UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£41m
-20.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
835
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
-591.7% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £84,228,000 | £82,904,000 | £80,380,000 | -3% | |
| Operating profit | £11,497,000 | £112,000 | -£13,089,000 | -11,786.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,110,000 | £2,147,000 | -£10,556,000 | -591.7% | |
| Net profit | £12,110,000 | £2,147,000 | -£10,556,000 | -591.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,473,000 | £71,426,000 | £67,486,000 | -5.5% | |
| Net assets | £49,460,000 | £51,607,000 | £41,051,000 | -20.5% | |
| Equity | £49,460,000 | £51,607,000 | £41,051,000 | -20.5% | |
| Average employees | 957 | 877 | 835 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £16,689,000 | £16,346,000 | £16,643,000 | +1.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £646,000 | £617,000 | £694,000 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £43,000 | £46,000 | £45,000 | -2.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,176,000 | £1,138,000 | £1,339,000 | +17.7% |
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 | 13.6% | 0.1% | -16.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 2.6% | -13.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 0.2% | -19.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.5% | 37.1% | 49.9% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 4.18x | 3.32x | |
| Interest cover | 21.33x | 0.51x | -63.54x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 1989-04-20 → present
- CIC 1989-01-13 → 1989-04-20
- AMC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED 1984-08-08 → 1989-01-13
- AMC MULTI-CINEMA LIMITED 1983-10-26 → 1984-08-08
- DIKAPPA (NUMBER 255) LIMITED 1983-06-15 → 1983-10-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the support from AMC will continue to be available for the Review Period. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 17 April 2026, the Company entered into guarantee and security arrangements in support of new group financing facilities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Christopher | Secretary | 2018-01-25 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-11-07 | — | — |
| ALKER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2007-03-21 | Aug 1966 | British |
| COX, Chris Alan | Director | 2026-02-24 | Feb 1966 | American |
| GOODMAN, Sean David | Director | 2026-02-24 | May 1965 | American |
| WAY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2014-09-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
| WELCH, Suzannah Kay | Director | 2023-09-15 | Apr 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Neil James | Director | 2017-09-07 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Carol Collins | Secretary | 1993-04-05 | 1994-04-30 |
| JAGANNATH, Vidya | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2005-11-28 |
| LAWTON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2018-01-25 |
| MCDONAGH, John James | Secretary | 1994-04-30 | 1994-09-01 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| RICHARDS, James Timothy | Secretary | — | 1993-04-05 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-28 | 2007-04-16 |
| BERNHARDSSON, Jan | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-01-25 |
| CLUCAS, Neil Keith | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2009-12-14 |
| DONOVAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2016-11-30 |
| ELLIS, Daniel | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2022-06-24 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2014-02-14 |
| GOSLING, Steven Paul | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2007-01-25 |
| HARRIS, Roger John | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2014-05-31 |
| HILDRED, Richard John | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-07-29 |
| HILDRED, Richard John | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2004-06-01 |
| MASON, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Duncan | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2017-07-12 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-10-07 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2004-06-01 |
| SINYOR, Joseph | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-09-30 |
| SUTER, Gary | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| WALKER, Adrian Rowland | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2014-06-18 |
| WELCH, Carol Ann | Director | 2017-02-15 | 2023-03-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Neil James | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2017-07-06 |
| ESSENTIAL CINEMAS BV | Corporate Director | 2004-11-28 | 2005-04-22 |
| UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL MULTIPLEX BV | Corporate Director | 2004-11-28 | 2005-04-22 |
| UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLDING III CORP | Corporate Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-12-17 |
| UNIVERSAL STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL BV | Corporate Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| VIACOM INTERNATIONAL (NETHERLANDS) BV | Corporate Director | 1992-09-22 | 2004-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odeon Cinemas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.