CURVE MEDIA LTD
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Cash
£1.1M
-41.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1.6M
-17.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
56
-3.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£580K
-2.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,064,980 | £13,741,345 | £11,426,062 | -16.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £878,327 | £590,562 | £567,808 | -3.9% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £882,881 | £597,603 | £580,388 | -2.9% | |
| Net profit | £783,803 | £691,314 | £576,421 | £420,559 | -27% | |
| Cash | £1,586,031 | £3,699,586 | £1,801,927 | £1,053,320 | -41.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,972,701 | £2,105,479 | £1,919,407 | £1,589,966 | -17.2% | |
| Net assets | — | £2,088,683 | £1,915,104 | £1,585,663 | -17.2% | |
| Equity | £1,972,701 | £2,088,683 | £1,915,104 | £1,585,663 | -17.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 71 | 58 | 56 | -3.4% | |
| Wages | — | £2,062,031 | £3,355,562 | £3,255,379 | -3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £729,517 | £649,992 | £619,412 | -4.7% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.5% | 4.3% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.3% | 4.2% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 41.7% | 30.8% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.35x | 1.61x | 1.41x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collecti”
Significant events
- “Exceptional items relate to costs incurred in connection with the sale of a majority stake of the company to Serafin 26. Verwaltungs GmbH.”
- “On 16 December 2025 the sole subsidiary, Curve Story Limited, was dissolved. The consolidated financial statements present the results of the company up until that date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUER, Christoph | Director | 2023-11-15 | Aug 1987 | Austrian |
| CAREY, Robert Barry | Director | 2014-04-17 | Oct 1972 | British |
| KOEHLER, Daniel Richard | Director | 2026-04-15 | Jun 1986 | German |
| LEWIS, Camilla Rachel | Director | 2014-04-29 | Jan 1969 | British |
| SOCHER, Dominik Mathias, Dr | Director | 2022-10-31 | Aug 1978 | German |
| TAYLOR, Iain Alasdair | Director | 2014-04-17 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAY, Paul | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2024-03-26 |
| KLOIBER, Herbert Leopold | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2026-03-26 |
| SYKES, Steven Kim | Director | 2014-01-28 | 2014-04-17 |
| VALAITIS, Peter Anthony | Director | 2013-11-18 | 2013-11-18 |
| BBC STUDIOS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2015-04-21 | 2022-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serafin 26. Verwaltungs Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2026-03-02 | Active |
| Herbert Leopold Kloiber | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-31 | Ceased 2026-03-26 |
| Phillip Haindl | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-31 | Ceased 2026-03-02 |
| Serafin 26. Verwaltungs Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2022-10-31 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
| Mr Robert Barry Carey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
| Ms Camilla Rachel Lewis | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-14 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.