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APPLE CORPS LIMITED

#00764797 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1963-06-20 (63y 4m) · Last filing 2026-09-30 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 93290 · R Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-15 (in 3 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£17m

-15.3% vs 2025

Net assets

£22m

+2.6% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

11

-35.3% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£6.1m

+56.2% vs 2025

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2024-01-312025-01-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £26,686,465£31,801,700£43,969,046 +38.3%
Operating profit £4,864,747£1,371,495£4,745,528 +246%
Profit before tax £6,639,600£3,874,370£6,053,021 +56.2%
Net profit £5,059,971£3,934,624£4,501,498 +14.4%
Cash £16,599,059£20,243,053£17,143,082 -15.3%
Total assets less current liabilities £20,591,933£21,080,588£21,635,707 +2.6%
Net assets £20,461,858£21,080,588£21,635,707 +2.6%
Equity £20,461,858£21,080,588£21,635,707 +2.6%
Average employees 171711 -35.3%
Wages £3,043,634£3,964,348£2,371,431 -40.2%
Directors' remuneration £929,885£926,375£911,379 -1.6%
Highest paid director £232,471£231,671£227,963 -1.6%

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 2024-01-312025-01-312025-12-31
Operating margin 18.2%4.3%10.8%
Net margin 19.0%12.4%10.2%
Return on capital employed 23.6%6.5%21.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 39.2%42.7%31.8%
Current ratio 2.29x2.06x2.72x

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
Sopher + Co LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Group structure

  1. APPLE CORPS LIMITED · parent
    1. Apple Corps Inc. 100% · USA · Intermediate holding company
    2. Apple Show Inc. 100% · USA · Intermediate holding company
    3. Python Music Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    4. Apple Films Production Limited 100% · UK · Film Production
    5. Apple Films Production 64 Limited 100% · UK · Film Production
    6. Apple Records Inc. (California) 100% · USA · Exploitation of musical copyrights
    7. Apple Records Inc. (New York) 100% · USA · Dormant
    8. Apple Music Publishing Company Inc. 100% · USA · Dormant
    9. Apple Films Inc. 100% · USA · Exploitation of film copyrights

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 7 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HILL, Jemma Victoria Secretary 2026-03-18 — —
EASTMAN, Lee Vail Director 2022-07-28 Oct 1969 American
GRAKAL, Bruce Victor Director 2015-08-24 Dec 1940 American
HARRISON, Olivia Trinidad Director 2001-10-26 May 1947 American
LENNON, Sean Ono Director 2020-10-05 Oct 1975 American,British
LENNON, Yoko Ono Director — Feb 1933 Japanese
Show 7 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
JONES, Jeffrey Vaughan Secretary 2007-05-07 2024-11-08
TWEEDALE, Garth Secretary 2024-11-20 2026-03-18
STANDBY FILMS LIMITED Corporate Secretary — 2007-05-04
EASTMAN, John Lindner Director — 2022-07-28
GERRARD, Hilary Lester Director — 2015-08-24
HARRISON, George Director 1993-02-24 2001-10-26
O'BRIEN, Denis James Director — 1993-02-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 159 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-03-30 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2026-03-30 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2026-01-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-29 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current shortened PDF
2025-10-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-01-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-11-28 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-11-19 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-10 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-01-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-01-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-10-13 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2022-08-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2022-08-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-01-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2021-01-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-11-12 RP04AP01 officers Second filing of director appointment with name PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
6

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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