THE INDEPENDENTS CREATIVE COLLECTIVE UK LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+31% vs 2024
Net assets
-£10m
-209.9% vs 2024
Employees
104
+3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.8m
-184% lowest in 6 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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,120,904 | £14,114,939 | £12,633,802 | £11,534,460 | £15,191,606 | £15,926,090 | +4.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,234,003 | £1,546,808 | £177,471 | £1,325,014 | £1,264,543 | £726,284 | -42.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,589,378 | £235,693 | -£1,471,621 | -£3,101,730 | £8,071,840 | -£6,778,132 | -184% | |
| Net profit | -£3,589,378 | £235,693 | -£1,471,621 | -£3,101,730 | £8,071,840 | -£6,778,132 | -184% | |
| Cash | £560,256 | £1,727,163 | £626,531 | £505,976 | £900,970 | £1,180,356 | +31% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£6,682,077 | -£6,446,384 | -£7,554,312 | -£10,415,470 | -£2,758,121 | -£9,169,610 | -232.5% | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£8,198,856 | -£11,300,586 | -£3,228,746 | -£10,006,878 | -209.9% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£11,300,586 | -£3,228,746 | -£10,006,878 | -209.9% | |
| Average employees | 97 | 81 | 86 | 86 | 101 | 104 | +3% | |
| Wages | £3,841,164 | £3,604,855 | £4,118,416 | £4,124,927 | £5,393,554 | £5,423,623 | +0.6% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -22.1% | 11.0% | 1.4% | 11.5% | 8.3% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | -35.5% | 1.7% | -11.6% | -26.9% | 53.1% | -42.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 243.8% | 115.8% | 102.7% | 107.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.11x | 0.10x | 0.09x | |
| Interest cover | -1.61x | 1.18x | 0.17x | 0.94x | 0.14x | 0.07x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- THE INDEPENDENTS CREATIVE COLLECTIVE UK LIMITED 2025-03-26 → present
- KARLA OTTO LIMITED 2001-06-29 → 2025-03-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sopher + Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the director is confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet all of its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore has prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- THE INDEPENDENTS CREATIVE COLLECTIVE UK LIMITED · parent
- Inca Productions Limited 100%
- Stella Enterprises Limited 100%
- Sunshine Partners Group Limited 100%
- A.I. PR Limited 100%
- We Are Ona Limited 71.1%
Significant events
- “Since the year end the company has incorporated one new subsidiary and completed 2 further investments as part of its ongoing growth strategy.”
- “On 18 February 2026, the company acquired 100% of the share capital and voting rights of MA Group London Limited and 360PM Europe Limited, both UK-based creative production agencies.”
- “The Company changed its legal name from Karla Otto Limited to the present one on 26 March 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASSEUR ÉP. CHOUVET, Isabelle Marie Jacqueline | Director | 2017-07-25 | Jan 1971 | French |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALANTI, Liana | Secretary | 2004-05-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| MAHER, Karen Michelle | Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2004-05-28 |
| BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2001-06-29 |
| OTTO, Karla | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2019-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Olivier Chouvet | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as firm), Voting 50–75% (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-07-25 | Ceased 2021-06-07 |
| Mrs Isabelle Marie Jacqueline Vasseur Ép. Chouvet | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as firm), Voting 50–75% (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-07-25 | Ceased 2021-06-07 |
| The Independents Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-25 | Active |
| Ms Karla Otto | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Significant influence | 2016-05-18 | Ceased 2017-07-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-19 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-15 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-01-14 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.