20TH CENTURY STUDIOS UK LIMITED
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Cash
£376K
-42.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£741K
+5.7% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£798K
+4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £120,183,592 | £54,981,056 | £14,186,902 | £6,403,062 | £3,968,133 | £5,024,778 | +26.6% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,335,109 | -£831,046 | -£798,141 | +4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£23,234,390 | -£3,607,148 | -£3,010,565 | -£1,335,109 | -£831,046 | -£798,141 | +4% | |
| Net profit | £69,853 | £58,966 | £50,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 | 0% | |
| Cash | £10,970,847 | £1,136,262 | £1,094,872 | £1,175,992 | £658,405 | £375,815 | -42.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £660,767 | £700,767 | £740,767 | +5.7% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £660,767 | £700,767 | £740,767 | +5.7% | |
| Equity | £511,801 | £570,767 | £620,767 | £660,767 | £700,767 | £740,767 | +5.7% | |
| Average employees | 136 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £5,207,475 | £332,136 | £0 | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -20.9% | -20.9% | -15.9% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -202.1% | -118.6% | -107.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 79.9% | 65.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.25x | 1.54x |
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
- 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS UK LIMITED 2020-08-14 → present
- FOX UK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 2008-04-28 → 2020-08-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS UK LIMITED · parent
- Bestmar Limited 100%
- Sword Pictures Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 1 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 2 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 3 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 4 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 5 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 6 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 7 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 8 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 9 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 10 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 11 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 12 Limited 100%
- TCS UK Productions 13 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the company's wholly owned subsidiary, Bestmar Limited, was dissolved on 27 January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne | Director | 2021-06-22 | Mar 1979 | Irish |
| GAVAZZI, Chakira Teneya Hunter | Director | 2019-11-29 | Apr 1977 | American |
| RUSH, Nicholas William | Director | 2021-06-22 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSP SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-28 | 2015-05-13 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-04-28 | 2008-04-28 |
| CHAMBERS, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2021-06-22 |
| COHEN, Robert Bruce | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2019-09-11 |
| EDDY, Bruce Allan | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2019-09-11 |
| HAYWOOD, Russell John | Director | 2019-09-11 | 2024-07-18 |
| HIGGINSON, Paul Leonard | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2019-09-18 |
| MBANEFO, Karen Denise | Director | 2016-07-01 | 2019-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Aaron Tameo | Director | 2019-11-29 | 2021-03-04 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-04-28 | 2008-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walt Disney Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-20 | Active |
| Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-08-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-08-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-08-20 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-08-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-08-20 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.