WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED
Operating as the British arm of the American multinational conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery, the company distributes motion pictures, television programmes, and related entertainment media throughout the UK.
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Cash
£34m
-81.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£409m
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
454
-4.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£41m
+0.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £428,441,000 | £329,998,000 | £286,066,000 | -13.3% | |
| Operating profit | £38,868,000 | £33,445,000 | £28,071,000 | -16.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £45,018,000 | £41,415,000 | £41,468,000 | +0.1% | |
| Net profit | £35,841,000 | £41,080,000 | £14,489,000 | -64.7% | |
| Cash | £118,641,000 | £185,695,000 | £33,828,000 | -81.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £366,824,000 | £423,170,000 | £454,307,000 | +7.4% | |
| Net assets | £346,133,000 | £390,528,000 | £408,526,000 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £346,133,000 | £390,528,000 | £408,526,000 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 491 | 475 | 454 | -4.4% | |
| Wages | £49,152,000 | £49,090,000 | £48,528,000 | -1.1% | |
| 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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.1% | 10.1% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 12.4% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.6% | 7.9% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.0% | 23.0% | 40.8% | |
| Current ratio | 3.87x | 5.83x | 4.69x | |
| Interest cover | 45.25x | 9.93x | 36.22x |
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
- WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED 2004-06-25 → present
- WARNER BROS. DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED 1931-10-15 → 2004-06-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED · parent
- Filmbank Distributors Limited 33%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, WBD, Inc. entered into an amended and restated agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Nightingale Sub, Inc., and New Topco 25, Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGIOU, Andrew | Director | 2023-10-17 | Oct 1974 | Greek |
| SOLAKOGLU, Pinar, Ms. | Director | 2025-07-04 | Jun 1982 | British |
| WOOLF, Hester Jane, Ms. | Director | 2023-02-20 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDER, David Ross | Secretary | — | 2004-06-25 |
| DOUGLAS, Andrew Keith | Secretary | 2004-06-25 | 2008-11-11 |
| SHINE, Suzanne Rosslynn | Secretary | 2008-11-12 | 2012-07-31 |
| BERGER, Joshua Adam | Director | 2016-02-10 | 2021-01-13 |
| BERGER, Joshua Adam | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2007-03-23 |
| BROWNE, Eleanor Caroline | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2023-02-28 |
| COCHRANE, Polly Clare | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2022-06-30 |
| CREIGHTON, Thomas Hugh | Director | 2012-06-08 | 2021-01-25 |
| DUBAND, Wayne | Director | 1992-04-27 | 1996-02-15 |
| EMANUELE, Michele | Director | 2008-08-06 | 2015-03-31 |
| FOX, Richard Joseph | Director | — | 2015-01-23 |
| FRIEND, Robert James | Director | 2021-01-15 | 2025-06-30 |
| FRUMKES, Edward E | Director | 1992-09-30 | 2000-07-31 |
| HOWARD, Peter Anderson | Director | — | 1992-09-29 |
| LIMA, Theodore Charles | Director | — | 2004-06-17 |
| MERTZ, Steven William | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2020-12-31 |
| ROGOVIN, John Andrew | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2015-01-23 |
| ROMANO, Edward Anthony | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2015-01-23 |
| SCHULMAN, John Arthur | Director | 2000-08-29 | 2008-12-31 |
| SENAT, Eric Hartley | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| SHARROCKS, Nigel | Director | 1999-05-11 | 2004-06-25 |
| YOUNG, Christopher John | Director | — | 2008-07-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-08 | Active |
| At&T Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-06-14 | Ceased 2022-04-08 |
| Time Warner Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.