BFBS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-11 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-36% vs 2024
Net assets
£35M
-1.8% vs 2024
Employees
274
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BFBS 2020-07-23 → present
- THE SERVICES SOUND AND VISION CORPORATION 2020-07-04 → 2020-07-23
- SERVICES KINEMA CORPORATION(THE) 1946-03-29 → 1982-05-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,844,000 | £30,907,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£254,000 | -£1,184,000 | |
| Cash | £2,712,000 | £1,735,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £35,645,000 | £34,992,000 | |
| Net assets | £35,645,000 | £34,992,000 | |
| Equity | £35,645,000 | £34,992,000 | |
| Average employees | 264 | 274 | |
| Wages | £12,587,000 | £13,291,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -0.9% | -3.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 0.82x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Also, taking into account the level of Reserves, the Trustees therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- BFBS · parent
- BFBS Media Limited 100%
Significant events
- “BFBS has a 5-year strategic plan based upon the vision "BFBS: uniting the Forces and their families worldwide through trusted, creative media experiences".”
- “BFBS is undergoing a programme of modernisation to meet the threats and opportunities of a disrupted media landscape.”
- “2024 saw special programming to mark the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, particularly regarding the build-up to the day.”
- “In November 2024, as part of our on-going support for soldiers on Operation CABRIT, we delivered a first-ever live radio show from Estonia.”
- “In the financial year the BFBS Trustees gave their approval to replace our 80-seater mobile cinema truck, the 'Movie Machine', as the original was about to reach the end of its serviceability after 20+ years.”
- “In the financial year we invested in the development of a major new charitable initiative for BFBS, Esports, culminating in a successful launch of our first esports league in May 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 63 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCMENAMIN, Pamela Anne | Secretary | 2025-02-03 | — | — |
| DEPREE, Helen Louise | Director | 2018-09-04 | Oct 1976 | British |
| FOGDEN, Richard, Air Cdre | Director | 2024-03-18 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HALES, Antony John | Director | 2009-09-15 | May 1948 | British |
| JACKSON, Vanella Jane | Director | 2019-10-03 | Jan 1961 | British |
| LONG, Darren Raymond | Director | 2019-10-03 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MACGINNIS, Niall | Director | 2022-12-07 | Oct 1965 | British |
| MOODY, David Charles | Director | 2019-10-03 | Sep 1967 | British |
| PERLIN, Howard Stephen | Director | 1994-12-09 | Dec 1946 | British |
| RIX, Anthony John | Director | 2016-02-11 | Aug 1956 | British |
| WHEALS, Julie Anne | Director | 2025-06-10 | Dec 1965 | British |
| WILSON, Christopher Colin, Major General | Director | 2010-02-23 | Sep 1953 | British |
Show 63 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Dudley Graham, Air Vice-Marshal | Secretary | — | 1993-02-26 |
| CRWY-WILLIAMS, David Owen, Air Vice-Marshal | Secretary | 1993-02-26 | 1993-11-26 |
| HAMILTON, David James Cochran | Secretary | 2008-07-22 | 2025-02-03 |
| HILL, Ronald David | Secretary | 1999-12-06 | 2008-01-07 |
| JOSEPHS, Harvey John | Secretary | 1996-10-17 | 1998-02-06 |
| RICE, Andrew John | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 1996-10-17 |
| TRICKER, Malcolm Leslie | Secretary | 2008-01-07 | 2008-07-22 |
| CREMORNE NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-02-06 | 1999-12-06 |
| ADIE, Kathryn | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2011-02-22 |
| ANDRAE, Michael Anton | Director | — | 2008-12-09 |
| ANTHONY, Derek James, Captain | Director | 1993-08-31 | 1995-12-19 |
| BALDWIN, Nigel Bruce, Air Vice Marshal | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2007-12-05 |
| BEER, Peter George, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 1992-11-14 | 1995-08-29 |
| BOYCE, Michael Cecil, Sir | Director | 1995-05-25 | 1998-02-12 |
| BROWNING, Mark David | Director | 2015-02-19 | 2021-12-07 |
| BRYANT, Barry William, Commodore | Director | 1997-08-04 | 1998-12-21 |
| CARVER, Margaret Adela Miriam | Director | 2013-12-03 | 2018-09-28 |
| COLACICCHI, Clare Elizabeth Vivienne | Director | 2011-09-13 | 2016-02-11 |
| CORDY-SIMPSON, Roderick Alexander | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2008-12-09 |
| COUSINS, David, Air Marshal Sir | Director | 1995-05-11 | 1998-08-07 |
| CRWYS WILLIAMS, David Owen, Air Vice Marshal | Director | 1993-11-29 | 2005-09-30 |
| CRWYS WILLIAMS, David Owen, Air Vice Marshal | Director | — | 1992-11-13 |
| CURRIE, Archibald Peter Neil, Major General | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2009-12-08 |
| CURRIE, Archibald Peter Neil, Major General | Director | 1996-01-30 | 1998-07-24 |
| DOW, Douglas Morrison, Rear Admiral | Director | — | 1992-05-29 |
| DROMGOOLE, June Kell | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2013-06-24 |
| DUNCAN, Alastair David Arton, Major General | Director | 2005-10-12 | 2009-01-31 |
| GROVE, David Anthony, Major General | Director | — | 1992-05-14 |
| HAMILL, Ian | Director | 1993-02-26 | 1996-06-30 |
| HATCH, David Edwin | Director | — | 2004-07-01 |
| HOWLETT, Geoffrey Hugh Whitby, General Sir | Director | — | 1999-04-15 |
| JACKLING, Roger Tustin, Sir | Director | 1996-10-17 | 1998-12-16 |
| JACKSON, Michael David, Major General | Director | 1992-05-14 | 1994-02-01 |
| LAUGHTON, Roger Froome | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2014-12-02 |
| LAYARD, Michael, Vice Admiral Sir | Director | 1993-04-27 | 1995-05-25 |
| LIVESAY, Michael Howard, Admiral Sir | Director | — | 1993-04-26 |
| LOUDON, Deborah Jane | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2025-05-01 |
| MCCRIRRICK, Thomas Bryce | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| MCNEIL, Iain Henderson, Brigadier | Director | 1995-09-14 | 1996-01-19 |
| MITCHELL, Stephen Graham | Director | 2017-09-05 | 2018-12-06 |
| PALIN, Roger, Air Chief Marshal | Director | — | 1993-04-16 |
| PARFITT, Andrew John | Director | 2013-11-05 | 2015-07-03 |
| PRICE, Nigel Frank, Dr | Director | 1996-06-30 | 1998-12-16 |
| PROTHEROE, Alan Hackford | Director | — | 1993-11-26 |
| PURVIS, Stewart Peter | Director | 2013-06-24 | 2017-06-29 |
| RAMSBOTHAM, Lord | Director | — | 1993-05-17 |
| RITCHIE, Andrew Stephenson | Director | 1998-07-24 | 1999-01-18 |
| RITCHIE, Andrew S, Captain | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1993-09-03 |
| ROBINSON, Graham David Brice, Captain Rn | Director | 1999-02-24 | 2024-01-22 |
| ROOKS, Robert John | Director | — | 1993-02-26 |
| SMART, Michael David, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 1995-08-29 | 1998-02-04 |
| STEWART, James Moray, Sir | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| TESLER, Brian | Director | — | 2004-04-01 |
| TOLFTS, Ian Richard, Air Commodore | Director | 2018-09-04 | 2022-09-20 |
| TURNER, Frederick Peter | Director | — | 1997-12-10 |
| TURNER, Robert Milligan, Commodore | Director | 1995-12-19 | 1997-08-01 |
| VALLANCE, Andrew George Buchanan, Air Vice-Marshal | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2018-12-06 |
| WEBB CARTER, David Bryan Wynn, Brigadier | Director | 1994-02-01 | 1995-09-14 |
| WEBSTER | Director | — | 1993-12-09 |
| WILKES, Michael, General Sir | Director | 1993-05-17 | 1995-08-16 |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 1993-04-16 | 1995-05-11 |
| WRIGHT, Robert Alfred, Sir | Director | 1998-02-04 | 1998-12-23 |
| WYATT, Alan Will | Director | 2007-12-05 | 2012-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 248 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.6%
£29,844,000 £30,907,000
-
Cash
-36%
£2,712,000 £1,735,000
-
Net assets
-1.8%
£35,645,000 £34,992,000
-
Employees
+3.8%
264 274
-
Wages
+5.6%
£12,587,000 £13,291,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers