ENTERTAINMENT MAGPIE LIMITED
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Cash
£2.3m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£13m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
372
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.9m
Period ending 2026-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £108,220,000 | £96,382,000 | £137,298,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£4,565,000 | -£10,350,000 | -£3,614,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,852,000 | -£10,677,000 | -£3,878,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£5,035,000 | -£10,962,000 | -£3,922,000 | — | |
| Cash | £6,591,000 | £3,946,000 | £2,282,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,308,000 | £14,680,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,703,000 | -£9,259,000 | -£13,181,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,703,000 | -£9,259,000 | -£13,181,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 499 | 439 | 372 | — | |
| Wages | £12,398,000 | £13,342,000 | £20,056,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £685,000 | £635,000 | £771,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,000 | £21,000 | £2,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £282,000 | £300,000 | £400,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 16 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.2% | -10.7% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | -11.4% | -2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.7% | -70.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.9% | 138.1% | 169.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.68x | 0.34x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | -15.91x | -31.65x | -13.69x |
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 101 Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have prepared forecasts and projections for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, which demonstrate that the Company has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. On this basis, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company will have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ENTERTAINMENT MAGPIE LIMITED · parent
- MM Guernsey Limited 100%
- Mozo Media Limited 100%
- Entertainment Magpie, Inc 100%
Significant events
- “During the current period, continued logistical challenges and cost pressures within the US market, combined with the limited scale of operations, led the Company to take the decision to fully exit its US operations. Trading ceased on 31 July 2025, with all residual activities wound down subsequently. The associated premises lease was exited on 31 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINNEMORE, Julie Angela Louise | Secretary | 2024-12-13 | — | — |
| FINNEMORE, Julie Angela Louise | Director | 2024-12-13 | Jul 1980 | British |
| HIGGINS, Jonathan Mark Stephen | Director | 2024-12-13 | Mar 1978 | British |
| MILLER, Jonathan Graham | Director | 2026-01-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
| OLIVER, Steven | Director | 2007-06-13 | Feb 1971 | British |
| ROBERTS, John Charles | Director | 2024-12-13 | Oct 1973 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Secretary | 2014-06-11 | 2015-03-31 |
| EELES, Jonathan David | Secretary | 2010-06-01 | 2010-07-22 |
| OLIVER, Catherine | Secretary | 2010-07-22 | 2014-06-11 |
| OLIVER, Steven | Secretary | 2007-06-13 | 2010-06-01 |
| INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-06-13 | 2007-06-13 |
| BLACKABY, Paul Richard | Director | 2013-10-07 | 2015-03-31 |
| DONALDSON, Steve | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2013-10-07 |
| EELES, Jonathan David | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2013-06-28 |
| FOWLER, Matthew John | Director | 2022-09-26 | 2025-04-17 |
| GLEESON, Walter Scott | Director | 2015-02-05 | 2021-01-26 |
| GLEESON, Walter | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2013-01-11 |
| OLIVER, Catherine | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2009-10-06 |
| STOREY, Ian Matthew | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2026-01-19 |
| WILSON, Nicholas | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-03-28 |
| WORMALD, Carl Edmund | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Magpie Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.