SILVERBACK FILMS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-19 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£12M
+117.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+114.1% vs 2023
Employees
128
+0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-24.8% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,609,213 | £15,612,475 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,984,542 | £6,374,139 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £9,599,940 | £7,221,496 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £9,598,335 | £6,837,030 | |
| Cash | — | £8,578,281 | £12,045,213 | £5,296,688 | £11,525,312 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,114,885 | £13,212,725 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,991,229 | £12,828,259 | |
| Equity | £6,298,230 | £10,572,877 | — | £5,991,229 | £12,828,259 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 127 | 128 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £6,513,148 | £6,895,257 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £430,500 | £443,420 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+6.9%
£14,609,213 £15,612,475
-
Cash
+117.6%
£5,296,688 £11,525,312
-
Net assets
+114.1%
£5,991,229 £12,828,259
-
Employees
+0.8%
127 128
-
Operating profit
+27.9%
£4,984,542 £6,374,139
-
Profit before tax
-24.8%
£9,599,940 £7,221,496
-
Wages
+5.9%
£6,513,148 £6,895,257
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 34.1% | 40.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 65.7% | 43.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 81.5% | 48.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.93x | 4.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 286.57x | 511.32x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- SILVERBACK FILMS LTD · parent
- Serengeti Productions Limited 100%
- Tikaani Productions Limited 100%
- Sealion Productions Limited 100%
- SBF Nat Productions Limited 100%
- First Loop Productions Limited 100%
- Living Planet Productions Limited 100%
- Penguin Films Limited 100%
- Project Arabia Productions Limited 100%
- Polar Bear Films Limited 100%
- Wild Britain Productions Limited 100%
- Wild Chase Productions Limited 100%
- Born Free Productions Limited 100%
- SBF Features Limited 100%
- Arctic Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 4 December 2023 a fire broke out at a third party location which stored various filming equipment owned by Silverback Films Limited. As a result an impairment loss of £88,991 was recognised in the prior year in respect of assets damaged in the fire.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTYRE-BROWN, Andrew James | Secretary | 2025-05-23 | — | — |
| FOTHERGILL, Alastair David William | Director | 2013-01-01 | Apr 1960 | British |
| GEATER, Sara Kate | Director | 2020-12-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
| SCHOLEY, Keith Douglas, Dr | Director | 2012-07-05 | Jun 1957 | British |
| TURTON, Victoria Jane | Director | 2020-12-01 | Oct 1962 | British |
| ALL3MEDIA DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2025-05-23 | — | — |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLIN, Jane | Secretary | 2012-07-05 | 2020-12-01 |
| MCMULLEN, Angela | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2025-05-23 |
| MCMULLEN, Angela | Director | 2020-12-01 | 2025-05-23 |
| VALAITIS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2012-07-05 | 2013-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dlg Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-12-01 | Active |
| Dr Keith Douglas Scholey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
| Alastair David William Fothergill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-12-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-12-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | 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
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.