WORKING TITLE FILMS LIMITED
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Cash
£484k
-40.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£989k
-6.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
31
-3.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£616k
+5.5% 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 | £13,060,000 | £12,394,000 | £13,897,000 | +12.1% | |
| Operating profit | £528,000 | £584,000 | £616,000 | +5.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £528,000 | £584,000 | £616,000 | +5.5% | |
| Net profit | £548,000 | £589,000 | £554,000 | -5.9% | |
| Cash | £446,000 | £817,000 | £484,000 | -40.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,054,000 | £989,000 | -6.2% | |
| Net assets | £1,054,000 | £1,054,000 | £989,000 | -6.2% | |
| Equity | £1,054,000 | £1,054,000 | £989,000 | -6.2% | |
| Average employees | 29 | 32 | 31 | -3.1% | |
| Wages | £4,788,000 | £4,839,000 | £5,082,000 | +5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,651,000 | £1,602,000 | £1,592,000 | -0.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 4.7% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 4.8% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 55.4% | 62.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.7% | 72.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 1.42x | 1.19x |
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
- WORKING TITLE FILMS LIMITED 1995-02-20 → present
- WORKING TITLE LIMITED 1992-12-18 → 1995-02-20
- VISIONENSURE LIMITED 1992-10-14 → 1992-12-18
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 date of signing... and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting... We further highlight that the company has received confirmation of support from Comcast Corporation for a period of at least 12 months.”
Group structure
- WORKING TITLE FILMS LIMITED · parent
- Speechless Features Limited 100%
- Working Title Music Limited 100%
- WT Film Productions Limited 100%
- WT2 Limited 100%
- Producer Services Limited 100%
- Working Title (Developments) Limited 25%
Significant events
- “An interim dividend of £645,233.80 was declared on 27 February 2026 and paid out in March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEVAN, Timothy John | Director | 1993-03-03 | Dec 1957 | British |
| FELLNER, Eric Nigel | Director | 1993-03-03 | Oct 1959 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWEN, Alan Henry | Secretary | 2004-05-10 | 2004-11-08 |
| HALL, Andrew Nigel | Secretary | 2005-07-01 | 2006-03-21 |
| HOWLE, Michael Anthony | Secretary | 1992-11-06 | 2004-05-10 |
| LI, Helene Yuk Hing | Secretary | 2004-11-08 | 2005-07-01 |
| MANSFIELD, Alison | Secretary | 2006-03-21 | 2021-11-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-10-14 | 1992-11-06 |
| EASTHILL, Timothy Clive | Director | 2012-12-21 | 2015-04-10 |
| EASTHILL, Timothy Clive | Director | 2011-12-20 | 2012-08-17 |
| HUNTSBERRY, Frederick | Director | 2000-04-25 | 2004-05-12 |
| HUTTON, Patricia Eileen | Director | 2004-05-12 | 2007-03-19 |
| KUHN, Michael Ashton | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1999-02-26 |
| TANDY, Jill Hayley | Director | 1992-11-06 | 1998-12-04 |
| TILL, Stewart Myles | Director | 1992-11-06 | 2000-02-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-10-14 | 1992-11-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Studios Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-11-12 | Active |
| Nbcuniversal International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | 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 | |
| 2021-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-15 | 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.