ACADEMY FILMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-18 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
-12.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+18.8% vs 2023
Employees
24
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-06-30 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £19,273,425 | £21,609,835 | £23,913,596 | — | £29,358,821 | £32,222,234 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,556,606 | £2,984,128 | £3,350,141 | — | £3,878,151 | £3,745,452 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,577,703 | £2,999,333 | £3,352,433 | £2,020,547 | £3,904,423 | £3,785,865 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,072,575 | £2,439,331 | £2,682,433 | £1,626,245 | £3,093,561 | £2,831,813 | |
| Cash | — | £2,839,844 | £3,499,335 | £3,006,460 | £2,387,355 | £4,363,920 | £3,806,703 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,485,122 | £4,968,322 | £6,567,696 | £6,982,857 | £2,858,591 | £3,396,404 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,858,591 | £3,396,404 | |
| Equity | — | £3,485,122 | £4,968,322 | £6,567,696 | £6,982,857 | £2,858,591 | £3,396,404 | |
| Average employees | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | 24 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | £1,353,749 | £1,438,163 | £1,170,419 | £1,196,355 | £1,380,446 | £1,339,929 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £100,000 | £357,773 | £310,749 | £311,047 | £311,337 | £311,839 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
-
Turnover
+9.8%
£29,358,821 £32,222,234
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-12.8%
£4,363,920 £3,806,703
-
Net assets
+18.8%
£2,858,591 £3,396,404
-
Employees
0%
24 24
-
Operating profit
-3.4%
£3,878,151 £3,745,452
-
Profit before tax
-3%
£3,904,423 £3,785,865
-
Wages
-2.9%
£1,380,446 £1,339,929
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 | 2018-06-30 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 13.3% | 13.8% | 14.0% | — | 13.2% | 11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 10.8% | 11.3% | 11.2% | — | 10.5% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 73.4% | 60.1% | 51.0% | — | 135.7% | 110.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1515.47x | — | — | — | — | 951.11x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate, and no material uncertainties were identified.”
Significant events
- “Increased investment in new production approaches in SMART production.”
- “Continued recognition for creative excellence with, in the narrative space, our first BAFTA and film festival recognition across 3 projects (feature and short film), along with success in the advertising sector seen through wins at the British Arrows, Ciclope, D&AD and our first MTV VMA in over 20 years.”
- “Increased leadership recognition with Simon Cooper chairing the British Arrows, and Medb Riordan chairing the jury of the Young Director Award at Cannes, and the Ciclope Award jury panel, along with increased visibility through BAFTA panels and interviews.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Simon Eliot | Secretary | 2024-01-05 | — | — |
| COOPER, Simon Eliot | Director | 2019-10-10 | Feb 1966 | British |
| GLAZER, Jonathan | Director | 2006-06-28 | Mar 1965 | British |
| RIORDAN, Medb Felicity Anne | Director | 2019-10-10 | Jul 1982 | Irish |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOWER, Elizabeth Jane | Secretary | 2007-10-05 | 2019-10-10 |
| CARLTON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-06-28 | 2007-10-05 |
| GOWER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2006-06-28 | 2019-10-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nua Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-10 | Active |
| Ms Elizabeth Jane Gower | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2021-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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.