THE ROALD DAHL STORY COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-19 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£23M
+127.6% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+40.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
35
+2.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£6M
-22.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,765,118 | £27,088,852 | £15,566,000 | £21,128,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £13,131,184 | £14,365,278 | £7,184,000 | £5,181,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £13,145,477 | £14,372,151 | £7,377,000 | £5,728,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £10,560,776 | £11,671,823 | £5,641,000 | £4,111,000 | |
| Cash | — | £8,270,488 | £10,856,730 | £9,962,000 | £22,678,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,536,892 | £11,688,715 | £10,481,000 | £14,462,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £5,536,892 | £9,708,715 | £10,240,000 | £14,351,000 | |
| Equity | £2,476,116 | £5,536,892 | £9,708,715 | £10,240,000 | £14,351,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 25 | 25 | 34 | 35 | |
| Wages | — | £4,596,484 | £5,169,970 | £3,484,000 | £3,600,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £1,671,715 | £2,102,771 | £587,000 | £667,000 |
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
-
Turnover
+35.7%
£15,566,000 £21,128,000
-
Cash
+127.6%
£9,962,000 £22,678,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+40.1%
£10,240,000 £14,351,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+2.9%
34 35
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-27.9%
£7,184,000 £5,181,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-22.4%
£7,377,000 £5,728,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+3.3%
£3,484,000 £3,600,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 51.0% | 53.0% | 46.2% | 24.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 41.0% | 43.1% | 36.2% | 19.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 237.2% | 122.9% | 68.5% | 35.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 36.1% | 43.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.71x | 2.21x | |
| Interest cover | — | 619.78x | — | 41.77x | 323.81x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements disclose all matters relevant to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern including all significant conditions and events. Netflix, Inc. has agreed to support the business for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements, and the directors are satisfied Netflix, Inc. are in a position to meet this commitment if required.”
Group structure
- THE ROALD DAHL STORY COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Croc Prod 1 Limited 100%
- Circus Prod 1 Limited 100%
- WWRG Limited 100%
- Roald Dahl Nominee Limited 100%
- WWIEL Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In December 2024 the Company incorporated two subsidiaries, Croc Prod 1 Limited and Circus Prod 1 Limited, with the primary objective of producing stage plays.”
- “Following the reporting period, on 13 March 2025, the Company initiated a strategic restructuring initiative aimed at improving operational efficiency and better aligning resources with its long-term objectives.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATLIN, Emily Hirsch | Director | 2023-10-13 | Sep 1979 | American |
| HALL, Bernadette Marie | Director | 2021-10-27 | May 1987 | British |
| HIRSCHOVITS, Adam | Director | 2025-12-10 | Dec 1982 | British |
| THOMPSON, Reginald Shawn | Director | 2021-10-27 | May 1970 | American,Canadian |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-12-06 | 2018-07-27 |
| HIRSCHOVITS, Adam | Director | 2023-12-22 | 2024-09-02 |
| KELLY, Luke James Roald | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2021-10-27 |
| SIMELOFF, Gideon | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2018-01-31 |
| WRIGHT, Claire Frances | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2021-10-27 |
| ZAGER, Stephen | Director | 2021-10-27 | 2023-10-13 |
| HUNTSMOOR LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-12-06 | 2017-12-06 |
| HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2017-12-06 | 2017-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-27 | Active |
| Rd Payments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-12-28 | Ceased 2021-10-27 |
| Huntsmoor Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-06 | Ceased 2017-12-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 68 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-17 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2023-10-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.