BLUE ZOO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-01 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+14.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+2.5% vs 2023
Employees
272
-4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£769K
+20% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,571,288 | £19,147,142 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £522,465 | £741,661 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £640,571 | £768,615 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,428,147 | £259,184 | |
| Cash | £2,798,718 | £1,798,124 | — | — | — | £2,626,593 | £3,012,413 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £10,429,424 | £10,591,255 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £10,237,732 | £10,496,916 | |
| Equity | — | — | £5,706,492 | £7,842,173 | £9,019,585 | £10,237,732 | £10,496,916 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 272 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £10,851,575 | £10,292,710 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £450,204 | £462,132 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-2.2%
£19,571,288 £19,147,142
-
Cash
+14.7%
£2,626,593 £3,012,413
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.5%
£10,237,732 £10,496,916
-
Employees
-4.9%
286 272
-
Operating profit
+42%
£522,465 £741,661
-
Profit before tax
+20%
£640,571 £768,615
-
Wages
-5.2%
£10,851,575 £10,292,710
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-08-31 | 2019-08-31 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.7% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 7.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.03x | 3.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 13.92x | 5.04x |
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
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BLUE ZOO PRODUCTIONS LIMITED · parent
- AnimDojo Limited 75%
- Blue Pony Productions Limited 100%
- Blue Zoo Rights Limited 90%
- Blue Zoo Animation Studio Ltd 100%
- Mishmash Productions Limited 50%
- Big Tree City Limited 100%
- Blue Hex Productions Ltd 100%
- Brighton Zoo Limited 52%
- Blue Zoo Digital Limited 50%
- Blue Zoo Licensing Limited 75%
- Blue Eve Productions_td 100%
Significant events
- “Revenue decreased from last year owing to the slowdown in the economy and recalibration of the industry.”
- “Blue Zoo Productions Limited were served notice by the landlord of their main office premises on 17 June 2024 to end the lease on 1 January 2025. A lease agreement was entered into by the parent company for a new office premises on 13 December 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Adam | Secretary | 2002-11-01 | — | British |
| BOX, Thomas Evan | Director | 2000-07-26 | Mar 1979 | British |
| HYATT, Oliver Richard | Director | 2000-07-26 | Mar 1979 | British |
| ISMAN, Daniel | Director | 2009-06-01 | Feb 1964 | Australian |
| SHAW, Adam Nicholas | Director | 2000-07-26 | May 1978 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-30 | 2000-03-30 |
| SIMS, Keith | Secretary | 2000-07-26 | 2002-11-01 |
| SIMS, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2000-03-30 | 2000-07-26 |
| BURGESS, Terence Charles | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2016-07-15 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 2000-03-30 | 2000-03-30 |
| SIMS, Keith | Director | 2000-03-30 | 2004-07-22 |
| SIMS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2002-10-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Zoo Media Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-17 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Evan Box | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-17 |
| Mr Oliver Richard Hyatt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-17 |
| Adam Shaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-12-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-12 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2021-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-21 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-12 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.