SERIOUS VENTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£239K
+176.1% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.2M
-41.8% vs 2023
Employees
2
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+12% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £5,756,114 | £2,525,029 | -56.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £980,731 | £60,368 | -93.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £949,789 | £1,063,358 | +12% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £721,061 | £1,036,530 | +43.8% | |
| Cash | £0 | £81,142 | £66,417 | £86,705 | £239,351 | +176.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,047,021 | £2,351,165 | £3,555,150 | £8,294,451 | £6,965,078 | -16% | |
| Net assets | £1,628,127 | £1,791,139 | £2,761,972 | £3,784,506 | £2,201,036 | -41.8% | |
| Equity | £1,628,127 | £1,791,139 | £2,761,972 | £3,784,506 | £2,201,036 | -41.8% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £9,100 | £9,100 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £9,100 | £9,100 | 0% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 17.0% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 12.5% | 41.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 11.8% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 7.88x | 2.50x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 85.86x | 8.61x |
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
- SERIOUS VENTURES LIMITED 2004-11-15 → present
- MARBLEWALL LIMITED 2004-09-29 → 2004-11-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Old Mill Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SERIOUS VENTURES LIMITED · parent
- Serious Stages Limited 100%
- Serious Fabrication Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The global film industry entered a prolonged period of disruption between mid-2023 and late-2024, primarily due to strike action in the United States by writers and actors. This led to a marked downturn in content production and, consequently, materially lower revenues for the Group in 2024 versus 2023.”
- “However, with industrial action resolved by mid-2024, the backlog of scripts and productions is now feeding through to new projects. Early signs in 2025 point to a substantial rebound in studio construction and rental demand, although not yet at the exceptional levels of 2021-22.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORFIELD MOORE, Steven John Holbeche | Secretary | 2004-10-05 | — | British |
| CORFIELD MOORE, Steven John Holbeche | Director | 2004-10-05 | Apr 1955 | British |
| CORFIELD-MOORE, Max Holbeche | Director | 2010-11-10 | Nov 1985 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-05 |
| CORFIELD MOORE, Holly Carol | Director | 2004-10-05 | 2016-07-13 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-29 | 2004-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serious Global Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-07-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 64 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-07-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2017-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-09-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.