CARNIVAL FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED
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Cash
£1m
+302.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£34m
+23.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
17
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.6m
-13.8% 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 | £43,068,000 | £52,209,000 | £93,906,000 | +79.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,429,000 | £8,324,000 | £6,638,000 | -20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,366,000 | £7,661,000 | £6,606,000 | -13.8% | |
| Net profit | £7,526,000 | £7,475,000 | £6,595,000 | -11.8% | |
| Cash | £8,000 | £258,000 | £1,039,000 | +302.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,420,000 | £30,476,000 | £36,643,000 | +20.2% | |
| Net assets | £20,420,000 | £27,895,000 | £34,490,000 | +23.6% | |
| Equity | £20,420,000 | £27,895,000 | £34,490,000 | +23.6% | |
| Average employees | 15 | 16 | 17 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £3,212,000 | £3,699,000 | £3,375,000 | -8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,687,000 | — | £3,676,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £1,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £3,025,000 | £6,274,000 | £2,584,000 | -58.8% |
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 | 17.2% | 15.9% | 7.1% | |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 14.3% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.4% | 27.3% | 18.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.8% | 67.7% | 38.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.09x | 1.51x | 2.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 12.56x | 20.36x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CARNIVAL FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED 2007-08-20 → present
- CARNIVAL FILM AND TELEVISION LIMITED 2007-02-09 → 2007-08-20
- CARNIVAL (FILMS AND THEATRE) LIMITED 1990-09-17 → 2007-02-09
- PICTURE PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1990-09-17
- BATWAY LIMITED 1978-11-03 → 1979-12-31
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 the 12 months from the date of signing, with net assets of £34,490,000, and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. We further highlight that the company has received confirmation of support from NBCUniversal Media LLC for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CARNIVAL FILM & TELEVISION LIMITED · parent
- Carnival Productions Two Limited 100%
- Carnival (Charles Dickens) Limited 100%
- Castle Pictures Limited 100%
- Carnival (DAX) Limited 0%
- Carnival Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, Comcast Corporation announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky. The spin-off is expected to be completed in mid-2027, subject to satisfaction of customary conditions and approvals.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD, Robert John | Director | 2020-12-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| MARCHANT, Nigel James | Director | 2020-12-01 | Oct 1972 | British |
| NEAME, Gareth Elwin | Director | 2005-01-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADEANE, Henry Robert Thomas | Secretary | — | 1994-11-30 |
| BRADBURY, Aliboo | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2008-09-19 |
| EASTMAN, Brian Robert | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | 1998-09-21 |
| GRINDLEY, Philip Robert Giles | Secretary | 1994-11-30 | 1998-07-31 |
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2008-09-19 | 2021-11-30 |
| O'DONOGHUE, David | Secretary | 2008-07-28 | 2008-09-19 |
| TATE, Maxine | Secretary | 1998-09-21 | 2007-09-28 |
| ANDERSON, Peter John | Director | 2008-01-14 | 2008-09-19 |
| BALNAVES, Neil Richard | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2008-02-01 |
| BELL, Anthony Edward | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2007-11-05 |
| BIRKS, Clare | Director | 2008-08-06 | 2008-09-19 |
| BIRKS, Clare | Director | 2000-04-14 | 2004-12-23 |
| BROMSTAD, Angela Janine | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2009-09-14 |
| CLARK, Peter Antony | Director | 1994-12-22 | 2000-04-14 |
| COOPER, Sarah Felicity | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2019-09-27 |
| EASTMAN, Brian Robert | Director | — | 2007-01-16 |
| EDELSTEIN, Michael | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| GUPPY, David Roland | Director | 2010-06-01 | 2013-01-17 |
| MARKS, Hugh | Director | 2004-12-23 | 2008-09-19 |
| MILES, Jeremy | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2012-12-30 |
| MILES, Jeremy | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2009-10-05 |
| MORETON, Jacqueline Frances | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2015-05-21 |
| NARDI, Simone | Director | 2008-09-19 | 2010-02-26 |
| O'DONOGHUE, David Ludovic Marie | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2023-02-14 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Denise | Director | 2009-09-14 | 2010-02-26 |
| OLDFIELD, David William | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2014-08-29 |
| RANDLE, Paul Joseph | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-07-18 |
| SHEPPARD, Guy | Director | 2016-03-10 | 2017-04-28 |
| TEXIN, Valerie Bonda | Director | 2019-09-25 | 2020-06-03 |
| WACHTEL, Jeffrey Leigh | Director | 2019-01-08 | 2020-11-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nbcuniversal International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 280 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.