CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£254k
-44.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12k
-64.5% first positive since 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £398,764,000 | £319,377 | £292,233 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £112,355,000 | £24,926 | -£10,939 | -143.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£159,535,000 | £33,610 | £11,931 | -64.5% | |
| Net profit | -£160,332,000 | £32,751 | £8,279 | -74.7% | |
| Cash | £16,000 | £21 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £452,308,000 | £483,235 | £273,834 | -43.3% | |
| Net assets | £448,187,000 | £460,407 | £253,686 | -44.9% | |
| Equity | £448,187,000 | £460,407 | £253,686 | -44.9% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 28.2% | 7.8% | -3.7% | |
| Net margin | -40.2% | 10.3% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.8% | 5.2% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.7% | 99.9% | 37.7% | |
| Current ratio | 3.43x | 4.96x | 2.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | 24.13x | -11.78x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED 1996-03-12 → present
- DE FACTO 463 LIMITED 1996-01-17 → 1996-03-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the Directors consider to be appropriate for the reasons mentioned in note 2.”
Group structure
- CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED · parent
- ParaUSD Singapore Pte Ltd 100%
- Everyone TV Limited 25%
- Viacom Interactive Limited 100%
- Viacom Sterling Finance C.V. 100%
- Netherlands Overseas LLC 100%
- VMN Noord LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 14 October 2025, the Company disposed of its investment in Viacom Interactive Limited by contributing the shares to ParaUSD Singapore Pte Ltd in exchange for one ordinary share in ParaUSD Singapore Pte Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 52 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-10 | — | — |
| SAKAAN, Reemah | Director | 2026-05-05 | Apr 1975 | Irish |
Show 52 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Colin Alexander | Secretary | 1998-01-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHAPPLE GILL, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 1996-05-24 | 1998-01-05 |
| CHINNERY, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| SANDERSON, Robert | Secretary | 2010-08-31 | 2014-09-10 |
| STABLES, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 1996-02-21 | 1996-05-24 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
| AIREY, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2008-10-27 | 2010-08-31 |
| AIREY, Dawn | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2002-10-25 |
| ASHFORD, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| BAKISH, Robert Marc | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2017-06-05 |
| BARLOW, Frank | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-02-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Colin Alexander | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Daniel | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2007-01-02 |
| CHINNERY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2009-01-07 | 2010-08-31 |
| CONSTABLE, Charles Alexander John | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2010-08-27 |
| CURRELL, James Robert | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2019-06-05 |
| DESMOND, Richard Clive | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| DUNTHORNE, Paul | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2020-06-17 |
| DYKE, Gregory | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-04-30 |
| ELLICE, Martin Stephen | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| ELSTEIN, David Keith | Director | 1996-09-27 | 2000-10-31 |
| FORD, Jeffrey Ian | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2012-11-30 |
| FORD, Jeffrey Ian | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2010-09-10 |
| GILL, Sukhjeet Kaur | Director | 2024-04-25 | 2026-06-30 |
| HARTE, Damien Bernard | Director | 1996-09-20 | 2001-02-02 |
| HOCKLEY, David | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2010-08-31 |
| HOLLICK OF NOTTING HILL, Clive Richard, Lord | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-01-06 |
| HYTNER, James Edward | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2001-08-31 |
| KAYSER, Ferdinand | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-09-15 |
| KYRIACOU, Maria Panayiotis | Director | 2020-06-19 | 2024-04-25 |
| LIGHTING, Jane Elizabeth Stuart | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2008-05-13 |
| LYGO, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2003-08-27 |
| LYNN, David Gerard | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2020-12-31 |
| MILLIGAN, Nicholas Desmond Robertson | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-03-15 |
| MURRAY, Grant | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2008-11-06 |
| MYERSON, Stanley Sydney | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2008-05-05 |
| PULLAN, David Michael | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2004-05-14 |
| RITCHIE, Ian Russell | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Susan Janet | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2010-08-27 |
| ROSE, Sarah | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-12-17 |
| SANDERSON, Robert, Mr. | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| SAUTTER, Remy | Director | 1997-09-15 | 1998-04-30 |
| SCOTT, Jane | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2007-10-12 |
| SHORTHOUSE, Dominic Hugh | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-04-30 |
| TATAM, James Edward | Director | 2020-06-19 | 2026-06-30 |
| WHITE, Mark Arthur | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2010-08-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Edward Kelly | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2010-12-01 |
| WILLIS, John Edward | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-04-30 |
| WOOLFE, Joseph Richard | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2010-08-31 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viacom Camden Lock Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.