DEMO TV LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+60.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.2M
+29.7% vs 2024
Employees
147
-2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£638K
+605.8% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £16,909,308 | £19,069,977 | +12.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£178,255 | £637,699 | +457.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£126,202 | £638,285 | +605.8% | |
| Net profit | £989,528 | £383,086 | £505,740 | -£161,715 | £502,242 | +410.6% | |
| Cash | £1,482,657 | £752,890 | £318,157 | £1,108,197 | £1,782,025 | +60.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,279,655 | £1,231,205 | £459,723 | £909,770 | £1,178,037 | +29.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,262,403 | £1,218,688 | £453,084 | £903,131 | £1,171,398 | +29.7% | |
| Equity | £1,262,403 | £1,218,688 | £453,084 | £903,131 | £1,171,398 | +29.7% | |
| Average employees | — | 201 | 206 | 150 | 147 | -2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £5,715,980 | £5,586,609 | -2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £394,003 | £371,785 | -5.6% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -1.1% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.0% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -19.6% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.37x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Edmund Carr LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 group's or the parent 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
- DEMO TV LIMITED · parent
- DTV Optimise Limited 75%
- DTV Asia Limited 100%
- DTV Australia Pty Limited 100%
- Sanctuary Media Group Limited 80%
- DTV Korea Limited 100%
- DTV Germany GmbH 100%
Significant events
- “HSBC Bank PLC holds a Debenture for any amounts owed by Demo TV Limited. Mr PG Muffett, Mr S A Walker and Mr R Hill hold debenture against the assets of the company.”
- “The ordinary shares of Demo TV Limited are registered in the name of DTV Trustees Limited on behalf of the Demo TV Employment Ownership Trust.”
- “During the period, the group strengthened its European operations by acquiring the remaining 50% share capital of DTV Germany GmbH.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFFETT, Peter Gordon | Secretary | 2004-03-19 | — | British |
| DICKENS, Christopher Chisholm | Director | 2014-01-02 | Mar 1963 | British |
| HILL, Richard Walter | Director | 2014-01-02 | May 1964 | British |
| LOIZOU, Jessica Ruth | Director | 2022-02-21 | Jan 1973 | British |
| MUFFETT, Peter Gordon | Director | 2004-03-19 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2004-03-19 |
| BROOKER, Angela Margaret | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2023-09-12 |
| COOK, Alexis Jozef | Director | 2008-02-01 | 2014-03-31 |
| HUMPHRIES, Derek Mark | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2022-03-29 |
| PAGE, Graham | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2006-11-01 |
| SWAN, Angeline Cheryl | Director | 2011-02-21 | 2023-08-31 |
| WALKER, Stephen Alexander | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2023-05-26 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dtv Trustees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2023-01-12 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Alexander Walker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-12 |
| Mr Peter Gordon Muffett | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-18 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.