FREMANTLEMEDIA LIMITED
Trading as Fremantle, this private limited company operates as the global television production and distribution arm of RTL Group, creating and licensing popular entertainment formats.
Get an alert when FREMANTLEMEDIA LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£1.8m
-52.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
-63.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£73m
-2,171.4% lowest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £364,834,000 | £367,432,000 | £298,684,000 | -18.7% | |
| Operating profit | £8,939,000 | £7,385,000 | -£53,755,000 | -827.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,480,000 | £3,538,000 | -£73,286,000 | -2,171.4% | |
| Net profit | £5,747,000 | -£154,000 | -£60,664,000 | -39,292.2% | |
| Cash | £2,545,000 | £3,868,000 | £1,845,000 | -52.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £99,403,000 | £95,420,000 | £88,533,000 | -7.2% | |
| Net assets | £96,089,000 | £95,125,000 | £34,413,000 | -63.8% | |
| Equity | £96,089,000 | £95,125,000 | £34,413,000 | -63.8% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,740,000 | £2,011,000 | £2,018,000 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £67,000 | £22,000 | £31,000 | +40.9% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,001,000 | £1,260,096 | £1,270,061 | +0.8% |
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 | 2.5% | 2.0% | -18.0% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | -0.0% | -20.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 9.0% | 7.7% | -60.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.8% | 77.9% | 94.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.27x | 1.24x | 0.88x | |
| Interest cover | 11.97x | 1.08x | -5.92x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- FREMANTLEMEDIA LIMITED 2004-03-23 → present
- FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES LIMITED 2001-08-29 → 2004-03-23
- FREMANTLE INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2001-08-22 → 2001-08-29
- FREMANTLE DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 2001-08-20 → 2001-08-22
- PEARSON TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1996-04-25 → 2001-08-20
- THAMES TELEVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1933-06-16 → 1996-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate given the following considerations.”
Group structure
- FREMANTLEMEDIA LIMITED · parent
- FremantleMedia Studios Limited 100%
- Euston Films Productions Limited 100%
- FremantleMedia Enterprises FZ-LLC 100%
- Fremantle Limited 100%
- Retort Productions Limited 100%
- TalkbackThames UK Limited 100%
- Dublin Murders Productions Limited 75%
- Spotlight Format Development Limited 100%
- Dancing Ledge Productions Limited 91%
- Implere Media Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 8 April 2026, FremantleMedia Limited received a dividend from Euston Films Productions Limited for £1,656,463.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 51 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOTT, Andrew | Director | 2022-12-02 | Feb 1968 | British |
| BROWN, Amelia Gwendola Clifton | Director | 2024-07-09 | Nov 1979 | British |
| RICHTER, Jens-Uwe | Director | 2021-06-07 | Nov 1965 | German |
| SCROSATI, Andrea | Director | 2018-11-19 | Jan 1972 | Italian |
Show 51 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHALMERS, Robin Michael | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2016-05-31 |
| COE, Linda Frances | Secretary | 1991-11-27 | 1993-08-02 |
| FARNABY, Helen Linda | Secretary | 1998-08-20 | 2016-05-31 |
| FERGUSON, Ernitia | Secretary | 2017-10-26 | 2022-02-01 |
| GIBSON, Carolyn Ann | Secretary | 2016-06-01 | 2016-08-23 |
| GOWIN, Sandra | Secretary | 1993-08-02 | 1998-08-20 |
| MARR, Ben Emslie | Secretary | — | 1991-11-26 |
| MORETON, Jacqueline Frances | Secretary | 2016-08-24 | 2016-11-14 |
| PIRNIE, Christopher | Secretary | 2022-02-01 | 2023-11-21 |
| SPEVACK, Tracey Jane | Secretary | 2016-11-15 | 2017-10-26 |
| WILSON, Matthew Edward | Secretary | 2023-11-21 | 2026-10-02 |
| ABRAMS, Joseph Charles | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2001-06-30 |
| AHLUWALIA, Gillian Ethel | Director | 2021-07-15 | 2022-12-02 |
| ANDREAE, Simon Edward | Director | 2021-06-07 | 2023-04-14 |
| BENNETT, James Stark | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2000-05-22 |
| BOTT, Andrew | Director | 2016-03-15 | 2021-06-07 |
| BOYD, Alan Edward | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2006-07-03 |
| BRASS, Martha E | Director | 1999-12-23 | 2000-05-22 |
| CARTER, Gary Russell | Director | 2006-10-06 | 2013-02-28 |
| CHALMERS, Robin Michael | Director | 2014-10-01 | 2016-05-31 |
| COHEN, Anthony Lewis | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2012-06-30 |
| DESAI, Sangeeta | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-09-07 |
| DUNN, Richard Johann | Director | — | 1995-03-17 |
| ELLENDER, David | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2013-07-31 |
| ELSTEIN, David Keith | Director | — | 1993-01-15 |
| FINCHAM, Peter Arthur | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2005-04-22 |
| FROT-COUTAZ, Cecile | Director | 2012-07-01 | 2018-09-01 |
| GARDINER, Britt | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2002-02-13 |
| GEATER, Sara Kate | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-05-31 |
| GRAY, Nicola Louise | Director | 2013-08-08 | 2023-04-11 |
| HAMBLEY, Robert John | Director | — | 1994-01-10 |
| HARRIS, Brian Frederick John | Director | 1996-04-30 | 2001-04-30 |
| HEGGESSEY, Lorraine Sylvia | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2010-06-30 |
| HUMBY, Nicholas Wayne | Director | 1993-06-25 | 1996-04-22 |
| HUNT, Derek Roy | Director | — | 1993-06-25 |
| KINBRUM, Arnold | Director | 2000-05-22 | 2001-05-04 |
| LINCOLN, William | Director | 1996-04-22 | 2001-05-31 |
| LOGAN, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 1996-04-22 | 1999-12-23 |
| MACKAY, Catherine Vinal | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2004-07-26 |
| MARR, Ben Emslie | Director | — | 1991-11-26 |
| MCCOURT, Robert Fitzgerald | Director | 2013-08-08 | 2018-01-23 |
| MIRON, Roger Anthony | Director | — | 1996-04-22 |
| MORETON, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| MULLIN, Jennifer | Director | 2020-08-01 | 2021-06-07 |
| OUSEY, Ian Ryder Marchant | Director | 2005-08-08 | 2013-02-28 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Director | — | 1996-04-22 |
| RIDDLESTON, Mark John | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2014-10-31 |
| SPALDING, Simon John | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2005-12-13 |
| STERN, Anthony Iain Alfred | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2004-07-26 |
| TINGAY, Sarah Frances Hamilton | Director | 2001-06-18 | 2014-09-12 |
| WILSON, Matthew Edward | Director | 2021-08-02 | 2026-10-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantlemedia Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-10-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.