Graham Martyn | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Edward Kelly | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2025-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itv Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-15 | Active |
| Carlton Communications Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-08-14 | Ceased 2025-08-15 |
| Granada Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-05-14 | Ceased 2025-08-14 |
| Itv Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-25 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-02-25 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-25 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.