BLUE ZOO MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£6.4m
+56.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+22.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
319
+24.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+69.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,025,198 | £23,522,934 | £25,303,403 | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,143,654 | £1,957,658 | £1,945,767 | -0.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,459,943 | £1,939,739 | £3,293,427 | +69.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,196,589 | £1,231,671 | £2,477,607 | +101.2% | |
| Cash | £4,996,305 | £4,094,462 | £6,399,930 | +56.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,484,700 | £9,873,181 | £12,130,741 | +22.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,293,008 | £9,778,842 | £12,002,528 | +22.7% | |
| Equity | £9,293,008 | £9,778,842 | £12,002,528 | +22.7% | |
| Average employees | 295 | 256 | 319 | +24.6% | |
| Wages | £11,729,295 | £11,729,295 | £12,596,440 | +7.4% | |
| 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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 8.3% | 7.7% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 5.2% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 19.8% | 16.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 42.7% | 38.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.98x | 2.19x | 2.32x | |
| Interest cover | 30.47x | 16.64x | 62.40x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- 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. 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 and parent company'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
- BLUE ZOO MEDIA GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Blue Zoo Productions Limited 100%
- AnimDojo Limited 100%
- Blue Pony Productions Limited 100%
- Blue Zoo Rights Limited 100%
- Blue Zoo Animation Studio Ltd 100%
- Mishmash Productions Limited 50%
- Big Tree City Limited 100%
- Blue Hex Productions Ltd 100%
- Brighton Zoo Limited 76%
- Blue Zoo Digital Limited 65%
- Blue Zoo Licensing Limited 82.5%
- Blue Eve Productions Limited 100%
- Videokid Games Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A new lease agreement was entered into by Blue Zoo Media Group Limited for a new office premises on 22 May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOX, Thomas Evan | Director | 2021-12-07 | Mar 1979 | British |
| HYATT, Oliver Richard | Director | 2021-12-07 | Mar 1979 | British |
| ISMAN, Daniel | Director | 2021-12-07 | Feb 1964 | British |
| SHAW, Adam Nicholas | Director | 2021-12-07 | May 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Richard Hyatt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-07 | Ceased 2021-12-07 |
| Mr Thomas Evan Box | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-07 | Active |
| Mr Adam Nicholas Shaw | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-07 | Active |
| Mr Oliver Richard Hyatt | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2021-12-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 26 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-03-28 | RPCH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.