DISCOVERY MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1m
USD 2,779,341
+535.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£1.4m
USD -1,924,573
+20.6% vs 2024
Employees
81
+76.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£716k
USD 965,155
+113% vs 2024
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
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | £23,633,983 | £13,948,091 | £14,101,014 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,558,794 | £644,589 | £711,794 | +10.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,150,820 | £336,237 | £716,256 | +113% | |
| Net profit | -£95,547 | -£781,736 | £165,243 | +121.1% | |
| Cash | £3,865,395 | £324,678 | £2,062,591 | +535.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,086,432 | -£1,798,185 | -£1,428,255 | +20.6% | |
| Net assets | -£1,086,432 | -£1,798,185 | -£1,428,255 | +20.6% | |
| Equity | -£1,086,432 | -£1,798,185 | -£1,428,255 | +20.6% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 46 | 81 | +76.1% | |
| Wages | £9,134,899 | £2,421,318 | £4,360,011 | +80.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £198,270 | £233,824 | £242,737 | +3.8% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 6.6% | 4.6% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | -0.4% | -5.6% | 1.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 110.5% | 128.2% | 114.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.78x | 0.87x | |
| Interest cover | 3.82x | 2.09x | — |
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.
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.”
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. ("Netflix").”
- “Following the WBD, Inc. board of directors' determination that it had received a "Company Superior Proposal,"... WBD, Inc. terminated the Netflix Merger Agreement in connection with entering into the PSKY Merger Agreement.”
- “On 27 February 2026, WBD, Inc. entered into an agreement and plan of merger, by and among WBD, Inc., PSKY, and Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY ("Merger Sub").”
- “In July 2026, two lawsuits were filed... seeking to block the PSKY Merger, alleging the transaction would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act by reducing competition in key markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGE, Thomas James Benedict | Director | 2022-02-18 | Oct 1983 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLANKSMA, Gerbrig Nynke | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2020-02-20 |
| BONARD, Nicolas | Director | 2014-03-20 | 2016-10-14 |
| COLES, Dominic Peter | Director | 2015-08-27 | 2017-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Danielle | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2020-12-02 |
| FORBES, Deirdre | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2016-05-13 |
| NICOL, Anne | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-06-28 |
| PAPADIMITRIOU, Michael | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2015-08-28 |
| PERRETTE, Jean-Briac Julien | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2023-06-28 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2014-05-21 | 2018-07-26 |
| VIKHREVA, Anastasia | Director | 2016-10-14 | 2017-09-01 |
| WALKER, Omosefe Efeyini | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-02-18 |
| WALKER, Omosefe Efeyini | Director | 2018-06-28 | 2019-10-31 |
| WOODS, Ian | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2023-01-30 |
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 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-25 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-10 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.