BELLADONNA FILMS LIMITED
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Cash
£170K
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£60K
Equity attributable
Employees
146
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£219K
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | 2023-12-10 | 2024-08-02 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,953,135 | £1,721,470 | £14,444,107 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,119,827 | £6,770 | -£219,296 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,607,087 | -£1,119,827 | £6,770 | -£219,296 | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £226,726 | £52,680 | -£219,296 | — | |
| Cash | £5,228,526 | £960,202 | £1,616,365 | £170,395 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £279,407 | £60,111 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £279,407 | £60,111 | — | |
| Equity | £1 | £226,727 | £279,407 | £60,111 | — | |
| Average employees | 44 | 4 | 2 | 146 | — | |
| Wages | £1,144,221 | £26,754 | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 6 months versus 11 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-10 | 2024-08-02 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -22.6% | 0.4% | -1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 4.6% | 3.1% | -1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 2.4% | -364.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.10x | 1.15x | 1.01x |
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
“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. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 7 October 2025 the fixed charge held by Natixis Coficine S.A over all the rights, title and interest in and to the television series "Sweetpea" was satisfied and is in respect of amounts advanced to Belladonna Films Limited in connection with the production of this television programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANNING, Iain Alexander | Director | 2023-02-08 | Jul 1979 | British |
| SHERMAN, Emile Paul | Director | 2023-02-08 | Jun 1972 | Australian |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See-Saw Films (Tv) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 15 of 15 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-10-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-05-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-08 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.