FIREBALL FILMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£15K
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£273K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-17 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £0 | £218,522,599 | £86,311,160 | £4,701,644 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£14,560,874 | -£272,618 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £0 | -£45,604,621 | -£14,560,874 | -£272,618 | |
| Net profit | — | £0 | £27,650 | £7,350 | £15,000 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £8,406,766 | £3,205,877 | £10,454 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £35,001 | £15,001 | |
| Equity | £0 | £1 | £27,651 | £35,001 | £15,001 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 211 | 31 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | £0 | £14,761,477 | £1,340,248 | £0 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £0 | £0 |
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 2023-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-17 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -16.9% | -5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.00x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “As of the date of signature, the company has received the Final British Film Certificate following completion of the film.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARQUET, Jose Arturo | Director | 2021-05-13 | Apr 1963 | American |
| HODGSON, David Andrew | Director | 2021-05-13 | May 1971 | British |
| SICA, Matthew | Director | 2021-05-13 | Oct 1969 | American |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2021-05-13 | 2021-11-30 |
| BRATCHELL, Duncan John Timothy | Director | 2021-05-13 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Pictures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-05-13 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 14 of 14 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-01-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-13 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.