DISCOVERY LIGHTNING INVESTMENTS LTD
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Cash
£12M
USD 15,846,000
-78% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£831K
USD 1,110,000
-99% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
USD 2,710,000
+131.3% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 2 to the financial statements, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company were unable to continue as a going concern.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,943,405 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £21,199,281 | -£6,488,995 | £2,028,747 | +131.3% | |
| Net profit | £21,199,281 | -£6,612,517 | -£8,304,387 | -25.6% | |
| Cash | £51,137,895 | £54,006,588 | £11,862,554 | -78% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £90,609,373 | £83,996,856 | £830,963 | -99% | |
| Net assets | £90,609,373 | £83,996,856 | £830,963 | -99% | |
| Equity | £90,609,373 | £83,996,856 | £830,963 | -99% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.749 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -233.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These conditions, along with the other matters explained in note 2 to the financial statements, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include the adjustments that would result if the company were unable to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In January 2026, WBD Inc., the ultimate parent company, entered into an amended and restated agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD Inc., Netflix, Inc. ("Netflix"), Nightingale Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netflix, and New Topco 25, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WBD Inc. (the "Netflix Merger Agreement").”
- “Following the WBD Inc. board of directors' determination that it had received a "Company Superior Proposal," as defined in the Netflix Merger Agreement, from Paramount Skydance Corporation ("PSKY") and Netflix's waiver of its right to propose revisions to the Netflix Merger Agreement, on February 27, 2026, in accordance with the terms of the Netflix Merger Agreement, WBD Inc. terminated the Netflix Merger Agreement in connection with entering into the PSKY Merger Agreement.”
- “On February 27, 2026, WBD Inc. entered into an agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD Inc., PSKY, and Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY ("Merger Sub") (as may be amended from time to time, the "PSKY Merger Agreement").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIBBONS, James T'Sung Jen | Director | 2018-07-26 | Jun 1969 | Canadian |
| WEEKES, Roanne Lea | Director | 2015-09-18 | Oct 1978 | Australian |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BONARD, Nicolas | Director | 2015-09-18 | 2016-10-14 |
| COLES, Dominic Peter | Director | 2015-09-18 | 2017-06-30 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2016-10-18 | 2018-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-10 | Active |
| Discovery International Holdings Lp | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2018-12-19 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-08 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-08 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.