DOROTHY ST PICTURES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-16
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£149K
highest in 5 filed years
Employees
37
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£102K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-16.
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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 · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £21,552,000 | £13,423,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,192,000 | £110,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,192,000 | £102,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,192,000 | £102,000 | |
| Cash | £152,313 | £316,733 | £110,425 | £853,000 | £3,616,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£19,765 | -£133,484 | -£426,981 | £855,000 | £245,000 | |
| Net assets | -£19,765 | -£183,484 | -£476,981 | £47,000 | £149,000 | |
| Equity | -£19,765 | -£183,484 | -£476,981 | £47,000 | £149,000 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 37 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,605,000 | £2,141,000 | |
| 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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.5% | 0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.5% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 139.4% | 44.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.23x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1192.00x | 5.24x |
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
- Auditor
- Shipleys LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- DOROTHY ST PICTURES LIMITED · parent
- DSP Monkey (2022) Limited 100%
- DSP ITSWOF (2020) Limited 100%
- DSP Wood (2021) Limited 100%
- DSP Eagles (2022) Limited 100%
- DSP Hearts Limited 100%
- DSP GNIP (2023) Limited 100%
- DSP Persona (2019) Limited 100%
- DSP KL Limited 100%
- DSP Scenes Limited 100%
- DSP Zoo Limited 100%
- DSP Fire (2023) Limited 100%
- DSP Knock (2023) Limited 100%
- DSP Three Limited 100%
- DSP Bulls Limited 100%
- DSP Fortunes Limited 100%
- DSP Light Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27 February 2025, the Group entered into a new operating lease agreement for office premises. The lease is expected to commence on 8 May 2025 and has a five-year term, with a break option after three years. The annual rental payments under the lease will be £137,000.”
- “Subsequent to the signing of these financial statements and in the first half of 2025, Sister Group Limited is expected to acquire 100% of the shareholding in the Company.”
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 44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2022-03-04 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2022-03-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.