ITV DIGITAL CHANNELS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£126m
+35.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£44m
-13.4% 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
Through participation in the ITV plc intra-group cash pool arrangement, the Company is dependent on ITV plc for its working capital. Upon completion of the sale to Sky, the Company will exit this arrangement, creating a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern until a new funding structure is established.
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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 | £73,823,000 | £68,057,000 | £64,828,000 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £40,528,000 | £43,883,000 | £39,348,000 | -10.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,424,000 | £50,813,000 | £43,983,000 | -13.4% | |
| Net profit | £33,975,000 | £38,109,000 | £32,987,000 | -13.4% | |
| Cash | £116,222,000 | £32,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £93,523,000 | £126,402,000 | +35.2% | |
| Net assets | £105,306,000 | £93,415,000 | £126,402,000 | +35.3% | |
| Equity | £105,306,000 | £93,415,000 | £126,402,000 | +35.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 54.9% | 64.5% | 60.7% | |
| Net margin | 46.0% | 56.0% | 50.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 46.9% | 31.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 21.9% | 19.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.59x | 4.58x | 5.08x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- ITV DIGITAL CHANNELS LIMITED 2004-11-08 → present
- GRANADA SKY BROADCASTING LIMITED 1996-01-05 → 2004-11-08
- BURGINHALL 857 LIMITED 1995-09-13 → 1996-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Through participation in the ITV plc intra-group cash pool arrangement, the Company is dependent on ITV plc for its working capital. Upon completion of the sale to Sky, the Company will exit this arrangement, creating a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern until a new funding structure is established.”
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 · 46 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 46 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, Tracy Ann | Secretary | 2001-01-30 | 2005-03-31 |
| IRVING, Eleanor Kate | Secretary | 2006-08-03 | 2008-10-31 |
| OVENS, Robert | Secretary | 1996-09-02 | 2001-01-30 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2005-03-31 | 2008-10-31 |
| GRAY'S INN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-09-13 | 1996-09-02 |
| ACKERMAN, James Jay | Director | 1996-07-29 | 1998-09-16 |
| BETTS, Thomas Matthew | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2007-12-31 |
| BURNS, Julian Delisle | Director | 1996-07-29 | 2002-11-21 |
| CARNEY, Philip Andrew | Director | 1999-10-07 | 2004-06-28 |
| CARTWRIGHT, Stacey Lee | Director | 1998-10-09 | 1999-11-16 |
| CHANCE, David Christopher | Director | 1996-01-05 | 1997-12-18 |
| COLE, Katrina Mary Hudson | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2004-11-01 |
| DALE, Gary Robert | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2002-04-26 |
| DESMOND, Michael John | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2001-09-11 |
| DUFF, Graham Douglas | Director | 2002-01-29 | 2005-10-31 |
| FINCHAM, Peter Arthur | Director | 2008-10-31 | 2016-03-01 |
| FREUDENSTEIN, Richard | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2002-11-21 |
| GOSWAMI, Martin Rajan | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2004-09-29 |
| GRIFFIN, Christopher John | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2004-05-11 |
| HENRY, Jeffrey Lawrence | Director | 1998-02-16 | 2000-07-12 |
| IMI, Matthew Anthony | Director | 1998-09-16 | 2004-10-04 |
| KALIFA, Maneck Minoo | Director | 1998-07-20 | 1998-09-16 |
| KINSELLA, Kevin William | Director | 1996-07-29 | 1998-07-20 |
| LADD, Rosina Jane | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2000-04-20 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Simon Oliver | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-09-07 |
| LEWIS, Jonathan Simon Oliver | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2002-01-29 |
| LONG, Tracy Elisabeth | Director | 1997-12-18 | 1999-07-31 |
| MEDLICOTT, William Jonathan | Director | 2007-05-10 | 2015-04-30 |
| MORRISON, Stephen Roger | Director | 1996-01-05 | 1997-12-18 |
| MURDOCH, Elisabeth | Director | 1998-09-16 | 1999-11-18 |
| OVENS, Robert | Director | 1997-09-12 | 2005-03-31 |
| PREBBLE, Stuart Colin | Director | 1996-07-29 | 1999-07-13 |
| REY, David Nicholas | Director | 2004-09-29 | 2004-11-01 |
| ROGERS, Jonathan | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2012-06-08 |
| SHEA, Peter | Director | 1999-11-18 | 2000-12-04 |
| SHEA, Peter | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1997-12-18 |
| STEINBERG, Bruce David | Director | 1999-01-12 | 1999-10-11 |
| STEWART, Martin | Director | 1998-09-16 | 1999-11-18 |
| STROSS, Katherine Elizabeth | Director | 1996-07-29 | 1998-10-09 |
| STYLIANOU, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2004-10-04 | 2004-11-01 |
| SWORDS, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2021-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Kevan | Director | 2000-01-17 | 2001-11-30 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Simon | Director | 1996-07-22 | 2000-01-17 |
| WEST, Ian Christopher | Director | 1996-10-09 | 1998-09-16 |
| DH & B DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-13 | 1996-01-05 |
| DH & B MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-09-13 | 1996-01-05 |
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 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-15 | 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 | |
| 2023-08-15 | 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 | |
| 2022-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 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.