UNIVERSAL PICTURES LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£715k
-46.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£386k
-25.5% 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 | £59,731 | £65,014 | £97,423 | +49.8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,166 | £4,526 | £6,798 | +50.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £518,585 | £519,003 | £386,398 | -25.5% | |
| Net profit | £489,570 | £520,500 | £380,919 | -26.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £813,171 | £1,333,671 | £714,590 | -46.4% | |
| Net assets | £813,171 | £1,333,671 | £714,590 | -46.4% | |
| Equity | £813,171 | £1,333,671 | £714,590 | -46.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.79x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for 12 months from the date of signing, with net assets of £714,590, and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- UNIVERSAL PICTURES LIMITED · parent
- Arcadia Pictures Ltd 100%
- Barricade Productions Ltd 100%
- Ancient Futures Ltd 100%
- Bleecker Production Services Ltd 100%
- Bourne Again Ltd 100%
- Fast Productions Ltd 100%
- Mathgamian Films Limited 100%
- Box Hill Films Ltd 100%
- Compound Films Ltd 100%
- FF9 Pictures Ltd 100%
- Obscure Pictures Ltd 100%
- News Worthy Pictures Ltd 100%
- Lone Star Films Ltd 100%
- JB5 Productions Ltd 100%
- Voyage Productions Ltd 100%
- Karaoke Productions Ltd 100%
- Grunewald Films Ltd 100%
- Sarcophagus Films Ltd 100%
- Three Act Pictures Ltd 100%
- Working Title Productions Ltd 100%
- TTP Films Ltd 100%
- Starplay Productions Ltd 100%
- Static Films Ltd 100%
- FFSO Ltd 100%
- Western Sky Ltd 100%
- Explorer Productions Ltd 100%
- Fireball Films Ltd 100%
- High Tea Pictures Ltd 100%
- Dame Films Ltd 100%
- Opaque Show Limited 100%
- Third Wish Productions Limited 100%
- El Paradiso Films Limited 100%
- Toothless Productions Limited 100%
- Owl Films Limited 100%
- Rowan Tree Films Limited 100%
- Priority Films Limited 100%
- Red Alert Productions Limited 100%
- Saga Productions Limited 100%
- Phoenix Productions Limited 100%
- Charlie's Tale Limited 100%
- Mirage Pictures Limited 100%
- Diem Films Limited 100%
- Villa Productions Limited 100%
- Omega Point Productions Limited 100%
- South Shore Films Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARQUET, Jose Arturo | Director | 2006-05-05 | Apr 1963 | American |
| HODGSON, David Andrew | Director | 2018-02-23 | May 1971 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Andrew Nigel | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2007-03-12 |
| LAITHWAITE, Melanie Jane | Secretary | 2007-03-12 | 2007-06-18 |
| LI, Helene Yuk Hing | Secretary | 2004-11-08 | 2005-07-01 |
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2007-06-18 | 2021-11-30 |
| SMITH, Peter Boyd | Secretary | — | 2004-11-08 |
| BRATCHELL, Duncan John Timothy | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2022-06-30 |
| BRODIE, Michael John | Director | — | 2004-09-23 |
| BUSS, Alexander Philip | Director | 2008-02-14 | 2015-02-12 |
| ETHERIDGE, Scott | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2007-12-04 |
| HALL, Andrew Nigel | Director | 2004-09-23 | 2008-02-14 |
| JOHNSTONE, Alexandra Renee | Director | 2004-10-12 | 2006-02-06 |
| LEDDING, Mary Suurmeyer | Director | 2006-02-06 | 2006-05-02 |
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Director | 2008-06-23 | 2015-05-15 |
| PALOTAY, Marc Richard | Director | 2009-03-05 | 2015-03-20 |
| RANDALL, Karen | Director | 1997-05-14 | 2004-12-31 |
| RIBEIRO, Daryl Mark | Director | 2006-02-06 | 2007-03-05 |
| SAMUEL, Michael | Director | — | 1997-05-14 |
| SMITH, Peter Boyd | Director | 2002-09-26 | 2004-10-29 |
| SMITH, Peter Boyd | Director | 2002-04-23 | 2002-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Pictures Group (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
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.