COMINO MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-82.1% vs 2024
Net assets
-£68M
-405% vs 2024
Employees
1,536
-39.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£62M
-116.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £126,149,795 | £84,764,484 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£19,863,218 | -£31,927,925 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£28,615,870 | -£62,021,705 | |
| Net profit | — | -£23,238,268 | -£53,710,291 | |
| Cash | — | £14,224,022 | £2,550,016 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £92,558,794 | £71,045,673 | |
| Net assets | — | -£13,453,238 | -£67,945,179 | |
| Equity | £2,357,522 | -£13,453,238 | -£67,945,179 | |
| Average employees | — | 2,543 | 1,536 | |
| Wages | — | £100,774,492 | £74,701,203 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,201,416 | £741,134 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
-32.8%
£126,149,795 £84,764,484
-
Cash
-82.1%
£14,224,022 £2,550,016
-
Net assets
-405%
-£13,453,238 -£67,945,179
-
Employees
-39.6%
2,543 1,536
-
Operating profit
-60.7%
-£19,863,218 -£31,927,925
-
Profit before tax
-116.7%
-£28,615,870 -£62,021,705
-
Wages
-25.9%
£100,774,492 £74,701,203
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -15.7% | -37.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -18.4% | -63.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -21.5% | -44.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 112.0% | 177.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.70x | 2.11x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.21x | -2.54x |
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
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements report a net liabilities position of £(67,945,179) (2024: £(13,453,238)). In considering the Going Concern assumption, the directors have reached their conclusion based on future trading forecasts... The directors are confident that the assumptions underlying these forecasts are reasonable and that the company will be able to operate on this basis. ... Accordingly, the Directors remain confident in the Group's ability to continue as a going concern and the financial statements have therefore been prepared on that basis.”
Group structure
- COMINO MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Cinesite VFX Limited 100%
- Cinesite Incorporated 100%
- Image Engine Design Inc. 100%
- Cinesite Vancouver Inc. 100%
- Trixter GmbH 100%
- Cinesite LA Inc. 100%
- Assemblage Entertainment Pvt Ltd 56%
- L'Atelier Animation Inc. 100%
- Squeeze Studio Animation Inc. 60%
- Moov Animation Inc. 60%
- FX3X Cinesite DDO Skopje 60%
- FX3X Ltd Belgrade 60%
- Creative Capture Studios 60%
- Imaginarium Studios LLC 60%
- Cinesite VIZ Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “As a material non-adjusting subsequent event occurring after the balance sheet date, the Board is pleased to confirm that a comprehensive financial restructuring has been successfully agreed upon with our key lenders and shareholders. This recapitalisation involves a refinancing of £154m including securing £33m new funding facilities from lenders and shareholders, refinancing £44m of lender debt and an improvement of £77m in shareholders' funds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPSTEIN, Ivan Michael | Director | 2026-03-03 | Feb 1961 | Portuguese |
| HUNT, Antony | Director | 2018-12-05 | Nov 1961 | British |
| JACK, Jonathan Ross Kerr | Director | 2026-02-17 | Feb 1987 | British |
| KANARECK, Paul Samuel | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jan 1975 | British |
| NAGLE, Peter David | Director | 2026-03-03 | Jul 1960 | Irish |
| RODGER, Duncan Alexander | Director | 2018-12-05 | Nov 1967 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODSDEN, Richard David | Director | 2014-02-10 | 2014-09-16 |
| HOWELL, Mark | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2018-12-05 |
| LAMBERT, David Peter | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2013-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinesite Media Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-30 | Active |
| Mr Peter David Nagle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 106 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.