DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Discovery group via DNI Europe Holdings Limited, the company is responsible for television programme production and broadcasting activities across Europe.
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Cash
£511k
-46.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£399m
+7.9% vs 2024
Employees
242
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£54m
+145.4% highest in 3 filed years
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Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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 | £1,039,107,000 | £1,008,602,000 | £681,123,000 | -32.5% | |
| Operating profit | £29,187,000 | -£92,753,000 | £34,898,000 | +137.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,232,000 | -£117,776,000 | £53,523,000 | +145.4% | |
| Net profit | -£25,634,000 | -£128,764,000 | £32,988,000 | +125.6% | |
| Cash | £1,098,000 | £961,000 | £511,000 | -46.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £609,378,000 | £459,831,000 | £487,076,000 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | £518,720,000 | £369,858,000 | £399,177,000 | +7.9% | |
| Equity | £518,720,000 | £369,858,000 | £399,177,000 | +7.9% | |
| Average employees | 223 | 234 | 242 | +3.4% | |
| Wages | £17,611,000 | £22,503,000 | £23,552,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £462,000 | £1,183,000 | £1,244,000 | +5.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £42,000 | £97,000 | £101,000 | +4.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £705,000 | £701,000 | -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 | 2.8% | -9.2% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.5% | -12.8% | 4.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | -20.2% | 7.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.0% | 75.8% | 69.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.64x | 0.49x | |
| Interest cover | 1.14x | -2.33x | 0.93x |
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
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED 2006-06-13 → present
- DISCOVERY CONTENT UK LIMITED 2004-03-18 → 2006-06-13
- DWSCO 2499 LIMITED 2004-02-10 → 2004-03-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern after the completion of the PSKY Merger, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the aforementioned transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Discovery Networks Denmark ApS 100%
- Discovery Content Verwaltungs GmbH 99%
- Discovery Italia S.r.l. 100%
- Discovery Medya Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi 100%
- Discovery Networks Finland Oy 100%
- Discovery Networks Sweden AB 100%
- DNE Music Publishing Limited 100%
- DNI German Holdings I Limited 100%
- Discovery Networks Norway AS 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, WBD, Inc., the ultimate parent company, entered into an amended and restated agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Nightingale Sub, Inc., and New Topco 25, Inc.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, James Richard | Director | 2018-07-23 | Feb 1980 | British |
| GEORGIOU, Andrew | Director | 2023-10-17 | Oct 1974 | Greek |
| WOOLF, Hester Jane | Director | 2014-01-06 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Suzanne | Secretary | 2004-03-18 | 2004-09-01 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2016-09-28 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-10 | 2004-03-18 |
| BASTINGS, Arthur Leon Servais | Director | 2007-02-09 | 2010-09-10 |
| BONARD, Nicolas | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2016-10-13 |
| BROOKE, Daniel Roderick Villaret | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2009-01-20 |
| COBLENS, Douglas | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-07-12 |
| ELHABASHI, Sahar | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2010-03-15 |
| FORBES, Deirdre | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| HIFZI, Mine Ozkan, Sol | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2006-01-16 |
| HONEYCUTT, John Kenneth | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2014-01-06 |
| KEAVENY, Thomas | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2014-07-01 |
| LASALA JR, Joseph | Director | 2008-08-13 | 2010-09-10 |
| PAPADIMITRIOU, Michael | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2014-01-06 |
| PAXTON, Robin Peter | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-02-09 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2018-07-23 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-10 | 2004-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dni Europe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 136 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.