MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£5.8m
Equity attributable
Employees
13
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.1m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £89,746,941 | £16,420,197 | £15,964,011 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£13,907,173 | £651,912 | £4,165,665 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£13,902,809 | £650,982 | £4,144,324 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £6,813,644 | £625,911 | £4,142,916 | — | |
| Cash | £1,864,281 | £2,681,636 | £6,259,650 | £6,703,249 | £4,326,212 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,360,198 | £605,479 | £8,511,819 | £6,200,696 | £6,272,764 | — | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,511,819 | £6,200,696 | £5,769,154 | — | |
| Equity | £1,360,198 | £605,479 | £8,505,495 | £6,200,696 | £5,769,154 | — | |
| Average employees | 13 | 15 | 120 | 15 | 13 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,266,050 | £1,953,525 | £1,205,306 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £631,775 | £543,654 | £424,273 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £11,025 | £27,000 | £21,060 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | £278,123 | £253,190 | £197,568 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -15.5% | 4.0% | 26.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.6% | 3.8% | 26.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -163.4% | 10.5% | 66.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 67.6% | 51.6% | 68.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.48x | 1.94x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 15.69x |
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
- MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED 2017-11-08 → present
- JESSOP AVENUE (NO.12) LIMITED 2017-09-11 → 2017-11-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRLV Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the Directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons. ... ITV plc has indicated that for at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements, it intends to continue to make the existing loan facility available to the Company”
Group structure
- MOONAGE PICTURES LIMITED · parent
- Moonage Pictures (Good Girl) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (GG2) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (Intergalactic) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (Project IV) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (The Five) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (The Five 2) Ltd 100%
- Moonage Pictures (The Gentlemen) Limited 100%
- Moonage Pictures (The Gentlemen 2) Ltd 100%
- Alconleigh Productions Limited 51%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Julian Christopher | Director | 2025-03-31 | Dec 1970 | British |
| GARDNER, Maxine Louise | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jan 1968 | Welsh |
| GOULD, William Adrian | Director | 2017-09-11 | Nov 1974 | British |
| MCGRAYNOR, David Philip | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jun 1972 | Irish |
| READ, Matthew Charles | Director | 2017-09-11 | Apr 1974 | British |
| TIPLADY, Frith | Director | 2017-09-11 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIPLADY, Frith | Secretary | 2017-09-11 | 2025-03-31 |
| BBC STUDIOS CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2018-04-23 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itv Studios Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr William Adrian Gould | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Mr Matthew Charles Read | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
| Frith Tiplady | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2018-04-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-09 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-23 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-04-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.