HOMER NEWCO LIMITED
Get an alert when HOMER NEWCO LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
Cash
£31M
-43.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£72M
-7.2% vs 2024
Employees
110
+7.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£7M
-71.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £166,107,852 | £178,701,810 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £22,428,534 | £13,733,876 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £25,433,850 | £7,353,420 | |
| Net profit | — | £10,524,113 | — | £11,294,574 | — | £12,651,871 | — | £20,984,182 | £3,100,053 | |
| Cash | — | £405,083 | — | £332,984 | — | £265,828 | — | £54,206,014 | £30,629,766 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £77,773,598 | £72,196,309 | |
| Equity | £121,034,233 | £129,158,831 | £129,158,831 | £123,634,674 | £123,634,674 | £121,179,945 | £121,179,945 | £77,773,598 | £72,196,309 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 102 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £10,596,837 | £12,554,789 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £5,040 | £5,040 |
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
-
Turnover
+7.6%
£166,107,852 £178,701,810
-
Cash
-43.5%
£54,206,014 £30,629,766
-
Net assets
-7.2%
£77,773,598 £72,196,309
-
Employees
+7.8%
102 110
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-38.8%
£22,428,534 £13,733,876
-
Profit before tax
-71.1%
£25,433,850 £7,353,420
-
Wages
+18.5%
£10,596,837 £12,554,789
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 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.6% | 1.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.53x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102.71x | 1.30x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sopher + Co 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 Group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- HOMER NEWCO LIMITED · parent
- Pitch International Holdings Limited 100%
- Telemachus Newco Limited 100%
- Pitch International Commercial LLP 100%
- Star Sixes Ltd 77%
- Pitch International Representation Limited 90%
- Pitch Films Holdings Limited 100%
- Pitch Films 101 Limited 100%
- Pitch Films 102 Limited 100%
- Pitch Films 103 Limited 100%
- Pitch Investments Limited 100%
- Pitchside Hospitality Limited 100%
- Pitch International LLP 100%
- Pitch International (CM) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the year end the Group was in a strong position to take advantage of any suitable expansion opportunities which may arise.”
- “Moving forward, the Group is confident that it will continue to be able to grow within the television and media rights industry.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APERIO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-06-01 | — | — |
| OWEN, Jonathan | Director | 2018-01-12 | Sep 1971 | British |
| PERERA, Armand Chimmaya | Director | 2011-07-01 | Feb 1969 | Sri Lankan |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| APERIO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-02-10 | 2022-07-19 |
| APERIO LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2013-01-03 | 2021-01-05 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-12-07 | 2013-01-03 |
| DE KERGUIZIAN DE KERVASDOUE, Herve | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2011-02-28 |
| MCGRATH, Paul | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2025-01-31 |
| PERERA, Armand Chimmaya | Director | 2009-12-07 | 2011-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Mcgrath | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
| Mr Jonathan Owen | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 69 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-12-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-16 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-02-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
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.