WARNER BROS. PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£22m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£88m
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
Average over period
Profit before tax
£5m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £11,804,000 | £11,102,000 | £8,973,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £3,940,000 | £5,599,000 | £2,075,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £6,751,000 | £8,949,000 | £4,959,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £7,500,000 | £7,750,000 | £5,279,000 | — | |
| Cash | £15,599,000 | £21,006,000 | £22,093,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £74,391,000 | £82,228,000 | £87,821,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £74,391,000 | £82,228,000 | £87,821,000 | — | |
| Equity | £74,391,000 | £82,228,000 | £87,821,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 15 | 12 | 14 | — | |
| Wages | £4,219,000 | £3,627,000 | £4,441,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,077,000 | £1,346,000 | £1,867,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | £56,000 | £58,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £895,000 | £477,000 | £652,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. 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 | 33.4% | 50.4% | 23.1% | |
| Net margin | 63.5% | 69.8% | 58.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 6.8% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 17.5% | 15.7% | 9.3% | |
| Current ratio | 5.72x | 6.37x | 10.76x |
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
- WARNER BROS. PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1984-02-15 → present
- ASSETHART LIMITED 1983-10-26 → 1984-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WARNER BROS. PRODUCTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Boswell Street Productions Limited 100%
- Number Three Films Limited 100%
- Deep Blue Productions Limited 100%
- Dombey Street Productions Limited 100%
- Elementary Productions Limited 100%
- Facil Productions Limited 100%
- Mammoth Productions Limited 100%
- Rocklock Films Limited 100%
- Funfair Films Limited 100%
- Triton Films Limited 100%
- Narrow Mark Films Limited 100%
- Velocity Productions Limited 100%
- Warner Bros. UK Features Limited 100%
- Amuck Animation Productions Limited 100%
- Merrie Productions Limited 100%
- Wabbit Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, WBD, Inc. entered into an amended and restated agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., Netflix, Inc. ("Netflix"), Nightingale Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netflix, and New Topco 25, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WBD, Inc. (the "Netflix Merger Agreement"), under which Netflix would have acquired the Streaming and Studios segments (subject to certain deviations) and certain other assets and liabilities, including WBD, Inc.'s film and television studios, HBO Max, and HBO, following the separation and distribution of Discovery Global to WBD, Inc.'s stockholders (the "Separation Transaction").”
- “Following the board of directors' determination that it had received a "Company Superior Proposal", as defined in the Netflix Merger Agreement, from Paramount Skydance Corporation ("PSKY") and Netflix's waiver of its right to propose revisions to the Netflix Merger Agreement, on February 27, 2026, in accordance with the terms of the Netflix Merger Agreement, WBD, Inc. terminated the Netflix Merger Agreement in connection with entering into the PSKY Merger Agreement.”
- “In connection with the termination of the Netflix Merger Agreement, PSKY, on behalf of WBD, Inc., paid Netflix a termination fee of $2.8 billion in cash (the "Netflix Termination Fee") as required by the terms of the Netflix Merger Agreement.”
- “On February 27, 2026, WBD, Inc. entered into an agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., PSKY, and Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY ("Merger Sub") (as may be amended from time to time, the "PSKY Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, at the effective time, Merger Sub will merge with and into WBD, Inc., with WBD, Inc. surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY (the "PSKY Merger").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Tina | Director | 2021-02-19 | Jan 1974 | British |
| MCCORRY, Nigel Patrick, Mr. | Director | 2023-09-12 | Jan 1970 | British |
| POLLITT, Samar | Director | 2024-03-11 | Dec 1978 | British |
| ROBINSON, Sarah Jane Catherine, Ms. | Director | 2025-07-18 | Nov 1969 | British |
| ROSENWINK, Jay Anthony | Director | 2024-03-11 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith | Secretary | 2005-09-19 | 2008-11-11 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Robert | Secretary | — | 2005-09-19 |
| SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn | Secretary | 2008-11-12 | 2012-07-31 |
| BLAIKLEY, David John | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2023-09-25 |
| BLAIR, Neil Lyndon Marc | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-07-31 |
| BUTTON, Roy David | Director | 1993-01-25 | 2019-03-29 |
| CREIGHTON, Thomas Hugh | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2021-02-17 |
| DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2008-11-11 |
| HITCHCOCK, Paul Leonard | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
| MERTZ, Steven William | Director | 2001-07-31 | 2015-04-17 |
| O'TOOLE, Stanley James Vincent | Director | — | 1993-04-30 |
| PARSONS, Andrew Robert | Director | — | 2005-09-19 |
| SENAT, Eric Hartley | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn | Director | 2008-11-12 | 2012-07-31 |
| TREHY, Kevin John | Director | 2019-05-10 | 2024-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Warner Entertainment Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.