SKY STUDIOS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£165m
-25.5% first positive since 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£50m
-3.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £268,123,000 | £215,526,000 | £249,642,000 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£37,147,000 | -£25,645,000 | -£34,068,000 | -32.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£59,137,000 | -£48,339,000 | -£50,043,000 | -3.5% | |
| Net profit | -£59,990,000 | -£48,824,000 | -£56,487,000 | -15.7% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £339,791,000 | £594,136,000 | £540,532,000 | -9% | |
| Net assets | -£29,591,000 | £221,585,000 | £165,098,000 | -25.5% | |
| Equity | -£29,591,000 | £221,585,000 | £165,098,000 | -25.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | -13.9% | -11.9% | -13.6% | |
| Net margin | -22.4% | -22.7% | -22.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -10.9% | -4.3% | -6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 103.5% | 71.7% | 77.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.41x | 0.61x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | -2.21x | -0.93x | -2.61x |
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
- SKY STUDIOS LIMITED 2019-10-17 → present
- PARTHENON ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2002-02-19 → 2019-10-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company has received confirmation that Sky UK Limited intends to support the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements. As a result, the Directors ... continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SKY STUDIOS LIMITED · parent
- Cymru International Limited 100%
- Sky Studios Productions Limited 100%
- Agreed Voices Limited 100%
- Wider Voices Limited 100%
- Low Voices Limited 100%
- Production Voices Limited 100%
- Two Plus Voices Limited 100%
- Active Voices Limited 100%
- Directed Voices Limited 100%
- Factual Voices Limited 100%
- Scripted Voices Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2025 the Company's immediate parent company was changed from Parthenon Media Group Limited to Sky UK Limited.”
- “In June 2026, Comcast Corporation announced its intention to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off of NBCUniversal and Sky.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKY CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-06-05 | — | — |
| MCNEIL, Roderick Gregor | Director | 2024-06-28 | Nov 1970 | British |
| MILLS, Barnaby Tristan | Director | 2026-03-06 | May 1980 | British |
| WEDLOCK, Paul | Director | 2021-11-25 | Dec 1982 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDWIN, Christopher Peter | Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2012-07-26 |
| GORMLEY, David Joseph | Secretary | 2012-07-26 | 2012-11-09 |
| HALL, Leanne | Secretary | 2002-02-19 | 2007-11-09 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Secretary | 2012-11-09 | 2019-06-05 |
| RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-02-19 | 2002-02-19 |
| BALDWIN, Christopher Peter | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2012-07-26 |
| BROWN, Daniel Regis | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2008-01-11 |
| CARDWELL, David Thomas | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2009-07-29 |
| COOPER, Caroline Lindsay | Director | 2020-07-23 | 2021-05-31 |
| DARROCH, David Jeremy | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2013-01-08 |
| DEWEY, Kevin Hendy | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2009-03-25 |
| GRIFFITH, Andrew John | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2013-01-08 |
| HALL, Carl Vincent | Director | 2002-02-19 | 2012-12-19 |
| HANDLEY, William John | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2009-02-04 |
| HODSON, Connie Gail | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2012-07-26 |
| HOLMES, Karl | Director | 2016-10-21 | 2019-06-05 |
| JONES, Colin Robert | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2019-06-05 |
| JONES, David Edward | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2011-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, George Edward | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2008-09-03 |
| PLUMMER ANDREWS, Theresa | Director | 2007-11-09 | 2009-05-06 |
| RICHARDS, Tanya Claire | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2024-06-28 |
| ROBSON, Simon | Director | 2021-05-31 | 2026-03-06 |
| SHANKS, Michael Jonathan | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2012-12-19 |
| SMITH, Colin | Director | 2019-06-05 | 2021-11-30 |
| TAYLOR, Christopher Jon | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2019-06-05 |
| TIPPING, Danny Marsden | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2012-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-06-02 | Active |
| Parthenon Media Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-06-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-12-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-19 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-12-19 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-19 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-12-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.