WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN LIMITED
Operating as Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the company manages a major film and media production complex in Hertfordshire and is a subsidiary of Warner Bros.
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Cash
£11m
-23.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£666m
+14.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
814
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£114m
+0.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions... indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £258,447,000 | £263,583,000 | £291,979,000 | +10.8% | |
| Operating profit | £94,016,000 | £98,177,000 | £101,590,000 | +3.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £100,883,000 | £113,447,000 | £114,032,000 | +0.5% | |
| Net profit | £94,181,000 | £99,696,000 | £85,043,000 | -14.7% | |
| Cash | £10,096,000 | £13,914,000 | £10,659,000 | -23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £500,075,000 | £601,335,000 | £698,733,000 | +16.2% | |
| Net assets | £478,912,000 | £579,482,000 | £665,506,000 | +14.8% | |
| Equity | £478,912,000 | £579,482,000 | £665,506,000 | +14.8% | |
| Average employees | 724 | 780 | 814 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £30,859,000 | £29,892,000 | £33,659,000 | +12.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £758,000 | £774,000 | £438,000 | -43.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £11,000 | £1,000 | £4,000 | +300% | |
| Highest paid director | £503,000 | £549,000 | £264,000 | -51.9% |
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 | 36.4% | 37.2% | 34.8% | |
| Net margin | 36.4% | 37.8% | 29.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.8% | 16.3% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 18.9% | 21.5% | 11.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.06x | 2.78x | 1.71x |
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. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN LIMITED 2010-01-18 → present
- WARNER BROS. THEATRES LIMITED 1937-08-16 → 2010-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions... indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN LIMITED · parent
- Platform 9 3/4 K1ngs Cross Ltd 100%
- Platform 9 3/4 Retail Ltd 100%
- Entertainment Merchandise Ltd 100%
- London Film Experience (Baker Street) Ltd 100%
- London Film Museum (Covent Garden) Limited 100%
- Warner Bros. Theatres (UK) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, WBD, Inc., the ultimate parent company, entered into an agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Nightingale Sub, Inc., and New Topco 25, Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISONI, David | Secretary | 2002-02-20 | — | British |
| BISONI, David | Director | 2002-02-20 | Jun 1968 | British |
| SPOONER, Geoffrey Joseph | Director | 2026-04-15 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCH, James Edward Sullivan | Secretary | 2000-06-12 | 2002-02-20 |
| BRANDER, David Ross | Secretary | 1992-04-30 | 1996-05-03 |
| LIMA, Theodore Charles | Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 2000-06-12 |
| YOUNG, Christopher John | Secretary | — | 1992-04-30 |
| BIRCH, James Edward Sullivan | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2002-02-20 |
| CREIGHTON, Thomas Hugh | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2021-02-19 |
| DARK, Daniel Christian | Director | 2013-09-11 | 2020-01-06 |
| DOBSON, Peter Brian | Director | 1994-11-07 | 2004-07-05 |
| EMANUELE, Michele | Director | 2008-08-14 | 2014-10-06 |
| FOX, Richard Joseph | Director | — | 2013-08-14 |
| GILBERT, Jon Craig | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2014-09-30 |
| HASSANEIN, Salah Mohammed | Director | — | 1994-09-10 |
| LIMA, Theodore Charles | Director | — | 2004-11-11 |
| MERTZ, Steven William | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2014-10-06 |
| OCHS, Millard Luis | Director | 1994-09-10 | 2008-10-15 |
| PEARSON, David Arthur | Director | 1995-12-08 | 2008-10-15 |
| RICHARDS, James Timothy | Director | 1996-11-27 | 1999-02-11 |
| ROOTS, Sarah Elizabeth | Director | 2020-01-06 | 2026-04-15 |
| ROSS, Stephen | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2014-09-30 |
| STIEGLER, Ira Brian | Director | 1996-02-02 | 2005-08-31 |
| WIENER, Stephen Mark | Director | — | 1994-11-07 |
| WRIGHT, Nancy Louise | Director | — | 1995-12-08 |
| YOUNG, Christopher John | Director | — | 2008-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Warner Entertainment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.