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HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

#01909622 · Active · Incorporated 1985-04-30 (41y 6m) · Last filing 2026-10-04 (this month)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 90030 · R Arts, Entertainment & Recreation · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-01-01 (in 2 months) · 1 watchout

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Cash

£1.5m

-55.2% vs 2024

Net assets

£6.2m

-63.1% lowest in 6 filed years

Employees

60

-1.6% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£13m

+1,136% highest in 6 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

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

Metric Trend 2020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £19,078,552£16,824,299£21,208,033£17,432,663£16,050,589£21,896,943 +36.4%
Operating profit —£1,070,301£2,605,962£1,904,837£844,699£3,206,495 +279.6%
Profit before tax £3,195,470£1,403,557£3,030,806£1,300,522£1,074,624£13,282,625 +1,136%
Net profit £3,191,063£1,465,976£2,911,102£943,735£785,500£13,216,697 +1,582.6%
Cash £902,754£2,871,176£3,176,005£2,155,915£3,357,051£1,505,259 -55.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £9,896,222£12,135,448£15,619,763£16,702,234£16,838,480£6,197,767 -63.2%
Net assets £9,543,401£11,883,071£15,441,882£16,573,901£16,714,820£6,176,068 -63.1%
Equity £9,543,401£11,883,071£15,441,882£16,573,901£16,714,820£6,176,068 -63.1%
Average employees 575865676160 -1.6%
Wages £3,696,018£4,720,924£5,416,863£4,886,344£4,374,617£4,533,891 +3.6%
Directors' remuneration £997,246£992,218£1,137,115£1,175,435£987,166£1,118,267 +13.3%
Directors' pension contributions ———£61,587£92,025£66,001 -28.3%
Highest paid director ———£383,524£384,881£381,981 -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 2020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin —6.4%12.3%10.9%5.3%14.6%
Net margin 16.7%8.7%13.7%5.4%4.9%60.4%
Return on capital employed —8.8%16.7%11.4%5.0%51.7%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 57.3%54.0%43.9%45.7%47.5%79.1%
Current ratio ———2.06x1.99x—

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
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Sopher + Co LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months”

Group structure

  1. HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED · parent
    1. Hat Trick International Limited 100% · England and Wales · distribution of content
    2. Hat Trick Television Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    3. Hat Trick (Stuck) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    4. Hat Trick (DG) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    5. Hat Trick (ON) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    6. Hat Trick (FTM) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    7. Hat Trick (HTG) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    8. Hat Trick East Inc. 100% · United States · creation of content
    9. Hat Trick Entertainment Inc. 100% · United States · creation of content
    10. Hat Trick (SQ) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    11. Hat Trick (TFP) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    12. Hat Trick (USG) Limited 100% · England and Wales · creation of content
    13. Hat Trick Productions (Ireland) DAC 100% · Ireland · creation of content

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

People

5 active · 18 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
COHEN, Paul Darren Secretary 2008-07-31 — British
COHEN, Paul Darren Director 2009-03-02 Dec 1970 British
DUGDALE, Andrew John Director 2010-02-25 Sep 1976 British
MULVILLE, James Thomas Director — Jan 1955 British
MULVILLE, Karen Suzanne Director 2021-09-17 May 1967 British
Show 18 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
ALBERSTAT, Philip Sheldon Secretary 2000-04-01 2000-09-05
BELL, Mary Roberta Secretary 1995-04-26 1997-08-18
BIBBY, Michael Andrew Secretary 1998-07-22 2000-03-31
BIRCH, Simon Charles Secretary 2001-01-18 2004-05-12
FORSTER, Neil Andrew Secretary 2004-05-12 2008-07-31
MCGRATH, Patrick Rory Secretary — 1992-11-02
PERKINS, Geoffrey Secretary 1992-11-02 1995-04-26
STRONG, Hilary Secretary 2000-09-05 2006-02-23
STRONG, Hilary Secretary 1997-08-18 2000-03-31
BELL, Mary Roberta Director 1992-08-19 2001-04-09
FORSTER, Neil Andrew Director 2004-05-12 2008-07-31
MANNERS, Deborah Anne Director 2008-10-21 2010-10-15
MCGRATH, Patrick Rory Director — 1992-07-22
O'DONOGHUE, Denise Director — 2006-03-31
PERKINS, Geoffrey Director — 1995-07-10
REDHEAD, Mark Pownall Director 2006-10-31 2025-09-29
STRONG, Hilary Director 1997-03-01 2006-02-23
WILSON, Kate Ruth Director 2011-01-12 2026-05-07

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Hat Trick Holdings (2019) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2025-12-16 Active
Hat Trick Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2025-12-16

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 283 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-05-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-05-05 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2026-04-20 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-12-23 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-12-23 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-09-29 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-01-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-04-19 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date
2024-01-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-28 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2022-12-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2021-12-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-10-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-09-30 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2021-02-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2021-02-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full 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
0

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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