THE FORGE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-14 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
129
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £71,192,915 | £14,529,573 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£10,736,578 | -£4,503,354 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£10,662,451 | -£5,004,643 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £6,608,152 | -£922,905 | |
| Cash | £3,908,243 | £2,546,689 | £2,897,366 | £9,165,199 | £10,217,117 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,728,287 | £3,476,595 | £6,065,058 | £13,203,190 | £4,355,065 | |
| Net assets | £3,722,827 | £3,472,778 | £6,065,058 | £12,798,190 | £4,355,065 | |
| Equity | £3,722,827 | £3,472,778 | £6,065,058 | £12,798,190 | £4,355,065 | |
| Average employees | 33 | 57 | 69 | 54 | 129 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,723,945 | £8,911,257 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £697,962 | £1,190,324 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -15.1% | -31.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 9.3% | -6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -81.3% | -103.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.54x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -1642.68x | -6.56x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the 12 months from the signing date of these financial statements. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Group's indirect parent undertaking Banijay SAS has given a letter of support confirming it has the ability to and will provide continuing financial support to enable the Group to meet its obligations as and when they fall due for a period of twelve months from the date the directors approve the financial statements of the Group.”
Group structure
- THE FORGE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED · parent
- Kale TV Limited 100%
- The Forge Entertainment (ABS) Limited 100%
- The Forge Entertainment (3B) Limited 100%
- The Forge Entertainment (Genz) Limited 100%
- The Forge Entertainment (Highlands & Islands) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover decreased from £71.2m to £14.5m. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2024 was (£0.4m), a decrease of £6.9m. The period ended 31 December 2023 saw the delivery of 2 large productions which were Shardlake and The Buccaneers. During the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group delivered two comparatively smaller productions. These were the full delivery of Generation Z and the part delivery of Just Act Normal.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYBUS, Mark William | Secretary | 2015-02-10 | — | British |
| FABER, George Stephen John | Director | 2014-03-31 | Dec 1959 | British |
| HOLLAND, Patrick Jonathan | Director | 2023-10-26 | Oct 1968 | British |
| MORETON, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 2023-10-26 | Oct 1965 | British |
| NIJJER, Saravjit Kaur | Director | 2023-10-26 | Sep 1976 | British |
| ORMOND, George Alasdair | Director | 2016-02-03 | May 1974 | British |
| PYBUS, Mark William | Director | 2016-02-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
| WILLIS, Beth Anna | Director | 2023-10-26 | Jun 1978 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-03-31 | 2015-02-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banijay Media Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2023-10-26 | Active |
| Mr George Stephen John Faber | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-03-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-11-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-11-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-13 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-11-22 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-11-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-15 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-11-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-15 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-11-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.