TIMELINE TELEVISION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£762
-82.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£5M
-24.9% vs 2023
Employees
148
-30.5% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
+60.7% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £31,380,624 | £28,028,741 | — | — | £48,189,786 | £35,868,674 | |
| Operating profit | — | £914,915 | -£2,182,570 | — | — | -£1,872,595 | £127,264 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £477,146 | -£2,516,120 | £3,164,574 | £2,626,241 | -£2,981,971 | -£1,171,778 | |
| Net profit | — | £492,420 | -£2,322,269 | £2,740,484 | £2,533,103 | -£1,841,382 | -£1,715,729 | |
| Cash | — | £194,623 | £4,187,798 | £140,782 | £26,972 | £4,369 | £762 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £11,161,239 | £12,642,538 | £12,584,093 | £19,446,911 | £16,944,200 | £12,983,351 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,398,520 | £3,766,251 | £6,356,735 | £8,889,838 | £6,898,456 | £5,182,727 | |
| Equity | £6,056,100 | £6,398,520 | £3,766,251 | £6,356,735 | £8,889,838 | £6,898,456 | £5,182,727 | |
| Average employees | — | 157 | 193 | 226 | 266 | 213 | 148 | |
| Wages | — | £5,634,089 | £5,694,472 | £6,292,801 | £11,483,090 | £11,501,369 | £8,414,140 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £194,584 | £410,456 | £396,193 | £403,191 | £506,888 | £569,133 |
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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-28
-
Turnover
-25.6%
£48,189,786 £35,868,674
-
Cash
-82.6%
£4,369 £762
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-24.9%
£6,898,456 £5,182,727
-
Employees
-30.5%
213 148
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+106.8%
-£1,872,595 £127,264
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+60.7%
-£2,981,971 -£1,171,778
-
Wages
-26.8%
£11,501,369 £8,414,140
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.9% | -7.8% | — | — | -3.9% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.6% | -8.3% | — | — | -3.8% | -4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.2% | -17.3% | — | — | -11.1% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 80.9% | 82.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.67x | 0.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.09x | -6.54x | — | — | -1.69x | 0.10x |
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
- TIMELINE TELEVISION LIMITED 2006-12-15 → present
- TIMELINE TELEVISIONS LIMITED 2006-12-05 → 2006-12-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Alliotts LLP
- 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. After considering the uncertainties described above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. It is on this basis that the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- TIMELINE TELEVISION LIMITED · parent
- Timeline Television North Limited 100%
- TTR Racing Limited 99.01%
Significant events
- “In 2023, the Company had secured a three year deal to supply broadcast services to the British Basketball League (BBL). BBL suffered financial difficulties in May 2024 and subsequently went into administration. As a critical supplier to BBL, the impact to the Company's debt recovery was limited, however the later two years of the contract were lost as a result.”
- “Following the loss of a key contract post year end, the company has implemented cost saving initiatives across the business to mitigate the impact. To assist with this, the company has re-financed the existing asset finance with a new asset finance provider.”
- “On 3 March 2025, the company refinanced certain equipment financing arrangements with Haydock Finance. Subsequently, on the 30 April 2025, the company entered into a further refinancing agreement with White Oak.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCDONNELL, Daniel Joseph | Secretary | 2006-12-05 | — | British |
| EAVES, Dominic | Director | 2019-10-17 | Sep 1973 | British |
| MCDONNELL, Daniel Joseph | Director | 2006-12-05 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-12-05 | 2006-12-05 |
| LITTLER, Simon Geoffrey Robert | Director | 2019-10-17 | 2023-07-31 |
| SEWELL, Roger Michael | Director | 2014-08-01 | 2023-06-04 |
| SINCLAIR, Simon | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2013-04-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timeline Television Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-12-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-12-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.