LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
-30.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.3m
+3.7% vs 2024
Employees
63
+10.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£81k
+120.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,844,155 | £6,464,927 | £6,902,856 | +6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,447,727 | -£364,066 | £91,868 | +125.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£397,066 | £81,231 | +120.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,480,779 | -£397,066 | £81,231 | +120.5% | |
| Cash | £4,662,072 | £3,358,622 | £2,338,558 | -30.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,414,614 | £2,717,548 | £2,498,779 | -8.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,614,614 | £2,217,548 | £2,298,779 | +3.7% | |
| Equity | £2,614,614 | £2,217,548 | £2,298,779 | +3.7% | |
| Average employees | 64 | 57 | 63 | +10.5% | |
| Wages | £2,567,224 | £2,826,614 | £2,974,103 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £115,970 | £1,093,077 | £665,179 | -39.1% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.5% | -5.6% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | 18.9% | -6.1% | 1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.4% | -13.4% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.0% | 61.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.37x | 1.34x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | 34.47x | -11.03x | 8.64x |
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
- LONDON FILM SCHOOL LIMITED 2017-04-03 → present
- LONDON INTERNATIONAL FILM SCHOOL LIMITED(THE) 1975-01-20 → 2017-04-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Governing Body have concluded that there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMSON, Iain Richard | Secretary | 2025-01-22 | — | — |
| BLACK, Suzy | Director | 2020-12-17 | Apr 1968 | British |
| BLAIR, Neil | Director | 2025-03-06 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CHUKA, Tony | Director | 2025-12-01 | Oct 1988 | American |
| DYKE, Gregory | Director | 2018-04-01 | May 1947 | British |
| HUMBY, Nicholas Wayne | Director | 2018-12-19 | May 1957 | British |
| KAEMPFER, Olivier Jonathan | Director | 2017-06-28 | May 1981 | Dutch |
| MACPHERSON, William Robert George | Director | 2020-12-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| NEVILL, Amanda Elizabeth | Director | 2020-12-17 | Mar 1957 | British |
| SHEEHAN, Anne Mary | Director | 2025-03-06 | Sep 1955 | British |
| TENENBAUM, Jane Elaine | Director | 2025-03-06 | Aug 1952 | British |
| WATSON, Joan Mae | Director | 2020-12-17 | Feb 1962 | British |
| WELLINGTON, Sophia | Director | 2020-09-28 | Mar 1968 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM, Robin Douglas | Secretary | 2019-01-08 | 2022-10-31 |
| MOTTRAM, Philip Sydney Henry | Secretary | 1998-10-15 | 2000-01-30 |
| PEARSON, Brian Granger | Secretary | — | 1993-12-31 |
| BREAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-03-19 | 2019-01-08 |
| CEP SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-01-30 | 2013-03-19 |
| ADAMS, Alexander Jacques Ludwig Walter | Director | 1996-03-07 | 1999-03-18 |
| AKHTAR, Kemal | Director | 2016-03-22 | 2025-03-13 |
| AKOMFRAH, John | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2010-05-29 |
| ANDERSON, Ashley | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2010-09-20 |
| ARBEID, Benjamin Robert | Director | — | 1992-03-08 |
| ARMSTRONG, Peter Minshull | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2021-10-14 |
| AUKIN, David | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2016-03-22 |
| BAKO, Ishaya | Director | 2009-03-20 | 2010-09-20 |
| BARALDI, John | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2005-03-22 |
| BECKETT-KING, Alasdair | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2012-03-20 |
| BEE, Benjamin James | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2014-03-16 |
| BLACKMORE, Harold Edwin | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| BOSSUYT, Luk Adelim | Director | 1997-05-15 | 1999-06-17 |
| BOYD, Donald William Robertson | Director | — | 2016-04-29 |
| BOYLE, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1994-02-24 |
| BRUCE-SMITH, Susan Claire | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2014-11-11 |
| BRYER, Lisa Alexandra | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2010-05-29 |
| BURTON, Deborah June | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2005-03-22 |
| CARR, Martin Neville | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2001-03-01 |
| CHAMBERS, Dan Joseph | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2018-07-04 |
| CHANNING WILLIAMS, Simon | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2009-12-16 |
| CINA, Colin Ronald, Prof | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2005-03-22 |
| CLIFFE, Rosslyn | Director | 1999-03-18 | 2004-03-18 |
| CLORE, Leon | Director | — | 1992-02-10 |
| COOPER, Charles | Director | — | 1999-03-18 |
| COOPER, John David | Director | 1993-02-25 | 2002-03-21 |
| CORBETT, Ginger | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1996-03-07 |
| COX, Harriet Dido | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2015-11-09 |
| CREIGHTON, Liam Josef | Director | 2010-09-24 | 2013-03-14 |
| DUDLEY, Helen Patricia | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2020-12-31 |
| DUNTON, Joseph John | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| EASTON, Graham John | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2019-12-31 |
| EDGE, Lesley Alison | Director | 2005-06-14 | 2012-03-20 |
| FAIVRE, Bertrand Claude Jose | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2011-06-16 |
| FAUSSET, Nia Nora | Director | 2015-11-30 | 2016-11-09 |
| FERRI, Juri | Director | 2018-07-04 | 2019-07-31 |
| FLINT, Michael Frederick | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1996-03-07 |
| FORSTATER, Mark Irwin | Director | — | 2003-06-06 |
| FRASER, Dennis John | Director | 1998-03-19 | 1999-03-05 |
| FRASER, Dennis John | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2000-11-08 |
| GARNETT, Cecilia Ann | Director | — | 1996-12-17 |
| GARRETT, Stephen James Nicholas William | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2017-10-12 |
| GEATER, Sara Kate | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2010-08-23 |
| GEDAY, Paul Charles | Director | — | 1993-01-21 |
| GILL, Satwant | Director | 2008-04-29 | 2014-03-18 |
| GREEN, Diana, Professor | Director | 2016-06-22 | 2021-10-14 |
| GREER, Bonnie | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2007-03-01 |
| HERBERT, Diane Mary | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2021-09-15 |
| HERMANSEN, Jorgen | Director | 1996-02-01 | 1997-05-15 |
| HERON, Andrew Robert John | Director | 2014-12-04 | 2015-11-27 |
| HICKS, Edward | Director | 1999-06-17 | 2005-03-22 |
| HOGENSON, Peter | Director | 2019-08-01 | 2021-07-31 |
| HOLLAND, Rhys | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 |
| HOLLIDAY, Peter John | Director | 2023-02-09 | 2024-07-17 |
| HOLLIDAY, Peter John | Director | 2019-10-23 | 2022-05-15 |
| HOWKINS, John Anthony | Director | — | 2014-11-11 |
| JENKINS, Stephen William | Director | 2008-04-23 | 2014-11-11 |
| KIMBLEY, Dennis | Director | — | 2006-11-19 |
| KRAUSOVA, Katya | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1997-03-06 |
| LEIGH, Mike | Director | 2000-03-16 | 2018-03-19 |
| LESIRGE, Ruth | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2017-09-01 |
| LOCKETT, Roy Colin | Director | — | 1993-01-21 |
| MAAS, Marijn Govert | Director | 2017-03-31 | 2018-07-04 |
| MACKENZIE, Hero | Director | 2016-04-25 | 2017-03-22 |
| MARANGONI, Stefania | Director | 2015-11-10 | 2017-01-13 |
| MATHESON, Margaret Helen | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2017-10-13 |
| MCGARVEY, Seamus | Director | 2002-03-21 | 2005-03-22 |
| MILLAR, Gavin Osborne | Director | — | 1993-01-21 |
| MOTTRAM, Philip Sydney Henry | Director | 1998-10-15 | 2000-01-30 |
| NAZARI, Nicholas | Director | 2014-03-17 | 2015-03-25 |
| NEEDHAM, Ewart John | Director | — | 1996-03-07 |
| NITZANI, Moshe | Director | 2017-09-25 | 2020-09-25 |
| NYLUND, Kjell Nils Erik | Director | 1996-03-07 | 1999-03-18 |
| NYLUND, Kjell Nils Erik | Director | 1994-05-12 | 1996-02-01 |
| OLINDER, Ellinor Alma Maria | Director | 2024-02-21 | 2025-12-01 |
| OSBORNE, Dominic Robert Andrew | Director | 1996-03-07 | 1998-03-19 |
| PARMENTER, Julie | Director | 2016-07-13 | 2018-10-17 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Trevor | Director | 1993-02-25 | 1995-03-13 |
| PHIPPS, Erin Leigh | Director | 2015-03-25 | 2016-04-22 |
| PLASCHKES, Otto | Director | — | 1994-02-24 |
| RAMPERSAUD, Cindy Purnamattie | Director | 2020-12-17 | 2024-07-17 |
| RANDOLPH JR., Gregory William | Director | 2022-07-31 | 2024-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 341 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.