BANIJAY RIGHTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
+61% vs 2024
Net assets
£169m
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
124
+2.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21m
-28.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £256,795,000 | £262,173,000 | £242,727,000 | -7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £18,289,000 | £17,985,000 | £23,826,000 | +32.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £25,024,000 | £29,149,000 | £20,714,000 | -28.9% | |
| Net profit | £20,774,000 | £25,150,000 | £16,015,000 | -36.3% | |
| Cash | £1,461,000 | £718,000 | £1,156,000 | +61% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £203,489,000 | £229,604,000 | £256,083,000 | +11.5% | |
| Net assets | £127,892,000 | £153,042,000 | £169,057,000 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £127,892,000 | £153,042,000 | £169,057,000 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 104 | 121 | 124 | +2.5% | |
| Wages | £13,287,000 | £16,698,000 | £15,141,000 | -9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,085,000 | £1,195,000 | £1,230,000 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £20,000 | £24,000 | £250,000 | +941.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £699,000 | £793,000 | £812,000 | +2.4% |
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 | 7.1% | 6.9% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 9.6% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 7.8% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.5% | 63.9% | 63.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.08x | 1.17x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | 3.59x | 3.56x | 4.75x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BANIJAY RIGHTS LIMITED 2017-01-16 → present
- ZODIAK RIGHTS LIMITED 2010-09-29 → 2017-01-16
- ZODIAK ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED 2009-03-27 → 2010-09-29
- ZODIAK ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2009-03-24 → 2009-03-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation in the foreseeable future. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BANIJAY RIGHTS LIMITED · parent
- Castaway Television Productions Limited 100%
- Beyond Entertainment Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3 March 2026, Banijay Group and RedBird IMI entered into a strategic partnership to combine Banijay Entertainment and All3Media, to create a global media and entertainment powerhouse.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAZARAIN, Nicolas Robert Paul | Director | 2018-02-06 | Jan 1978 | French |
| PAYNE, Catherine Patricia | Director | 2020-04-27 | Jun 1961 | Australian |
| RICHARDS, Anthony John | Director | 2020-04-27 | Dec 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREESTON, Julian Garner | Secretary | 2010-03-24 | 2012-03-06 |
| ACI SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-03-24 | 2009-03-24 |
| BASSETTI, Marco | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2024-12-17 |
| BOISSEL, Laurent Francois Georges | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2014-02-28 |
| BRIGNON, Cedric | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2024-12-17 |
| CORDEDDU, Marco | Director | 2009-04-28 | 2010-07-09 |
| D'HALLUIN, Marc-Antoine Eric,Henri,Marie | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2016-02-23 |
| DELERIS, Claire | Director | 2012-08-31 | 2016-02-23 |
| DI SABATINO, Benoit | Director | 2018-09-06 | 2022-12-31 |
| FARZAD, Salar | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2016-02-23 |
| FRANK, David Vincent Mutrie | Director | 2010-07-09 | 2013-10-14 |
| FRANK, Matthew John | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2014-01-13 |
| FREESTON, Julian Garner | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2016-12-31 |
| HONEYBONE, Matthew Hurst | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2015-04-30 |
| KING, John Anthony | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2009-03-24 |
| KURINCKX, Sophie Michèle | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2023-01-01 |
| LANGENBERG, Peter | Director | 2017-05-05 | 2024-03-31 |
| LAURENT, Boissel | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2009-10-01 |
| MACALLISTER, Stephen James | Director | 2014-01-13 | 2014-11-12 |
| MUTIMER, Timothy | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2021-06-30 |
| RANDISI, Jean Philippe | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2018-08-31 |
| SAUVAGE, Frédérique Marie Madeleine | Director | 2016-02-23 | 2018-02-05 |
| SLOW, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2012-08-31 |
| THOMAS, Roisin | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2021-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banijay Entertainment Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-07-09 | Active |
| Banijay Group Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-07-27 | Ceased 2026-07-09 |
| Stéphane Courbit | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-31 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-04-13 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-04-13 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.