INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC (UK) LTD.
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Cash
£23M
-6.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£52M
+13.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
726
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£9M
-36% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £86,154,000 | £91,665,000 | £94,299,000 | +2.9% | |
| Operating profit | £6,576,000 | £9,584,000 | £6,726,000 | -29.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £8,421,000 | £14,110,000 | £9,032,000 | -36% | |
| Net profit | £9,183,000 | £10,283,000 | £6,210,000 | -39.6% | |
| Cash | £43,203,000 | £24,210,000 | £22,601,000 | -6.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £36,041,000 | £46,064,000 | £52,274,000 | +13.5% | |
| Net assets | £35,375,000 | £45,658,000 | £51,868,000 | +13.6% | |
| Equity | £35,375,000 | £45,658,000 | £51,868,000 | +13.6% | |
| Average employees | 658 | 671 | 726 | +8.2% | |
| Wages | £46,777,000 | £49,030,000 | £54,882,000 | +11.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £432,000 | £378,000 | £370,000 | -2.1% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 | 2025-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.6% | 10.5% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 10.7% | 11.2% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 20.8% | 12.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.4% | 40.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.88x | 2.30x | 2.27x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next 12 months following the approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In February 2026 and March 2026, the Company entered into contracts for two existing building lease renewals commencing in October 2026 and August 2027 located in the United Kingdom. The lease commitment for the renewals is £15,764,000 over 5 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AULTMAN, Ilene Lorraine | Director | 2014-05-31 | Apr 1961 | American |
| BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne | Director | 2021-06-22 | Mar 1979 | Irish |
| GAVAZZI, Chakira Teneya Hunter | Director | 2021-06-22 | Apr 1977 | American |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSSON, Zelda | Secretary | 2017-09-01 | 2020-11-30 |
| WIDGER, Andrew Thomas | Secretary | 2014-04-08 | 2017-09-01 |
| REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2012-12-03 | 2014-04-08 |
| ANDERMAN, David Joshua | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2014-05-30 |
| CONDIOTTI, Steven | Director | 2012-12-03 | 2013-09-05 |
| HANSSON, Zelda | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2020-11-30 |
| HAYWOOD, Russell John | Director | 2020-12-14 | 2024-07-18 |
| MORRIS, Benjamin | Director | 2014-05-31 | 2026-06-01 |
| WIDGER, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2017-09-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walt Disney Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2021-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-07 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-11-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.