NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL(THE)
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Cash
£3.4m
+125.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+14.4% vs 2024
Employees
159
+5.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.9m
+21% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
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Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £21,225,469 | £21,807,229 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,690,029 | £1,962,710 | +16.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,544,249 | £1,867,883 | +21% | |
| Net profit | £1,544,249 | £1,867,883 | +21% | |
| Cash | £1,498,479 | £3,376,726 | +125.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,990,383 | £30,936,185 | +3.2% | |
| Net assets | £16,231,714 | £18,561,597 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £16,231,714 | £18,561,597 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 151 | 159 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £7,839,699 | £8,229,645 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £230,912 | £237,029 | +2.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £10,000 | £10,300 | +3% |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 9.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.3% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 58.5% | 55.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.94x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 11.59x | 20.70x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL(THE) 1982-12-03 → present
- NATIONAL FILM SCHOOL (THE) 1970-06-11 → 1982-12-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Governors approved the School's new five-year Corporate Plan 2023-2028 in June 2023, with the School projected to grow over the next five years to July 2028. In September, the Board assessed the School's solvency and liquidity for at least 12 months from the date the accounts are approved and assured themselves that the School is a going concern.”
Group structure
- NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL(THE) · parent
- NFTS Enterprises Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In September 2025, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) confirmed its commitment of £10m towards the total project cost of £21m.”
- “A bank guarantee for up to £7m was signed with Lloyds Bank Plc in October 2025 to complement £10m committed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
22 active · 127 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Trevor | Secretary | 2016-01-04 | — | — |
| ATALLA, Ashraf | Director | 2026-02-25 | Jun 1972 | British |
| BAEZA, Paloma | Director | 2024-09-24 | May 1975 | British |
| BELLAMY, Julian Christopher | Director | 2024-02-27 | Dec 1970 | British |
| BHULA, Farhana | Director | 2025-11-25 | Jul 1986 | British |
| CLARK, Paul Francis | Director | 2024-06-18 | Jul 1969 | British |
| COCHRANE, Polly Clare | Director | 2023-09-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| FORREST, David Scott | Director | 2023-02-21 | Nov 1963 | Canadian,American |
| FROT-COUTAZ, Cecile | Director | 2024-06-18 | Apr 1966 | French |
| FULLER, Patrik | Director | 2026-01-03 | May 1963 | British |
| HARRIES, Andy | Director | 2024-09-24 | Apr 1954 | British |
| LEE, John Howard | Director | 2023-09-26 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MACDONALD, Andrew Imre Flint | Director | 2017-11-21 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MEHTA, Pukar Surendra | Director | 2019-03-26 | Jul 1977 | British |
| PERRY, Charlotte Alexandra | Director | 2022-09-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Katharine Sian | Director | 2025-09-23 | Mar 1971 | British |
| SILVER, Caroline Louise | Director | 2023-09-01 | Dec 1962 | British |
| STRONG, Hilary | Director | 2021-10-05 | Sep 1965 | British |
| TURNER LAING, Sophie Henrietta | Director | 2022-09-01 | Sep 1960 | British |
| VINNEY, John Edward, Professor | Director | 2026-03-22 | Apr 1965 | British |
| WANDALL-HOLM, Kathrine Bjerring | Director | 2026-01-01 | Feb 1999 | Danish |
| WARDLE, Jonathan Peter, Dr | Director | 2019-11-19 | May 1979 | British |
Show 127 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMRE, Henning | Secretary | 1996-03-13 | 1996-09-25 |
| CANRE, Henning | Secretary | 1996-03-13 | 1996-09-25 |
| DOGGETT, Phil | Secretary | 2014-10-01 | 2015-01-05 |
| RODDA, James | Secretary | 1996-09-25 | 2005-08-30 |
| ROSE, Anthony Robert | Secretary | — | 1996-03-13 |
| SULLIVAN, Eamon Gerard | Secretary | 2005-08-30 | 2014-08-15 |
| TOPHAM, Victoria | Secretary | 2015-01-12 | 2015-12-31 |
| AHMED, Riffat | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-23 |
| AHMED, Riffat | Director | 2018-07-31 | 2019-06-30 |
| ALLAN, Andrew Norman | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1998-10-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, Moira | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| BAKER, James Richard | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2007-06-13 |
| BARRON, Peter Scott | Director | 2008-12-02 | 2017-03-12 |
| BAZALGETTE, Peter Lytton, Sir | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2009-12-08 |
| BENJAMIN, Floella, Dr | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2014-06-24 |
| BENSON, Glenwyn | Director | 2001-07-04 | 2008-04-15 |
| BERRIMAN, David, Sir | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| BETTS, Thomas Matthew | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2018-11-20 |
| BEVAN, Timothy John | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2009-06-16 |
| BEYNON, Ann | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2002-09-30 |
| BIRD, Christopher John | Director | 2024-09-24 | 2025-03-14 |
| BLAIR, Angus | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| BOLTON, Roger | Director | 1994-12-14 | 2006-11-20 |
| BRADBURY-WALTERS, Joe Seth | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2023-09-26 |
| BROOKE, Daniel Roderick Villaret | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2013-03-27 |
| BROWN, Colin James | Director | 2005-10-26 | 2012-03-27 |
| BROWN, Georgia Louise | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2022-09-27 |
| BURRILL, Timothy Peckover | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| CALDERWOOD, Andrea | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2005-04-28 |
| CHANDOS, Thomas Orlando, Viscount | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2001-10-31 |
| CLIMER, Naomi Wendy | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2018-11-20 |
| COUNIHAN, Judy Ann | Director | 2004-10-05 | 2005-06-13 |
| CROSSICK, Geoffrey Joel | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| CUMMINGS, Alan John, Professor | Director | 2011-12-06 | 2016-03-22 |
| DAWSON-PICK, David Charles | Director | 2007-06-20 | 2007-09-13 |
| DEBONNAIRE, Sally | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2012-03-27 |
| DEVEREUX, Robert Harold Ferrers | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| DRABBLE, Jane | Director | 1997-02-01 | 1999-06-30 |
| DUNN, Richard Johann | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| EDGAR-JONES, Philip Edward | Director | 2019-12-01 | 2024-06-17 |
| ELSTEIN, David Keith | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2002-10-08 |
| FORSTER, Neil Andrew | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2020-11-24 |
| FREARS, Stephen Arthur | Director | — | 1993-05-24 |
| FULLER, Patrick | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2025-12-11 |
| GARNETT, Rose Penelope | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2022-08-31 |
| GARRETT, James | Director | — | 1993-03-12 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert, Sir | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2001-04-19 |
| GEATER, Sara Kate | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2023-06-20 |
| GOFF, Danielle | Director | 2021-03-23 | 2022-03-22 |
| GRIGOR, Joan Barbara | Director | — | 1994-10-17 |
| HAMLYN, Michael Paul Frederick | Director | 2009-06-16 | 2014-06-24 |
| HARRISON, Philip Robert | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2018-03-13 |
| HILL, Charles Ashley | Director | 2001-07-04 | 2004-06-29 |
| HOLLICK, Caroline Daniela Kavan Woodford | Director | 2018-11-20 | 2024-04-04 |
| HYATT, Oliver Richard | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2024-09-24 |
| JAMES, Linda Margaret | Director | — | 1997-12-10 |
| JENNINGER, Eloise Christine Maria | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| JONES, Clive William | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2012-12-04 |
| JONES, Iona Elisabeth Lois | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2011-06-20 |
| KENWORTHY, Duncan Hamish | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2014-11-25 |
| KUHN, Michael Ashton | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2009-12-08 |
| KYTE, Timothy | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2020-10-06 |
| LAWLEY, Susan | Director | — | 1995-12-21 |
| LEWIS, Ian Lewis | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2023-06-20 |
| LIGHTING, Jane Elizabeth Stuart | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2007-10-22 |
| LOUIS, Stephen David | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2021-10-05 |
| MACDONALD, Angus John | Director | — | 1997-10-31 |
| MADDEN, Oliver John | Director | 2022-11-22 | 2025-06-25 |
| MATHESON, Margaret Helen | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| MCGETTIGAN, Frank William | Director | — | 2000-01-31 |
| MCKENNA, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2022-08-31 |
| MCVAY, John Charles | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2012-12-04 |
| MEADE, Leto Stojanovic | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2022-12-31 |
| MEIER, Peter David | Director | 2003-07-23 | 2005-02-11 |
| MERTZ, Steven William | Director | 2002-04-09 | 2021-10-05 |
| MORRISON, Stephen Roger | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| MORRISON, Stephen Roger | Director | — | 1993-10-31 |
| MUTONONO, Paidamoyo Alice | Director | 2017-09-26 | 2018-07-31 |
| NELSON, Thomas Richard | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2003-09-29 |
| ONEILE, Paul Norman | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2002-10-21 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2007-12-04 | 2009-03-31 |
| PAINE, Nigel Escot | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2006-12-05 |
| PAXTON, Peter Robin | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2007-01-31 |
| PEDERSEN, Max Uldahl | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| PERRY, Simon Frank | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2003-01-31 |
| PINTO, Edoardo Mario | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2020-06-23 |
| POWELL, Jonathan Leslie | Director | 1993-06-09 | 1995-12-21 |
| PRICE, Tracey | Director | 2014-09-16 | 2017-06-19 |
| PUTTNAM OF QUEENSGATE, David, Lord | Director | — | 1996-10-31 |
| RADCLYFFE, Sarah | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1995-12-21 |
| RAWCLIFFE, Ade Amanda | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2017-06-27 |
| REDDY, Siobhan Margaret | Director | 2018-10-02 | 2021-06-22 |
| REHMAN, Raja Adil | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| RELPH, Simon George Michael | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2014-06-24 |
| ROBERTS, Angela Dorothy | Director | 2008-09-16 | 2012-12-04 |
| ROSS, Tessa Sarah | Director | 2005-04-12 | 2011-02-01 |
| ROWLANDS, John Berwyn | Director | 2002-10-08 | 2006-12-08 |
| SALMON, Margaret | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2001-05-31 |
| SAMAMA, Laurent David Henri | Director | 2017-03-21 | 2026-03-20 |
| SAMRA, Balraj | Director | 2015-03-24 | 2024-02-27 |
| SAMUELSON, Marc Jack Wylie | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2004-10-27 |
| SAPPER, Alan | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| SENAT, Eric Hartley | Director | 1997-02-01 | 2000-01-31 |
| SHAPS, Simon | Director | 2009-12-08 | 2013-09-24 |
| SHARMAN, Mark Brian | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2004-07-01 |
| SHEPHERD, Ian Andrew | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2017-03-08 |
| SMITH, Noella Vivienne Olive | Director | 1993-03-10 | 1995-12-21 |
| SPROXTON, David Alan | Director | 2002-12-03 | 2015-06-09 |
| STIASNY, Mary Stiasny | Director | 2020-10-06 | 2023-11-29 |
| TABERER, Donna | Director | 2012-12-04 | 2014-11-09 |
| TAYLOR, Joyce | Director | 1996-04-29 | 2001-12-12 |
| TESLER, Brian | Director | — | 1995-12-21 |
| TILL, Stewart Myles | Director | 1994-12-14 | 1997-10-31 |
| TURNER-LAING, Sophie Henrietta | Director | 2004-06-29 | 2016-03-22 |
| VERTUE, Susan Nicola | Director | 2012-06-26 | 2022-11-21 |
| WALKER, Christine | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1997-01-31 |
| WALKER, Janet Sheila | Director | 2000-04-05 | 2003-04-08 |
| WAYLAND, Miranda Ann | Director | 2022-11-22 | 2024-06-17 |
| WENGER, Piers John | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2016-09-27 |
| WESOKY, Charles | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1995-12-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Euryn Ogwen | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| WILLIAMS-JONES, Michael Robert | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| WILLIS, Beth Anna | Director | 2017-09-26 | 2018-08-29 |
| WILSON, Catherine Neave | Director | 1998-03-11 | 2001-12-11 |
| WYATT, Alan Will | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| YENTOB, Alan | Director | — | 1997-01-31 |
| THE LORD BRABOURNE | Corporate Director | — | 1995-12-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 383 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.