SYCO HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.1m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£73m
Equity attributable
Employees
6
Average over period
Profit before tax
£20m
Period ending 2025-09-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £32,634,373 | £30,286,288 | £31,401,169 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £19,714,301 | £17,271,001 | £25,502,558 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £21,170,093 | £11,928,402 | £20,420,636 | — | |
| Net profit | -£194,452 | £64,234,275 | £17,590,040 | £7,248,055 | £16,543,203 | — | |
| Cash | £67,292 | £22,801 | £38,737,885 | £36,875,328 | £5,127,996 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £71,947,727 | £79,156,944 | £126,546,240 | £109,811,289 | £72,919,659 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £49,201,935 | £56,457,592 | £72,919,659 | — | |
| Equity | £71,947,727 | £79,156,944 | £49,201,935 | £56,457,592 | £72,919,659 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,199,098 | £1,170,697 | £2,638,538 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £617,000 | £925,500 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 60.4% | 57.0% | 81.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 53.9% | 23.9% | 52.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.6% | 15.7% | 35.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 57.6% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.16x | 2.77x | 72.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.54x | 3.20x | 4.94x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- SYCO HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Syco Entertainment Limited 100%
- Maidmetal Limited 100%
- Maidmetal Entertainment Limited* 100%
- Syco Entertainment Inc 100%
- Saban Brands Music LLC 100%
- The Rush Productions LLC 100%
- Musica Entertainment LLC 100%
- Crystal Entertainment Limited* 100%
- Syco Touring Limited* 100%
- Over The Top Productions Limited* 100%
- Star Receivables Limited 100%
- Unit 2 Music Limited* 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025, the Group transferred its internally generated TV Format assets to a related entity under 100% control of the ultimate beneficial owner.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWELL, Simon | Director | 2015-09-04 | Oct 1959 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENKINS, Simon | Secretary | 2016-07-28 | 2020-09-17 |
| ABOGADO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2016-07-28 | 2020-09-17 |
| ROSENBLATT, Ian Isaac | Director | 2020-07-03 | 2025-08-07 |
| SMITH, Michael Anthony | Director | 2015-07-03 | 2019-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syco Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-21 | Active |
| Mr Simon Cowell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-21 |
| Sony Music Entertainment Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-24 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-06-24 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-24 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.