REEL CINEMAS LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+38% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5.3m
-20.7% vs 2025
Employees
293
-2.7% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£1.4m
-422.3% vs 2025
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-01
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-12-28 | 2025-01-02 | 2026-01-01 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,103,098 | £8,461,667 | £13,314,020 | £13,909,594 | £16,096,292 | £15,281,293 | -5.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,113,039 | £115,127 | £2,591,682 | £394,161 | -£213,389 | -£1,369,499 | -541.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,231,930 | £49,047 | £2,454,860 | £327,974 | -£261,337 | -£1,364,861 | -422.3% | |
| Net profit | -£1,885,891 | -£330,749 | £1,939,349 | £29,290 | -£285,580 | -£1,379,861 | -383.2% | |
| Cash | £1,246,733 | £1,024,338 | £2,329,665 | £2,849,421 | £2,163,653 | £2,986,567 | +38% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,333,646 | £13,820,396 | £13,924,964 | £14,870,446 | £15,393,855 | £15,617,479 | +1.5% | |
| Net assets | £5,329,736 | £4,998,987 | £6,938,336 | £6,967,626 | £6,682,046 | £5,302,185 | -20.7% | |
| Equity | £5,329,736 | £4,998,987 | £6,938,336 | £6,967,626 | £6,682,046 | £5,302,185 | -20.7% | |
| Average employees | 222 | 238 | 272 | 257 | 301 | 293 | -2.7% | |
| Wages | £2,289,937 | £2,684,535 | £3,060,137 | £3,092,112 | £3,865,915 | £3,722,501 | -3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-12-28 | 2025-01-02 | 2026-01-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -68.1% | 1.4% | 19.5% | 2.8% | -1.3% | -9.0% | |
| Net margin | -60.8% | -3.9% | 14.6% | 0.2% | -1.8% | -9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -14.7% | 0.8% | 18.6% | 2.7% | -1.4% | -8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.1% | 72.4% | 62.3% | 66.0% | 66.7% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.92x | 1.16x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | -17.75x | 1.74x | 18.55x | 3.39x | -2.73x | -92.99x |
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
- REEL CINEMAS LIMITED 2005-08-30 → present
- CURZON LEISURE GROUP LIMITED 1999-07-22 → 2005-08-30
- PICCADILLY 514 LIMITED 1998-05-11 → 1999-07-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Magma Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In forming this view, the directors have considered the company's current financial position and its future prospects.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURI, Rachna | Director | 2013-02-01 | Jul 1983 | British |
| SURI, Suman | Director | 2001-10-12 | Nov 1963 | British |
| SURI, Sunil | Director | 2013-02-01 | Jun 1990 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDSMITH, Peter Norman | Secretary | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-16 |
| SURI, Kailash Chander | Secretary | 2001-10-12 | 2024-03-31 |
| LSG SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-05-11 | 1998-10-01 |
| GARVIN, Michael Samuel Philip | Director | 1998-05-11 | 1998-10-01 |
| GOLDSMITH, Peter Norman | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-16 |
| HALL, Malcolm William | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-16 |
| MURRAY, Gavin Desmond Barrie | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-16 |
| NATHAN, Ronald | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2001-10-16 |
| POLLACCHI, David | Director | 1998-05-11 | 1998-10-01 |
| SURI, Kailash Chander | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2024-03-31 |
| SURI, Naveen | Director | 2013-02-01 | 2020-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel Cinemas (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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