MET FILM SCHOOL LIMITED
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Cash
£268K
-61.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+113.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
104
-48.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.5M
+365.9% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 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 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,997,527 | £14,998,960 | £15,940,422 | +6.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £313,321 | £1,404,367 | £6,543,081 | +365.9% | |
| Net profit | £313,321 | £1,434,416 | £6,568,222 | +357.9% | |
| Cash | £2,784,534 | £694,222 | £267,603 | -61.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,338,832 | £8,644,481 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £4,338,832 | £5,773,248 | £12,341,470 | +113.8% | |
| Equity | £4,338,832 | £5,773,248 | £12,341,470 | +113.8% | |
| Average employees | 200 | 202 | 104 | -48.5% | |
| Wages | £6,055,983 | £4,960,144 | £3,100,859 | -37.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £450,708 | £445,088 | £233,803 | -47.5% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 2.1% | 9.6% | 41.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.4% | 73.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.15x | 1.22x | 1.98x |
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
- MET FILM SCHOOL LIMITED 2010-03-31 → present
- MET FILM ONE LIMITED 2008-10-14 → 2010-03-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing the company's forecasts and considering their net assets at the year end and based on the expected continued financial support of the ultimate parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence and to meet their liabilities and obligations for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date of these accounts based on letter of support received from the ultimate parent company. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 26th January 2024 the business was acquired by BIMM Group Limited. In 2024 Met Film School entered into a partnership and validation agreement with BIMM University Limited.”
- “The banking facilities and covenants were further refreshed after the year end in January 2026 when an additional investment of £8,000,000 was received along with cash for sale of property of £5,000,000.”
- “After the year end an HMRC VAT inspection of Met Film School Limited raised a provisional assessment of £3,997,213 for the period to February 2024. The company is currently considering its position and has until March 2026 to respond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEACOCK, Timothy Alexander William | Secretary | 2025-11-30 | — | — |
| BARTLETT, Keith Martin | Director | 2024-01-26 | Mar 1961 | British |
| BLACK, Gavin William | Director | 2025-11-30 | Sep 1973 | British |
| COADY, Bernard Julien | Director | 2024-01-26 | Oct 1979 | British |
| ROBERT-MURPHY, Olivier Pierre Marie Jean | Director | 2026-02-28 | Jul 1966 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEKVALAC, Sandra | Secretary | 2023-10-05 | 2024-06-06 |
| CORDON, Christine | Secretary | 2022-07-04 | 2023-06-23 |
| CORDON, Christine Louise | Secretary | 2017-07-03 | 2021-10-13 |
| FLETCHER, James Jeremy Edward | Secretary | 2015-06-16 | 2017-07-03 |
| PAGE, Fiona Jayne | Secretary | 2024-06-06 | 2025-11-30 |
| PIPPET, Olivia | Secretary | 2021-10-13 | 2022-07-04 |
| THOMSON, James Stuart | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| MET FILM LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-10-14 | 2009-10-01 |
| FLETCHER, James Jeremy Edward | Director | 2013-10-31 | 2017-07-06 |
| HOEGH, Thomas Christian | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2024-01-26 |
| HOWELL, David | Director | 2019-01-02 | 2024-09-16 |
| HYNES, Alice Ruth | Director | 2022-05-25 | 2024-01-26 |
| JONES-OWEN, David | Director | 2024-01-26 | 2026-02-28 |
| JOYNSON, Sally Anne | Director | 2022-05-22 | 2024-05-14 |
| MAPLES, Christopher Paul | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| MONTAGU, Luke Timothy Charles | Director | 2008-10-14 | 2011-04-01 |
| PAGE, Fiona Jayne | Director | 2024-01-26 | 2025-11-30 |
| PERSEY, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2010-03-08 | 2026-05-01 |
| RABBATTS, Heather Victoria, Dame | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2021-12-17 |
| ROBERTS, Gavin | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2024-01-26 |
| THEOBALDS, Tim Filmer | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2022-04-26 |
| THOMSON, James Stuart | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2013-10-31 |
| WOODWARD, John Collin | Director | 2019-02-13 | 2024-01-26 |
| MET FILM LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-10-14 | 2019-02-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met Film Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-10-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-31 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-06-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.