LIGHTBOX MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£4m
+44.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.2m
-8.1% vs 2024
Employees
41
-28.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£19k
-89.2% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £13,838,145 | £13,880,406 | £10,992,558 | -20.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,020,456 | £175,266 | £17,293 | -90.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £175,266 | £18,856 | -89.2% | |
| Net profit | £345,922 | £516,308 | £1,266,869 | £1,420,081 | £18,868 | -£192,810 | -1,121.9% | |
| Cash | £990,102 | £823,414 | £2,785,046 | £4,791,550 | £2,797,067 | £4,030,986 | +44.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,708,537 | £1,728,595 | £2,145,464 | £2,751,931 | £2,370,799 | £2,272,989 | -4.1% | |
| Net assets | £2,208,537 | £1,328,595 | £1,795,464 | £2,751,931 | £2,370,799 | £2,177,989 | -8.1% | |
| Equity | £2,208,537 | £1,328,595 | £1,795,464 | £2,751,931 | £2,370,799 | £2,177,989 | -8.1% | |
| Average employees | 28 | 23 | 34 | 65 | 57 | 41 | -28.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,321,948 | £2,371,475 | £1,896,374 | -20% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £212,549 | £210,465 | £207,583 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £1,320 | £1,321 | £1,321 | 0% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £213,869 | £209,144 | £206,262 | -1.4% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 14.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.3% | 0.1% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 73.4% | 7.4% | 0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.7% | 72.0% | 71.1% | 80.5% | 78.3% | 61.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.27x | 1.66x |
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
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors therefore consider that the going concern basis of accounting...”
Group structure
- LIGHTBOX MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Firehole Media Ltd 100%
- LT2 Films Limited 100%
- TFD Films Limited 100%
- COTC Films Limited 100%
- DFD Films Limited 100%
- FWS Film Limited 100%
- AFPU Films Limited 100%
- STVS Films Ltd 100%
- DHP Films Ltd 100%
- NW1 Films Ltd 100%
- BTM Films Limited 100%
- MMAM Films Limited 100%
- JFD Films Limited 100%
- TYH Films Limited 100%
- MH Films Limited 100%
- MCF Films Limited 100%
- GPS Films Limited 100%
- EMP Films Limited 100%
- TI Films Limited 100%
- PCS Films Limited 100%
- GDN Films Limited 100%
- Lightbox Entertainment, Inc 100%
- Crescent H, Inc 100%
- Hoji Productions, Inc 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHINN, Jonathan Elliot | Director | 2013-11-11 | Oct 1967 | American |
| CHINN, Simon Lewis | Director | 2013-11-11 | Jul 1969 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Elliot Chinn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-11-11 | Active |
| Mr Simon Lewis Chinn | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-11-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-01-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-03-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2021-03-04 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-01-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-12-18 | 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
- 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.