DOROTHY ST PICTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
-42.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£418k
+180.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
37
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£687k
+573.5% vs 2024
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
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £13,423,000 | £8,605,000 | -35.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £110,000 | £783,000 | +611.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £102,000 | £687,000 | +573.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £102,000 | -£84,000 | -182.4% | |
| Cash | £316,733 | £110,425 | £3,616,000 | £2,078,000 | -42.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£133,484 | -£426,981 | £245,000 | £583,000 | +138% | |
| Net assets | -£183,484 | -£476,981 | £149,000 | £418,000 | +180.5% | |
| Equity | -£183,484 | -£476,981 | £149,000 | £418,000 | +180.5% | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,141,000 | £2,478,000 | +15.7% | |
| 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. 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 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 0.8% | 9.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.8% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 44.9% | 134.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 112.2% | 178.0% | 98.9% | 95.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.02x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 5.24x | 6.87x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DOROTHY ST PICTURES LIMITED 2018-10-03 → present
- J N PICTURES UK LIMITED 2018-05-03 → 2018-10-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- 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 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
- DOROTHY ST PICTURES LIMITED · parent
- DSP Rev Limited 100%
- DSP (JA) Limited 100%
- DSP Wood (2021) Limited 100%
- DSP Eagles (2022) Limited 100%
- DSP Hearts Limited 100%
- DSP GNIP (2023) Limited 100%
- DSP Blue Limited 100%
- DSP KL Limited 100%
- DSP Notorious Limited 100%
- DSP Zoo Limited 100%
- DSP Diamond Limited 100%
- DSP Camden Limited 100%
- DSP Three Limited 100%
- DSP Bulls Limited 100%
- DSP Fortunes Limited 100%
- DSP Light Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYCOCK, Fergus Kingsley | Director | 2018-05-03 | Sep 1980 | British |
| NOTTINGHAM, Julia Elizabeth | Director | 2018-05-03 | Apr 1983 | British |
| SISTER DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2023-11-09 | — | — |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRY, Christopher John | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2023-11-09 |
| MACARA, Laura Kathryn | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2022-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sister Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-28 | Active |
| Sunbird Media Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-12 | Ceased 2022-02-28 |
| Miss Julia Elizabeth Nottingham | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2018-05-03 | Ceased 2025-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-28 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-20 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.