GRUNEWALD FILMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£15K
highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The directors do not believe it is necessary to keep the company open and trading for at least 12 months from the balance sheet date. As a result, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.
Profit before tax
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £1,235,666 | £180,184 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£289,167 | £15,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£292,955 | -£289,167 | £15,000 | |
| Net profit | £15,000 | £15,000 | £15,000 | |
| Cash | £174,545 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £15,001 | £15,001 | £30,001 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -23.4% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 1.2% | 8.3% |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The directors do not believe it is necessary to keep the company open and trading for at least 12 months from the balance sheet date. As a result, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The prior reporting period was extended to be 15 months to align with the contingent payments made by the company. The current period covers the 12 months to 31 December 2024 and is therefore not directly comparable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALFRED, John | Director | 2020-10-29 | Dec 1966 | American |
| BARQUET, Jose Arturo | Director | 2018-07-20 | Apr 1963 | American |
| HODGSON, David Andrew | Director | 2018-07-20 | May 1971 | British |
| SICA, Matthew | Director | 2018-07-20 | Oct 1969 | American |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2017-11-21 | 2021-11-30 |
| LEMBERGER-GAMBY, Beth Lisa | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-02-23 |
| MEYERS, Howard Douglas | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-07-20 |
| MOYSEY, Adam Robert | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-07-20 |
| PHILLIPS, Louis | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-07-20 |
| ULMAN, Lawrence | Director | 2018-07-20 | 2022-12-30 |
| WALAK, Robert Marian | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-07-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Pictures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-11-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 33 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-06-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2020-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2019-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.