DOC SOCIETY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-18 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-30.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£590K
+3.3% vs 2024
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£38K
-53.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £4,366,407 | £5,279,052 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £113,484 | £70,241 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £81,103 | £37,807 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £58,984 | £18,640 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,305,776 | £2,995,708 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £571,059 | £589,699 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £571,059 | £589,699 | |
| Equity | £480,085 | — | — | — | — | £571,059 | £589,699 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,000,965 | £863,442 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £277,200 | £293,674 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+20.9%
£4,366,407 £5,279,052
-
Cash
-30.4%
£4,305,776 £2,995,708
-
Net assets
+3.3%
£571,059 £589,699
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
-
Operating profit
-38.1%
£113,484 £70,241
-
Profit before tax
-53.4%
£81,103 £37,807
-
Wages
-13.7%
£1,000,965 £863,442
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6% | 1.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 19.9% | 11.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.14x | 1.20x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- DOC SOCIETY 2017-08-08 → present
- DOC SOCIETY LIMITED 2017-07-25 → 2017-08-08
- BRITDOC FOUNDATION 2013-12-09 → 2017-07-25
- THE BRITISH DOCUMENTARY FILM FOUNDATION 2004-11-04 → 2013-12-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- 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.”
Group structure
- DOC SOCIETY · parent
- Doc Society Charitable Trust
- Doc Society Inc
- Stichting Doc Society
- Doc Society Australia Pty Ltd
- Britdoc Films Limited
Significant events
- “In 2024/25, Doc Society continued into the second year of the current three-year BFI funding cycle, with activity progressing strongly and an increase in the number of awards made compared to the previous year. The Democracy Story Unit grew in both scope and funding, and now incorporates the Queer Now strand of activity. The Climate Story Unit also continues to grow, and this year saw the largest programme of Climate Story Labs to date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINZI, Edith | Director | 2004-11-04 | Aug 1971 | British |
| IRANI, Shireen Ava | Director | 2024-12-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| LEFEVRE, Mathieu Laurent Nicolas Julien | Director | 2025-01-15 | Feb 1976 | French |
| NAIK, Prashant Mohan | Director | 2024-12-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| RIVERS, Oliver Max | Director | 2021-10-01 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SCOTLAND, Shanida Annika | Director | 2023-09-13 | Oct 1976 | British |
| TRUIJEN, Barbara | Director | 2024-12-01 | Oct 1968 | Dutch |
| WHIPHAM, Sandra Claire | Director | 2023-09-13 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Maxyne | Secretary | 2006-11-05 | 2006-11-05 |
| FRANKLIN, Maxyne | Secretary | 2004-11-04 | 2022-07-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-11-04 | 2004-11-04 |
| BATES, Alexander John | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2018-12-10 |
| BATESON, Anna | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2022-09-23 |
| BERKELEY, Robert Dean Joseph, Dr | Director | 2016-05-12 | 2021-03-04 |
| BRADFORD, Marie Katherine | Director | 2005-06-30 | 2010-12-31 |
| BROOKE, Daniel Roderick Villaret | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| CHANG, Amanda | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2024-07-09 |
| CHEN, Ruby | Director | 2019-06-20 | 2024-07-09 |
| CRIDGE, Mark John | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2022-07-08 |
| DENT BROCKLEHURST, Mollie Evangeline | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2007-07-01 |
| FIGGIS, Michael Lawrence Dundas | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2013-10-25 |
| FRANKLIN, Maxyne | Director | 2006-11-05 | 2022-07-08 |
| HIRD, Christopher Clarke | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2010-10-13 |
| LYGO, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2005-09-23 | 2010-05-01 |
| MYKURA, Hamish | Director | 2010-05-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| PADANIA, Sameer Dinker | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2025-01-30 |
| SEARCH, Jess | Director | 2004-11-04 | 2023-06-30 |
| STRINGER, Mark David | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2014-10-31 |
| TABATZNIK, Anthony | Director | 2012-02-01 | 2023-03-26 |
| TOON, Nicholas Graham | Director | 2009-07-01 | 2013-11-08 |
| VAN ZYL, Paul Gideon | Director | 2018-12-10 | 2024-07-09 |
| YOUNG, Rowena | Director | 2008-12-05 | 2013-11-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-04 | 2004-11-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-11-04 | 2004-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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.