UNIVERSAL PICTURES SUBSCRIPTION TELEVISION LIMITED
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Cash
£8.5m
+67.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£48m
-13.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
109
+16% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.4m
-2,457% vs 2024
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 | £68,424,000 | £100,778,000 | £99,626,000 | -1.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£8,999,000 | -£680,000 | -£7,267,000 | -968.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,988,000 | £272,000 | -£6,411,000 | -2,457% | |
| Net profit | -£8,646,000 | £3,170,000 | -£7,730,000 | -343.8% | |
| Cash | £2,334,000 | £5,085,000 | £8,533,000 | +67.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,597,000 | £56,660,000 | £48,892,000 | -13.7% | |
| Net assets | £52,597,000 | £55,770,000 | £48,040,000 | -13.9% | |
| Equity | £52,597,000 | £55,770,000 | £48,040,000 | -13.9% | |
| Average employees | 57 | 94 | 109 | +16% | |
| Wages | £5,847,000 | £7,844,000 | £7,172,000 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £810,000 | £1,343,000 | £1,208,000 | -10.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £644,000 | £760,000 | £685,000 | -9.9% |
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 | -13.2% | -0.7% | -7.3% | |
| Net margin | -12.6% | 3.1% | -7.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.1% | -1.2% | -14.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 30.1% | 39.7% | 39.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 1.47x | 1.82x | |
| Interest cover | -9.10x | -75.56x | -59.08x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of signing, with net assets of £48,040,000, and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. We further highlight that the company has received confirmation of support from NBCUniversal Media LLC for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, Comcast Corporation announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. The spin-off is expected to be completed in mid-2027, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions and approvals.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMANI, Steve Luc | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1986 | French |
| CADE, Graham Reginald | Director | 2024-01-01 | Dec 1974 | British |
| CANNING, Oliver | Director | 2019-08-28 | Mar 1970 | British |
| MCDERMOTT, Hendrik Anthony | Director | 2015-11-16 | Jan 1978 | British |
| UBOGU, Stephanie Oke | Director | 2019-03-12 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRATCHELL, Duncan John Timothy | Secretary | 2016-01-20 | 2022-06-30 |
| LAITHWAITE, Melanie Jane | Secretary | 2006-09-21 | 2007-03-12 |
| LEVERSEDGE, Graeme | Secretary | 2007-03-12 | 2008-03-11 |
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2008-03-11 | 2016-01-20 |
| BRATCHELL, Duncan John Timothy | Director | 2015-08-03 | 2022-06-20 |
| BUSS, Alexander Philip | Director | 2009-06-25 | 2015-02-12 |
| ETHERIDGE, Scott | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2007-12-04 |
| HALL, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2007-03-12 |
| LEVERSEDGE, Graeme | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2009-06-25 |
| MINEHART, Elizabeth | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2009-06-25 |
| RIBEIRO, Daryl Mark | Director | 2006-09-21 | 2007-03-05 |
| SLEATH, Fiona Mary | Director | 2024-01-01 | 2026-03-04 |
| THROSSELL, Joanna Lucy | Director | 2015-02-12 | 2019-03-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Studios Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.