BILL KENWRIGHT LIMITED
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Cash
£25k
-67.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£8.4m
-2.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
110
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
+62.7% vs 2024
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 | £21,743,000 | £19,796,000 | £14,849,000 | -25% | |
| Operating profit | £63,000 | -£3,588,000 | -£1,053,000 | +70.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£56,000 | -£3,692,000 | -£1,378,000 | +62.7% | |
| Net profit | £914,000 | -£1,943,000 | -£237,000 | +87.8% | |
| Cash | £1,088,000 | £76,000 | £25,000 | -67.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,140,000 | £8,997,000 | £8,427,000 | -6.3% | |
| Net assets | £10,607,000 | £8,664,000 | £8,427,000 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £10,607,000 | £8,664,000 | £8,427,000 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 120 | 114 | 110 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £3,517,000 | £3,494,000 | £3,843,000 | +10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £535,000 | £655,000 | £606,000 | -7.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £357,000 | £255,000 | £250,000 | -2% |
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 | 0.3% | -18.1% | -7.1% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | -9.8% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.6% | -39.9% | -12.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.5% | 68.0% | 66.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 0.97x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 0.77x | -33.53x | -4.39x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2025 the company has net assets of £8.4m. This includes land and leasehold buildings with a carrying value (based on historical cost) of £2m, investments in excess of £6m, a corporation tax debtor of £2.8m, and the company continues to have an overdraft facility at its disposal.”
Group structure
- BILL KENWRIGHT LIMITED · parent
- Bill Kenwright Films Limited 100%
- BK Records Limited 100%
- BK Music Limited 100%
- TheAlbanyClub Limited 100%
- Millou Limited 100%
- Tiggy Films Limited 100%
- Bill Kenwright Studios Limited 100%
- Entertainment Theatres Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARP, Alan Donald | Secretary | 2006-10-24 | — | British |
| GILBERY, David Elliott | Director | 2023-08-25 | Nov 1987 | British |
| SEAGROVE, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2023-08-25 | Jul 1957 | British |
| SHARP, Alan Donald | Director | 2023-08-25 | Feb 1967 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Anthony James | Secretary | 2000-09-29 | 2004-08-31 |
| DAVIES, Ronald Paul | Secretary | — | 1992-06-22 |
| FINNIGAN, Brett Jon | Secretary | 1992-06-22 | 2000-09-29 |
| WILLIAMS, Guy James | Secretary | 2004-08-31 | 2006-10-24 |
| KENWRIGHT, William | Director | — | 2023-10-24 |
| WAGNER, Lucille Juliet | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Kenwright Productions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-23 | Active |
| Mr William Kenwright | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-19 | Ceased 2023-10-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.