PADDINGTON AND COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£9.2m
+3.3% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£412k
-55.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared on a going concern basis notwithstanding net current liabilities of £795,830. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As part of the director's assessment, they have received a letter of support from Groupe Canal+ SAS confirming that they will support the company as necessary for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,619,022 | £1,381,075 | -14.7% | |
| Operating profit | £931,123 | £412,141 | -55.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £931,123 | £412,141 | -55.7% | |
| Net profit | £696,338 | £291,766 | -58.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,897,014 | £9,188,780 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £8,897,014 | £9,188,780 | +3.3% | |
| Equity | £8,897,014 | £9,188,780 | +3.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £72,595 | £0 | -100% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 57.5% | 29.8% | |
| Net margin | 43.0% | 21.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.5% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.8% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.15x | 0.12x |
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
- PADDINGTON AND COMPANY LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- PADDINGTON AND COMPANY (FILMS) LIMITED 1973-07-31 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared on a going concern basis notwithstanding net current liabilities of £795,830. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has access to adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As part of the director's assessment, they have received a letter of support from Groupe Canal+ SAS confirming that they will support the company as necessary for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURBRIDGE, Nicholas Francis | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 1948 | British |
| GUYONNET, Francoise | Director | 2024-01-01 | Nov 1964 | French |
| SHEEHAN, Matthew John | Director | 2024-07-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DURBRIDGE, Nicholas Francis | Secretary | 1992-03-06 | 1994-11-21 |
| JANKEL, Anthony Louis Harry | Secretary | 1994-11-21 | 2016-06-30 |
| JONES, Jenifer Lilian | Secretary | — | 1992-03-06 |
| OHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-04-05 | 2019-12-05 |
| BOYER, Lucien Raymond Andre | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2018-12-12 |
| BUET, Rodolphe | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2017-07-28 |
| DURBRIDGE, Nicholas Francis | Director | — | 2016-06-30 |
| FORDE, James | Director | 2016-06-30 | 2017-07-28 |
| GILLHAM, Simon John | Director | 2017-07-28 | 2022-12-01 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander Douglas | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2024-01-01 |
| JANKEL, Anthony Louis Harry | Director | 1997-06-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| JANKEL, Harrison Louis | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| JANKEL, India Alexandra | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| JANKEL, Karen Mary | Director | — | 2016-06-30 |
| JANKEL, Robyn Tara | Director | 2014-06-01 | 2016-06-30 |
| KOPACZYNSKI, Sophie | Director | 2018-12-12 | 2022-12-01 |
| NEEDHAM, Katheryn | Director | 2022-12-01 | 2024-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studiocanal Kids & Family Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-17 | Active |
| Vivendi Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-16 | Ceased 2024-07-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2025-03-11 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-05 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-05 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.