OUTPOST VFX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-22 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-08
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-73.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£2M
-295.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
413
-39.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£4M
-959.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
We draw attention to Note 1.4 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Group incurred a net loss of £3,470,552 during the year ended 31 March 2025. As stated in Note 1.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1.4, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £38,391,437 | £23,795,805 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £643,155 | -£3,829,633 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £483,058 | -£4,153,466 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,036,957 | -£1,907,634 | -£3,489,502 | -£529,917 | -£3,470,552 | |
| Cash | £298 | £1,632,218 | £41,299 | £3,033,910 | £4,656,784 | £1,249,531 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,781,919 | — | — | — | £4,807,364 | £1,058,842 | |
| Net assets | £1,552,973 | £3,788,276 | £1,880,642 | £1,746,145 | £1,193,593 | -£2,328,928 | |
| Equity | £1,552,973 | — | — | £1,746,145 | £1,193,593 | -£2,328,928 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 58 | 71 | 107 | 687 | 413 | |
| Wages | — | £3,486,790 | £4,035,839 | £7,063,055 | £22,432,750 | £15,881,736 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £596,671 | £636,606 |
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
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Turnover
-38%
£38,391,437 £23,795,805
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Cash
-73.2%
£4,656,784 £1,249,531
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Net assets
-295.1%
£1,193,593 -£2,328,928
lowest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-39.9%
687 413
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Operating profit
-695.4%
£643,155 -£3,829,633
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Profit before tax
-959.8%
£483,058 -£4,153,466
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Wages
-29.2%
£22,432,750 £15,881,736
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | -16.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.4% | -14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 13.4% | -361.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.62x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.17x | -10.93x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to Note 1.4 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Group incurred a net loss of £3,470,552 during the year ended 31 March 2025. As stated in Note 1.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 1.4, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- OUTPOST VFX LIMITED · parent
- Outpost VFX Inc (LAX) 100%
- Outpost VFX Inc (MTL) 100%
- Outpost VFX Mumbai 100%
- OP Visual Effects Montreal Inc 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Group completed a significant reset of its operating footprint to align capacity with current demand levels and position the business for improved operational leverage. Key actions included: Closure of the US and Frontier Canada studios (completed in the prior year), followed by headcount reductions in Montreal implemented during FY25; Concentration of production capacity across India, the UK and Canada; Implementation of tighter cost controls and operational simplification across the Group”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITS, Roux | Director | 2021-02-12 | May 1982 | British |
| HIXSON, Geraint John | Director | 2017-10-11 | Aug 1988 | British |
| MCWILLIAM, Duncan | Director | 2012-11-13 | Mar 1977 | British |
| ROPER, Mark | Director | 2023-05-25 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Michael Alan | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2023-06-30 |
| CAMILLERI, Anthony William | Director | 2018-02-15 | 2019-09-10 |
| DODD, Simon John | Director | 2017-10-18 | 2019-09-02 |
| DUKE, Daniel Paul Kilpatrick | Director | 2017-08-28 | 2019-05-17 |
| HECKER-MESCHEDE, Karsten | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2019-11-08 |
| SHENFIELD, Robin Richard | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2023-05-12 |
| THOMPSON, Jeremy David | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2026-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Duncan Grant Mcwilliam | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-13 | Ceased 2021-02-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-02-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.