ESCAPADE BIDCO LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£86m
-1.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.8m
-74,893.4% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £132,238 | £0 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £22,040 | -£5,940 | -£6,329 | -6.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £22,040 | £2,356 | -£1,762,132 | -74,893.4% | |
| Net profit | £29,242 | £2,356 | -£1,762,721 | -74,918.4% | |
| Cash | £897 | £357 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £87,814,045 | £86,218,929 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | £87,674,095 | £87,814,045 | £86,218,929 | -1.8% | |
| Equity | £87,674,095 | £87,814,045 | £86,218,929 | -1.8% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | £104,309 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £105,275 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 16.7% | — | — | |
| Net margin | 22.1% | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 2.23x | 3.68x |
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
- other
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRLV Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company participates in the ITV plc intra-group cash pool arrangement. The pool applies to bank accounts where there is an unconditional right of set off and involves the daily closing cash position for participating subsidiaries... The Company is therefore dependent on ITV plc for its working capital.”
Group structure
- ESCAPADE BIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Plimsoll Productions Limited 100%
- Magnify Content Media Ltd 100%
- PP Brunel Productions Limited 100%
- PP More Productions Limited 100%
- PP Shandan Productions Limited 100%
- Titan Productions Ltd 100%
- Year on Earth Productions Ltd 100%
- Plimsoll International Ltd 100%
- Plimsoll Productions USA, Inc. 100%
- Yellow Productions USA, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, Plimsoll International Ltd was dissolved on 5 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Julian Christopher | Director | 2022-07-01 | Dec 1970 | British |
| BETTS, Thomas Matthew | Director | 2022-07-01 | Nov 1964 | British |
| JACKSON, Jonathan Christopher | Director | 2019-08-08 | Feb 1971 | British |
| MANSFIELD, Grant Thomas Hugh | Director | 2019-07-15 | Apr 1958 | British |
| MCGRAYNOR, David Philip | Director | 2022-07-01 | Jun 1972 | Irish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE, Andrew John | Director | 2019-08-09 | 2022-07-01 |
| HUGHES, Dewi Aled | Director | 2020-02-04 | 2022-07-01 |
| ITKIN, Mark Allen | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| JAIN, Angela | Director | 2022-07-01 | 2025-08-31 |
| LYNDON, Andrew Steven | Director | 2019-08-09 | 2020-02-04 |
| OWEN, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2019-08-08 | 2022-03-31 |
| SELLERS, Patrick Elborough | Director | 2019-08-08 | 2022-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itv Studios Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-07-01 | Active |
| Ldc Viii Lp | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-08-09 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
| Mr Grant Thomas Hugh Mansfield | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-07-15 | Ceased 2022-07-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-01-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-08 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.