AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED
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Cash
£4.9m
-24.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+44.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
22
+10% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£20m
+46.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £22,034,000 | £22,720,000 | £32,999,000 | +45.2% | |
| Operating profit | £11,600,000 | £13,636,000 | £19,969,000 | +46.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,626,000 | £13,676,000 | £20,023,000 | +46.4% | |
| Net profit | £8,873,000 | £10,241,000 | £14,985,000 | +46.3% | |
| Cash | £2,739,000 | £6,458,000 | £4,883,000 | -24.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,681,000 | £14,686,000 | £19,508,000 | +32.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,870,000 | £12,811,000 | £18,546,000 | +44.8% | |
| Equity | £7,870,000 | £12,811,000 | £18,546,000 | +44.8% | |
| Average employees | 21 | 20 | 22 | +10% | |
| Wages | £2,090,000 | £2,062,000 | £3,130,000 | +51.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £662,000 | £744,000 | £967,000 | +30% |
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 | 52.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | |
| Net margin | 40.3% | 45.1% | 45.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 108.6% | 92.9% | 102.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.87x | 2.25x | 3.70x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reviewed the forecasts and financial models and based on their best assessment believe that the Group and Company will have sufficient financing in place to ensure cash flow requirements are satisfied for at least the next twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. As such, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements. Consequently, the financial statements do not include any adjustments that would result if the Group or Company were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- AGATHA CHRISTIE LIMITED · parent
- Agatha Christie Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2025 saw the launch of the first collaboration between Agatha Christie and the Mr Men and Little Miss books, with Mischief on the Nile and Muddle At The Vicarage.”
- “In 2025 Audible Originals launched a well-received dramatised audio adaptation of The ABC Murders, featuring Peter Dinklage as Poirot and Himesh Patel as Captain Hastings, as a follow-up to 2024's successful The Mysterious Affair At Styles.”
- “The UK tour of Murder on the Orient Express finished in early 2025 before transferring to China with original Poirot star Michael Maloney. The UK tour of Death On The Nile with Mark Hadfield as Poirot began in September 2025 running to May 2026 and also saw strong box office sales.”
- “In April 2025 we launched a partnership with BBC's Maestro, working with experts to bring together Christie's teachings on writing, helping the next generation of writers understand Christie's process.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONNEY, Katherine | Secretary | 2018-08-01 | — | — |
| ANDRÉE WILTENS, Antoon Willem Rutger | Director | 2023-03-02 | Jan 1973 | Dutch |
| BARROW, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2012-07-13 | Nov 1970 | British |
| COOPER, William Charles Christie | Director | 2014-01-23 | Dec 1973 | British |
| KEAVENEY, Thomas | Director | 2026-04-01 | Jun 1971 | Irish |
| MCDERMOTT, Daniel James | Director | 2026-01-07 | Nov 1963 | American |
| PEARS, Michael Graham | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| PRICHARD, James | Director | 2010-10-06 | Mar 1970 | British |
| PRICHARD, Mathew Caradoc Thomas | Director | — | Sep 1943 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEALE, Philip Arthur | Secretary | 1998-06-17 | 2018-08-01 |
| TURNER, Corinne Beverly | Secretary | — | 1998-06-17 |
| ALEXANDER, Bryan | Director | 2021-07-22 | 2023-02-06 |
| ASTOR, William Waldorf, Viscount | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2011-08-24 |
| BANKS, Jeremy Loch Mansell | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2006-01-31 |
| BANKS, Jeremy Loch Mansell | Director | 2001-10-22 | 2001-10-22 |
| BEALE, Philip Arthur | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2004-10-01 |
| BOWEN, Charles John | Director | 1995-05-11 | 1998-05-29 |
| CLEMENTSON, Alexandra Agatha | Director | 1996-06-06 | 1998-06-17 |
| CLYMER, Philip David | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2002-05-13 |
| CONLAN, John Oliver | Director | 1998-06-03 | 1998-06-08 |
| CORBETT, Simon Mark | Director | 2001-05-10 | 2014-01-23 |
| DICKIE, Kevin William | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2026-01-06 |
| DOWNING, Terry William | Director | 2007-01-29 | 2012-02-29 |
| DURKAN, Mary Margaret | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2012-02-29 |
| EDWARDS, Peter Douglas | Director | 2012-02-25 | 2014-01-23 |
| ENDERBY, Samuel Charles | Director | 1995-01-05 | 1998-06-17 |
| GRAHAM, Matthew Alan | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2023-01-30 |
| GUGENHEIM, Tanya | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2025-09-24 |
| HAYNES, Joseph Antony | Director | — | 1995-05-11 |
| HICKS, Anthony Arthur | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| HICKS, Rosalind Margaret Clarissa | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| JANSON-SMITH, John Peter | Director | — | 1998-06-03 |
| LANE, David Charles William | Director | 1998-06-03 | 1998-10-09 |
| LEA, Andrea Valentine | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1996-02-06 |
| LEE, Colin Leonard | Director | — | 1994-01-04 |
| LENTHALL, Ben | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2000-02-01 |
| MACKIN, Catherine Mary | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| MAPLES, John Craddock | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2012-06-09 |
| MURPHY, Shane Desmond | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2018-08-01 |
| MURPHY, Susan Margaret | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2007-01-26 |
| PENELLA, Miguel | Director | 2012-02-25 | 2021-07-22 |
| PRICHARD, James Cardoc | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2001-02-14 |
| SHAW, Stuart Howard | Director | 2018-04-15 | 2023-03-02 |
| SINCLAIR, Howard Van | Director | 2014-02-12 | 2015-11-17 |
| STEVENS, Mark | Director | 2012-02-25 | 2021-02-08 |
| STRONG, Hilary | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2015-06-01 |
| STRONG, Hilary | Director | 2010-10-06 | 2012-02-29 |
| TAMBLYN, Nicholas | Director | 1998-06-08 | 2002-12-04 |
| TURNER, Corinne Beverly | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1998-11-11 |
| TURNER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2008-11-03 |
| VYVYAN, Simon Courtenay | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2018-04-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Nicholas James | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2007-07-27 |
| WOOD, Sally | Director | 1994-01-06 | 1997-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Prichard | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Rlj Entertainment Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-05-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.