LITTLE STAR MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-10 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-26
Watchouts
Cash
£666K
-70% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-61% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
66
+1.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
-280.5% vs 2024
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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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,736,993 | £11,956,938 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £758,396 | -£1,429,386 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £798,772 | -£1,441,598 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £657,748 | -£1,426,614 | |
| Cash | £1,729,848 | £2,636,573 | £2,601,430 | — | £2,218,886 | £665,844 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,913,557 | £2,660,891 | £2,989,960 | — | £3,186,107 | £1,244,509 | |
| Net assets | £1,894,057 | £2,649,784 | £2,976,886 | — | £3,156,941 | £1,230,327 | |
| Equity | £1,894,057 | £2,649,784 | £2,976,886 | £3,973,145 | £3,156,941 | £1,230,327 | |
| Average employees | 46 | 45 | 45 | — | 65 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,288,912 | £3,085,322 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £925,000 | £289,350 |
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
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Turnover
-28.6%
£16,736,993 £11,956,938
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Cash
-70%
£2,218,886 £665,844
lowest in 5 filed years
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Net assets
-61%
£3,156,941 £1,230,327
lowest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+1.5%
65 66
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
-288.5%
£758,396 -£1,429,386
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Profit before tax
-280.5%
£798,772 -£1,441,598
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Wages
-6.2%
£3,288,912 £3,085,322
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | -12.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.9% | -11.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 23.8% | -114.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 35.8% | 56.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.65x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3199.98x | -82.82x |
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
- LITTLE STAR MEDIA LIMITED 2007-03-22 → present
- GRIDBASE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2006-10-05 → 2007-03-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. During the year, the group undertook a reorganisation which resulted in Good Engine Limted becoming the ultimate parent company. This reorganisation gave rise to significant nonrecurring costs, which contributed materially to the loss reported for the year ended 31 March 2025. Sinc”
Group structure
- LITTLE STAR MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Little Star Media USA Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The group is currently in dispute with a former technology supplier in relation to fees of approximately £100,000 claimed under a software services contract. The group disputes the amounts claimed on the basis that the supplier failed to deliver contracted platform functionality, and is pursuing a counterclaim in respect of losses arising from those failures and the subsequent suspension of services. The matter has been referred to legal proceedings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUGRUE, Caroline | Secretary | 2024-10-11 | — | — |
| COLLINS, Simon Mark | Director | 2024-09-02 | Sep 1971 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2026-04-28 | Sep 1979 | British |
| LAWRENCE, Robert Alan | Director | 2024-10-11 | Nov 1966 | British |
| SUGRUE, Caroline | Director | 2026-04-23 | Dec 1979 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATEL, Hiren | Secretary | 2007-04-01 | 2010-04-12 |
| WESSON, Shelley | Secretary | 2007-02-19 | 2007-04-01 |
| HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-10-05 | 2007-02-19 |
| KURATOR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2010-04-12 | 2024-10-11 |
| BEARNE, Michael Andrew | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2016-01-15 |
| BELLINGER, Justin | Director | 2025-08-06 | 2026-03-20 |
| BRAGA, Michael Gordon | Director | 2012-10-16 | 2016-01-15 |
| COOMBES, Miranda | Director | 2024-12-17 | 2025-10-03 |
| JACOBS, Norman Glyn | Director | 2009-04-24 | 2024-10-11 |
| PLACKO, Amanda Kim | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2024-08-21 |
| PULLING, Kylie Marie | Director | 2009-12-01 | 2024-09-02 |
| WATKINS, Neal Edward Gordon | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2016-12-15 |
| WESSON, John Christopher | Director | 2007-02-19 | 2025-07-21 |
| WHITE, Steven William | Director | 2011-01-07 | 2012-12-21 |
| WILLIAMS, Sean Richard Anthony | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2016-01-15 |
| HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-10-05 | 2007-02-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Engine Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-10-11 | Active |
| Wesson Marketing Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.