BLACK KITE STUDIOS LTD
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Cash
£4.3m
+5.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3m
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
84
+12% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£569k
-71.9% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £12,567,418 | £14,132,793 | £12,247,710 | -13.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,039,313 | £1,916,412 | £456,496 | -76.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,120,974 | £2,021,344 | £568,559 | -71.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,522,186 | £2,003,714 | £1,560,216 | £1,465,895 | £370,817 | -74.7% | |
| Cash | £3,339,276 | £4,953,755 | £3,791,121 | £4,101,191 | £4,342,215 | +5.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,351,843 | £5,133,944 | £5,410,941 | £5,186,056 | £5,420,574 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,412,950 | £4,416,664 | £4,976,880 | £4,942,775 | £5,313,596 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | £3,412,950 | £4,416,664 | £4,976,880 | £4,942,775 | £5,313,596 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 41 | 59 | 75 | 84 | +12% | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,116,933 | £5,224,898 | £5,948,533 | +13.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £512,270 | £853,922 | £756,508 | -11.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £129,069 | £239,289 | £214,577 | -10.3% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.2% | 13.6% | 3.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 12.4% | 10.4% | 3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 37.7% | 37.0% | 8.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.4% | 46.6% | 38.7% | 32.4% | 32.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.54x | 3.02x | 3.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 39.87x | 43.43x | 16.43x |
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 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have made an assessment of the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date on which the financial statements were approved for release, and as a result of this assessment have concluded that the going concern basis remains appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIRD, Graham Anthony | Director | 2018-11-12 | Jun 1973 | British |
| EVANS, Julie | Director | 2021-03-03 | Dec 1970 | British |
| FEARON, Richard | Director | 2021-03-03 | Jul 1980 | British |
| KYRIACOU, Georgios | Director | 2021-03-03 | May 1974 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-11-12 | 2019-08-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios Kyriacou | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-12-11 | Ceased 2020-01-27 |
| Ms. Julie Samantha Evans | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-10-08 | Ceased 2019-12-11 |
| Mr Graham Anthony Bird | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-11-12 | Ceased 2020-01-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-03 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-31 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.