UKTV MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
£8.8m
-23.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£123m
+3.4% vs 2025
Employees
329
-2.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£35m
-26.1% 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £263,471,000 | £263,778,000 | £241,306,000 | -8.5% | |
| Operating profit | £44,510,000 | £46,324,000 | £34,889,000 | -24.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £44,343,000 | £47,300,000 | £34,955,000 | -26.1% | |
| Net profit | £32,557,000 | £35,344,000 | £34,039,000 | -3.7% | |
| Cash | £15,592,000 | £11,469,000 | £8,788,000 | -23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £131,637,000 | £125,673,000 | £128,319,000 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £124,056,000 | £119,400,000 | £123,439,000 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £124,056,000 | £119,400,000 | £123,439,000 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 328 | 337 | 329 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £24,451,000 | £25,400,000 | £25,375,000 | -0.1% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 17.6% | 14.5% | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 13.4% | 14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.8% | 36.9% | 27.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.3% | 42.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.96x | 2.13x | 2.62x |
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
- UKTV MEDIA LIMITED 2014-11-28 → present
- UKTV NEW VENTURES LIMITED 2001-09-24 → 2014-11-28
- NEWINCCO 84 LIMITED 2001-08-07 → 2001-09-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing these forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over a period of at least 12 months from the day these financial statements were authorised for issue. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company signed a new carriage agreement with Channel 4 to carry the U service on its streaming platform and renewed its digital terrestrial television (DTT) distribution capacity agreements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WONG, Julie | Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| ARTHUR, Marcus Peter | Director | 2018-03-21 | Sep 1966 | Scottish |
| JONES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2025-09-08 | Dec 1974 | British |
| WELLAND, Grant James | Director | 2021-01-11 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Clive | Secretary | 2001-11-21 | 2006-07-17 |
| CORRIETTE, Anthony | Secretary | 2024-09-26 | 2025-10-01 |
| CORRIETTE, Anthony | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2022-05-27 |
| EDMONDSON, Patricia | Secretary | 2014-03-25 | 2019-07-31 |
| JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-07-17 | 2011-10-01 |
| PRYOR, Sophia | Secretary | 2012-04-17 | 2013-11-22 |
| RYLAND, Jackline | Secretary | 2022-05-27 | 2024-09-26 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
| ARGYROPOULOS, Julia Dawn | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-06-15 |
| ARTHUR, Marcus Peter | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-12-30 |
| BAHEL, Nikhil, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-19 | 2018-11-28 |
| BENNETT, Jana | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2012-10-01 |
| BOTT, Andrew | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2015-12-01 |
| BURDICK, Charles James | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2004-02-18 |
| BURGESS, Lorraine Yasmin | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-06-26 |
| BURNS, Katharine Elaine | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| BURROWS, Suzanne Mary | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2020-10-12 |
| BURROWS, Suzanne Mary | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2018-09-19 |
| CAMPBELL, Bruce Loren | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2019-06-11 |
| CHILDS, Darren Michael | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2015-02-25 |
| CHILDS, Darren Michael | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2010-08-31 |
| CHUGANI, Neil | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2010-06-25 |
| COOK, Stephen Sands | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2006-03-03 |
| DAVIE, Timothy Douglas | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-12-30 |
| DAVIES, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2019-07-02 |
| DEMPSEY, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| DEMPSEY, Paul Francis | Director | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 |
| DRESSER, Scott | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2011-10-01 |
| EMERY, Richard James | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2006-11-24 |
| FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2022-04-01 |
| FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2016-12-30 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert, Sir | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2004-08-25 |
| GOOZE-ZIJL, Joannes Anthonius Willem | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-01-22 |
| GRACE, Anthony Liam | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2011-10-01 |
| HICKOK, Lori Ann | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2018-03-19 |
| HILL, Alexander James | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| HOLMES-DAVIES, Suezann | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2009-09-21 |
| KING, David John | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2007-12-06 |
| LANG, Oliver James Alport | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2018-03-21 |
| LANSING, John F | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2012-06-20 |
| LIGHTING, Jane Elizabeth Stuart | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2003-02-28 |
| LLOYD-JONES, Jennifer Victoria | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2009-03-31 |
| LOWE, Kenneth Wayne | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-04-11 |
| LUFF, Phillip Arnold Michael | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2016-11-04 |
| LUIZ, Mark Walter | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2003-10-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2011-03-16 |
| MOODY, David Charles | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-09-08 |
| MURPHY, Caroline Esther | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2011-02-07 |
| NARDI, Simone | Director | 2014-04-11 | 2018-06-19 |
| NECASTRO, Joseph Gerard | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-02-05 |
| O'HARE, Eamonn | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2011-10-01 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2006-10-31 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2003-09-16 |
| PERRETTE, Jean-Briac Julien | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2019-06-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Director | 2002-01-06 | 2005-11-25 |
| RIVINGTON, Katharine Burns | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2007-06-29 |
| SAMPLES, James Donald | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2018-03-19 |
| SCHWEITZER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2010-07-02 |
| SINGER, Adam Nicholas | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2002-07-31 |
| SMITH, John Barry | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2012-12-31 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2006-10-31 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-15 |
| TEAGUE, Peter Roy | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2002-02-12 |
| VINCENT, Philip James | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2013-12-20 |
| WALL, Malcolm Robert | Director | 2006-03-03 | 2009-04-05 |
| WEBB, Jonathan Alexander | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2007-09-03 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bbc Studios Distribution Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-11 |
| Southbank Media Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-11 |
| Uktv Media Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 256 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.