THIS IS BEYOND LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
-28.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£26m
+73.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
46
-43.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£11m
+16.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £13,926,997 | £25,703,890 | £30,101,251 | +17.1% | |
| Operating profit | £6,166,842 | £9,691,911 | £11,305,923 | +16.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £6,331,181 | £9,860,740 | £11,474,467 | +16.4% | |
| Net profit | £4,766,481 | £7,232,807 | £10,233,740 | +41.5% | |
| Cash | £12,978,294 | £20,314,259 | £14,541,032 | -28.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,561,247 | £14,836,668 | £25,729,732 | +73.4% | |
| Net assets | £8,499,256 | £14,797,494 | £25,712,205 | +73.8% | |
| Equity | £8,499,256 | £14,797,494 | £25,712,205 | +73.8% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 81 | 46 | -43.2% | |
| Wages | £3,006,507 | £4,539,776 | £4,738,817 | +4.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £548,266 | £600,000 | £362,671 | -39.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £377,432 | £400,000 | £296,004 | -26% |
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 | 44.3% | 37.7% | 37.6% | |
| Net margin | 34.2% | 28.1% | 34.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 72.0% | 65.3% | 43.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.9% | 53.5% | 42.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.85x | 2.36x |
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
- THIS IS BEYOND LIMITED 2019-04-25 → present
- BEYOND LUXURY MEDIA LIMITED 2005-11-21 → 2019-04-25
- STARKE CONSULTANTS LIMITED 2004-12-17 → 2005-11-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date the group had a strong net current asset position. At the time of signing these accounts, the directors have considered the going concern position, and consider that this does indicate that the group will continue to trade for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- THIS IS BEYOND LIMITED · parent
- Pure Life Shows Limited 100%
- Specialist In Entertainment Travel Ltd 80%
- Le Miami Limited 100%
- Do Not Disturb Ltd 80%
- Further East Ltd 100%
- We Are Africa North America Ltd 80%
- We Are Africa Shows Ltd 95%
- We Are Africa (PTY) Ltd 95%
Significant events
- “During the year, This Is Beyond Limited and its subsidiaries were acquired by Emerald X International Limited (formerly Advertising Week Europe Ltd).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALTSCHUL, Sara | Director | 2025-05-02 | Jun 1972 | American |
| DIMAGGIO, Vincenzo | Director | 2026-08-18 | Apr 1974 | American |
| DIVE, Serge Jacques | Director | 2004-12-17 | Dec 1966 | French |
| JOUANEH, Issa | Director | 2025-05-02 | Jun 1975 | Canadian |
| MILLER, Paul | Director | 2026-08-26 | Jun 1964 | British |
| WALLACE, Ryan | Director | 2025-03-12 | May 1980 | South African |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMMOND, David John | Secretary | 2004-12-17 | 2024-02-23 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-12-17 | 2004-12-17 |
| ABEND, Zahava | Director | 2025-03-12 | 2026-06-16 |
| BALL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2009-06-22 | 2025-05-02 |
| DOFT, David | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2026-07-14 |
| ELDER, Katherine Kendall | Director | 2025-05-02 | 2026-08-17 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-12-17 | 2004-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald X International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-05-02 | Active |
| Ms Sarah Jane Ball | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-10-26 | Ceased 2025-05-02 |
| Mr Serge Jacques Dive | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.