GAUMONT LTD
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Cash
£704K
+104.3% vs 2024
Net assets
-£13M
-14.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
14
+7.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.7M
+47.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
In February 2026, the shareholder announced its intention to curtail future operations by the company and effect an orderly and managed wind down of its activities in the United Kingdom from 2026. Accordingly, the company is no longer considered to be a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. This does not include any provision for future costs of terminating the business, except to the extent that such costs were committed or known at the balance sheet date.
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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 | £1,131,272 | £1,308,504 | £8,158,032 | +523.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,066,515 | -£2,717,705 | -£1,268,647 | +53.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,737,905 | -£3,196,435 | -£1,686,336 | +47.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,737,905 | -£3,196,435 | -£1,686,336 | +47.2% | |
| Cash | £1,559,422 | £344,713 | £704,220 | +104.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£7,901,770 | -£10,857,367 | -£12,936,610 | -19.2% | |
| Net assets | -£8,244,729 | -£11,441,164 | -£13,127,500 | -14.7% | |
| Equity | — | — | -£13,127,500 | — | |
| Average employees | 12 | 13 | 14 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £1,398,615 | £1,374,585 | £1,470,620 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £391,799 | £347,468 | £432,317 | +24.4% |
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 | -182.7% | — | -15.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -20.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 349.1% | 415.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.21x | 0.16x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | -3.08x | -5.67x | -2.66x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GAUMONT LTD 2019-01-30 → present
- GAUMONT TELEVISION UK LIMITED 2015-11-02 → 2019-01-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“In February 2026, the shareholder announced its intention to curtail future operations by the company and effect an orderly and managed wind down of its activities in the United Kingdom from 2026. Accordingly, the company is no longer considered to be a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. This does not include any provision for future costs of terminating the business, except to the extent that such costs were committed or known at the balance sheet date.”
Group structure
- GAUMONT LTD · parent
- Gaumont (Lolly) Ltd 100%
- Gaumont (Locked In) Ltd 100%
- Gaumont (Wives) Limited 100%
- Gaumont (Film Club) Limited 100%
- Gaumont (Othello) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2026, the shareholder announced its intention to curtail future operations by the company and effect an orderly and managed wind down of its activities in the United Kingdom from 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUTHERLAND, Christopher Grant | Secretary | 2023-12-08 | — | — |
| DUMAS, Sidonie | Director | 2015-11-02 | Apr 1967 | French |
| TRITAR, Sami | Director | 2026-02-13 | May 1969 | French |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITHAL, Deba | Secretary | 2019-01-23 | 2023-07-14 |
| WOOLWAY, Sarah Helen | Secretary | 2023-07-14 | 2023-12-08 |
| JACKSON, Alison Elizabeth | Director | 2018-09-03 | 2026-06-12 |
| RIANDEE, Christophe Pierre Andre | Director | 2018-06-27 | 2024-08-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mme Sidonie Dumas | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-01 | Ceased 2018-07-31 |
| Gaumont Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-07-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.