UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ALTERNATIVE STUDIO UK PRODUCTIONS LTD
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Cash
£543k
+11.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2.4m
-444.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
11
-8.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2m
-165.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £17,881,000 | £12,449,000 | £15,046,000 | +20.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£902,000 | -£794,000 | -£1,985,000 | -150% | |
| Profit before tax | -£924,000 | -£764,000 | -£2,026,000 | -165.2% | |
| Net profit | -£924,000 | -£378,000 | -£1,951,000 | -416.1% | |
| Cash | £308,000 | £487,000 | £543,000 | +11.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£61,000 | -£439,000 | -£2,390,000 | -444.4% | |
| Net assets | -£61,000 | -£439,000 | -£2,390,000 | -444.4% | |
| Equity | -£61,000 | -£439,000 | -£2,390,000 | -444.4% | |
| Average employees | 10 | 12 | 11 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £2,645,000 | £1,887,000 | £1,945,000 | +3.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,102,000 | £0 | £140,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £285,000 | — | — | — |
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 | -5.0% | -6.4% | -13.2% | |
| Net margin | -5.2% | -3.0% | -13.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.9% | 109.4% | 137.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.98x | 0.88x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | -17.02x | -25.61x | -34.22x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2025-08-01
- UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ALTERNATIVE STUDIO UK PRODUCTIONS LTD 2025-08-01 → present
- MONKEY KINGDOM LIMITED 2001-04-04 → 2025-08-01
- NUTSHELL LIMITED 2000-08-25 → 2001-04-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of signing, notwithstanding net liabilities of £2,390,000, and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting. They also confirm receipt of support from NBCUniversal Media LLC for at least 12 months from the date of signing.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL TELEVISION ALTERNATIVE STUDIO UK PRODUCTIONS LTD · parent
- Monkey Kids Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, Comcast Corporation announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. The spin-off is expected to be completed in mid-2027, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions and approvals.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE, Robert Edward | Director | 2025-06-23 | Jul 1983 | British |
| HOWARD, Robert John | Director | 2020-12-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| KRUGER BRATT, Helen | Director | 2025-06-23 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2010-11-16 | 2021-11-30 |
| FORSTERS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-08-25 | 2010-11-16 |
| ALLEN, David Michael Richard Cecil | Director | 2001-09-21 | 2003-06-25 |
| COOPER, Sarah Felicity | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2019-09-27 |
| EASTWOOD, Henry John Charles | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2010-11-16 |
| EDELSTEIN, Michael | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2017-12-31 |
| GRANGER, David Peter | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2023-07-07 |
| GUPPY, David Roland | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2013-01-17 |
| LOEHNIS, Dominic Anthony | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2008-08-26 |
| MACDONALD, William Alexander | Director | 2000-08-25 | 2023-07-07 |
| MCINTOSH, Susan Therese | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2010-11-16 |
| MILES, Jeremy | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2012-12-30 |
| NEAME, Gareth Elwin | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2013-12-03 |
| O'DONOGHUE, David Ludovic Marie | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2023-02-14 |
| OLDFIELD, David William | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2014-08-29 |
| RANDLE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2017-09-21 | 2019-07-18 |
| SMITH, Peter Jeremy | Director | 2010-11-16 | 2011-03-31 |
| TEXIN, Valerie Bonda | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2020-06-03 |
| WACHTEL, Jeffrey Leigh | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2020-11-27 |
| WRIGHT, Kerry Mcginley | Director | 2006-09-04 | 2010-11-16 |
| ZARMALWAL, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2023-07-07 | 2025-06-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbcuniversal International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.