STUDIOCANAL LIMITED
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Cash
£196k
+45.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14m
+73.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.3m
+4,055.8% highest 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
The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial. statements. The company has received a letter of support from Groupe Canal+ SA (its parent company) confirming that they will support the company as necessary for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.
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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 | £26,519,000 | £58,417,000 | £38,748,000 | -33.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,709,000 | -£309,000 | £3,521,000 | +1,239.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,221,000 | £104,000 | £4,322,000 | +4,055.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,704,000 | £141,000 | £5,773,000 | +3,994.3% | |
| Cash | £134,000 | £135,000 | £196,000 | +45.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,235,000 | £8,814,000 | £13,885,000 | +57.5% | |
| Net assets | £7,752,000 | £7,893,000 | £13,666,000 | +73.1% | |
| Equity | £7,752,000 | £7,893,000 | £13,666,000 | +73.1% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 57 | 57 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,880,000 | £4,323,000 | £4,141,000 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £692,000 | £662,000 | £298,000 | -55% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £26,000 | £28,000 | £30,000 | +7.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £505,000 | £480,000 | £189,000 | -60.6% |
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 | -6.4% | -0.5% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | -6.4% | 0.2% | 14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -18.5% | -3.5% | 25.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.9% | 80.8% | 63.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.72x | 1.05x | |
| Interest cover | -2.82x | -0.38x | 5.89x |
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
- STUDIOCANAL LIMITED 2011-09-01 → present
- OPTIMUM RELEASING LIMITED 1999-05-18 → 2011-09-01
- TIDALGATE 2000 LIMITED 1998-10-09 → 1999-05-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial. statements. The company has received a letter of support from Groupe Canal+ SA (its parent company) confirming that they will support the company as necessary for a period of 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- STUDIOCANAL LIMITED · parent
- Elevation Sales Limited 50%
Significant events
- “In August 2024, the company received a claim for discrimination from an ex-employee. A provision was recognised in respect of this matter, which had an immaterial impact on the Company's financial position and results. The claim was subsequently resolved in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABBAY, Jeremy | Director | 2018-10-15 | Dec 1983 | French |
| SHEEHAN, Matthew John | Director | 2018-10-15 | Nov 1972 | British |
| WALLINGTON, Katheryn Sarah | Director | 2025-10-15 | Dec 1976 | British,Australian |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COCHRAN, Gerald Charles | Secretary | 1998-10-20 | 2002-10-18 |
| LEGRAND, Sandrine | Secretary | 2006-07-06 | 2012-07-11 |
| TUBBS, Daniel Hayden | Secretary | 2002-10-18 | 2012-07-11 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-20 |
| ARNOULD, Sylvie | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2025-12-31 |
| BESSI, Romain Maurice Louis | Director | 2007-04-19 | 2016-09-30 |
| BUET, Rodolphe | Director | 2008-01-15 | 2012-07-11 |
| CLARKE, William James | Director | 1999-05-07 | 2012-07-11 |
| COURSON, Olivier | Director | 2006-07-20 | 2015-10-01 |
| DE VERGES, Guillaume | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2012-07-11 |
| DE VIGOUROUX D'ARVIEU, Elisabeth Anne Marie | Director | 2016-09-30 | 2018-10-15 |
| FAUX, Fabrice | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2007-04-19 |
| FORDE, James | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2019-10-01 |
| GOODMAN, Nathan David | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2021-04-22 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander Douglas | Director | 2020-05-27 | 2025-10-15 |
| HIGGINS, Paul James | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2012-07-11 |
| LUPFER, Didier | Director | 2015-10-01 | 2019-12-13 |
| MARSH, Anna Louise | Director | 2024-03-05 | 2024-05-30 |
| MARSH, Anna Louise | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-05-27 |
| MURPHY, Stephen John | Director | 2012-07-11 | 2018-01-26 |
| PERKINS, Daniel Kenneth | Director | 2002-10-18 | 2018-10-01 |
| SAADA, Maxime | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2008-01-15 |
| SHINDLER, Nicola | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2020-05-27 |
| SICHLER, Frederic | Director | 2006-07-06 | 2007-12-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studiocanal Holding Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-09-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-07 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-07-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.