ITV2 LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£116m
+66.2% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£62m
-16.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
On 6 July 2026, ITV plc signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of the ITV Media and Entertainment business which includes ITV2 Limited to Sky. Following completion of the transaction, the directors do not have sufficient visibility of the ultimate parent's potential plans for the entity... indicate the existence of a material uncertainty
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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 | £271,494,000 | £244,034,000 | £214,991,000 | -11.9% | |
| Operating profit | £75,095,000 | £65,867,000 | £58,474,000 | -11.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £80,646,000 | £73,374,000 | £61,591,000 | -16.1% | |
| Net profit | £61,678,000 | £55,635,000 | £46,193,000 | -17% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £69,733,000 | £115,926,000 | +66.2% | |
| Net assets | £164,098,000 | £69,733,000 | £115,926,000 | +66.2% | |
| Equity | £164,098,000 | £69,733,000 | £115,926,000 | +66.2% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 27.7% | 27.0% | 27.2% | |
| Net margin | 22.7% | 22.8% | 21.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 94.5% | 50.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 57.1% | 63.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.58x | 1.75x | 1.59x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ITV2 LIMITED 1998-08-11 → present
- THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SUPERCHANNEL LIMITED 1988-03-01 → 1998-08-11
- SUPERCHANNEL LIMITED 1986-10-07 → 1988-03-01
- INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SUPERCHANNEL LIMITED(THE) 1984-11-30 → 1986-10-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“On 6 July 2026, ITV plc signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the sale of the ITV Media and Entertainment business which includes ITV2 Limited to Sky. Following completion of the transaction, the directors do not have sufficient visibility of the ultimate parent's potential plans for the entity... indicate the existence of a material uncertainty”
Significant events
- “On 6 July 2026, ITV plc announced the sale of the ITV Media and Entertainment business, which includes the Company, to Sky.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-06-30 | Mar 1975 | British |
| LYGO, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2016-03-01 | Sep 1957 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARTON, Trevor James | Secretary | — | 1993-05-27 |
| FULTON, Kathryn Mary | Secretary | 1993-05-27 | 1994-01-26 |
| JOHNSON, Simon Harris | Secretary | 2003-01-16 | 2003-07-11 |
| MELVILLE, Veronica Ann | Secretary | 2003-07-11 | 2004-05-28 |
| MELVILLE, Veronica Ann | Secretary | 1994-01-26 | 2003-01-16 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2004-05-28 | 2008-10-31 |
| BETTS, Thomas Matthew | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2001-07-12 |
| BROWN, Andrew David | Director | 1998-10-20 | 1999-05-18 |
| BUTTERFIELD, Stewart David | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2000-04-11 |
| CANETTY CLARKE, Neil Ashley | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2006-03-29 |
| CRESSWELL, John | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2001-02-01 |
| FINCHAM, Peter Arthur | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-03-01 |
| GARARD, Andrew Sheldon | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2018-07-31 |
| GREEN, Michael Anthony | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2007-05-10 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher John | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2005-04-29 |
| JONES, Clive William | Director | 2003-04-04 | 2007-04-05 |
| MCCULLOCH, Ian Douglas | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2007-06-05 |
| MEDLICOTT, William Jonathan | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2015-04-30 |
| PREBBLE, Stuart Colin | Director | 1999-05-18 | 1999-07-13 |
| RAZEY, Keith | Director | 2000-07-10 | 2000-10-16 |
| ROGERS, Jonathan | Director | 2002-12-05 | 2012-06-08 |
| SWORDS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2021-06-30 |
| INDEPENDENT TELEVISION ASSOCIATION | Corporate Director | — | 1998-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itv Broadcasting Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 214 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2023-05-04 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2023-05-04 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-05-04 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2023-03-01 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-09 | 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.