CPL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
172
+32.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.7m
+68.6% highest 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 | £46,308,785 | £41,175,659 | £60,193,820 | +46.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,281,875 | £1,639,173 | £2 | -100% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,281,261 | £1,620,886 | £2,732,408 | +68.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,281,261 | £1,620,886 | £2,732,408 | +68.6% | |
| Cash | £5,975,865 | £8,371,813 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,934,117 | £10,670,882 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £6,572,779 | £7,193,665 | — | — | |
| Equity | £6,572,779 | £7,193,665 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 172 | 130 | 172 | +32.3% | |
| Wages | £7,869,435 | £7,869,524 | £10,269,912 | +30.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,199,083 | £1,415,161 | £1,329,101 | -6.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £24,609 | £25,598 | £35,232 | +37.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £513,933 | £621,067 | £550,868 | -11.3% |
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 | 4.9% | 4.0% | 0.0% | |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 3.9% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.9% | 15.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 71.5% | 70.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.78x | 1.66x | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 89.64x | 0.00x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CPL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 2009-03-05 → present
- CELADOR PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 2009-03-05
- GRANTVENUS LIMITED 1979-01-23 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ecovis Wingrave Yeats LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the cash requirements of the Company through to September 2027, and beyond. Their assessment factors in the support of their parent company, Seven.One Studios GmbH, who have indicated their willingness to provide additional funding where the financing need arises.”
Group structure
- CPL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED · parent
- CPL Good Vibrations Limited 100%
- CPL Tiny Beast Limited 100%
- CPL RB Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On Monday, 18th May 2026, BBC One broadcast a Panorama documentary entitled The Dark Side of Married at First Sight.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKES, Janet Christine | Secretary | 2012-03-21 | — | — |
| BOLAND, Murray | Director | 2006-12-20 | Jan 1965 | Irish |
| LUX, Danielle Suzanne | Director | 2004-02-03 | May 1964 | British |
| METZGER, Martin Anton | Director | 2018-11-20 | Mar 1973 | German |
| OAKES, Janet Christine | Director | 2010-09-27 | Jul 1967 | British |
| PABST, Henrik | Director | 2022-07-06 | Feb 1975 | German |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEANEY, Nigel John | Secretary | — | 1993-06-30 |
| DOVER, Stephen John | Secretary | 2004-06-30 | 2005-09-30 |
| GREGSON, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 1996-12-06 | 2004-06-30 |
| HAMPSON, Heather Mary, Ms. | Secretary | 2006-12-20 | 2012-03-21 |
| HOOLAHAN, Catriona Jane | Secretary | 1996-01-01 | 1996-12-06 |
| OAKES, Janet Christine | Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2006-12-20 |
| ROBB-JOHN, Anthony | Secretary | 1995-06-01 | 1995-09-01 |
| SMITH, Paul Adrian | Secretary | 1995-09-01 | 1996-01-01 |
| BAKER, James Richard | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2020-10-07 |
| BEANEY, Nigel John | Director | 1992-01-17 | 1995-06-01 |
| DENTON, Joel Edward | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2012-12-31 |
| DOVER, Stephen | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2012-02-27 |
| DOVER, Stephen John | Director | 2002-04-08 | 2005-09-30 |
| FROUMAN, Jan David | Director | 2012-02-27 | 2018-11-19 |
| GREGSON, Sarah Jane | Director | 1996-12-06 | 2004-06-30 |
| HAMPSON, Heather Mary | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2021-01-28 |
| HOBBS, Alexandra | Director | 2004-08-09 | 2006-09-11 |
| HOOLAHAN, Catriona Jane | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-12-06 |
| HOPKINS, Mark Julian | Director | — | 2005-08-11 |
| HUTCHINSON, Colman Joseph | Director | 1999-05-06 | 2006-09-30 |
| OAKES, Janet Christine | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2006-12-20 |
| PATTISON, Damon Christopher | Director | 2005-03-09 | 2006-08-08 |
| PHILLIPS, Nicholas John | Director | 1992-02-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| REESE, Raimo Roman Heinrich | Director | 2020-10-07 | 2022-06-30 |
| ROBB-JOHN, Anthony | Director | 1992-09-07 | 1995-09-01 |
| SMITH, Paul Adrian | Director | — | 2006-12-20 |
| SPRINGFORD, Stephen Mark | Director | 1991-08-09 | 2004-04-02 |
| WHITEHILL, Michael William | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2002-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhb Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-25 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-30 | 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.