THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-08 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£99M
-11% vs 2023
Net assets
£1B
-3% vs 2023
Employees
1,886
-3.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£767M
+6.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED 2022-10-05 → present
- THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED LIMITED 2022-10-05 → 2022-10-05
- WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED(THE) 1987-04-08 → 2022-10-05
- WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1954-03-08 → 1987-04-08
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,814,168,000 | £3,971,103,000 | |
| Operating profit | £649,206,000 | £638,774,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £718,445,000 | £766,609,000 | |
| Net profit | £570,976,000 | £588,898,000 | |
| Cash | £111,847,000 | £99,499,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,937,905,000 | £1,454,872,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,495,617,000 | £1,450,350,000 | |
| Equity | £1,495,617,000 | £1,450,350,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,947 | 1,886 | |
| Wages | £206,433,000 | £207,478,000 |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.0% | 16.1% | |
| Net margin | 15.0% | 14.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.5% | 43.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | 9.48x | 5.83x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have undertaken an assessment including a review of strategic priorities, business risks and future liquidity requirements. The Company is expected to be able to meet its day to day cash flow needs from trading operations which have grown consistently over the last three years. The Directors have also received assurances of continued financial support from a fellow group undertaking, in the form of a letter of support for a period of at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements being signed.”
Group structure
- THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- The Walt Disney Company (Austria) GmbH 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BVBA 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Italia SRL 100%
- Disney DTC EM Limited 100%
- Wedco Benelux Holdings (Netherlands) BV 100%
- Disney Trading BV 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Switzerland) GmbH 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Nordic AB 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Medya Eglence ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Portugal TF, Unipessoal LDA 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Iberia), S.L.U 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Greece Single Partner EPE 100%
- Banner Productions Limited 100%
- Disney XD Poland Limited 80%
- The Walt Disney Company Israel Ltd 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Polska) Sp zoo 100%
- Walt Disney Hungary Media and Entertainment Services Limited Liability Company 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Nigeria Limited 100%
- Disney Middle East FZ-LLC 100%
- The Walt Disney Company Bulgaria EOOD 100%
- Disney Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 100%
- Disney Networks Group (UK) Limited 100%
- Baby Network Holdings Limited 100%
- Cake Holdings Limited 100%
- NGC UK Holdings Company Limited 100%
- The Walt Disney Company (Germany) GmbH 100%
- NGC Israel Limited Partnership 99%
- WD Holdings (Shanghai), LLC 47%
- The Disney Store Limited 100%
- Absolem Productions Limited 100%
- ABC Studios International Limited 100%
- Badduns Productions Limited. 100%
- Blackbeard Productions Limited 100%
- Briar Rose Productions Limited 100%
- Burning Windmills Pictures Limited 100%
- Cherry Tree Lane Productions Limited 100%
- Cogsworth Productions Limited 100%
- Coronation Bay Productions Limited 100%
- Dark Forest Productions Limited 100%
- David Productions Limited 100%
- Down River Productions Limited 100%
- Exit 8 Productions Limited 100%
- Five Beans Productions Limited 100%
- Gilded Curve Productions Limited 100%
- Glittery Gown Productions Limited 100%
- Goliath Productions Limited 100%
- Grand Central Productions Limited 100%
- Iceberg Productions Limited 100%
- Jade Productions Limited 100%
- Medici Productions Limited 100%
- Mistletoe Pictures Limited 100%
- Monstro Productions Limited 100%
- More Muppets Productions, Limited 100%
- Mystical Productions Limited 100%
- Raksha Productions Limited 100%
- Magic Lamp Productions Limited 100%
- Think Thark Productions Limited 100%
- Vita Ray Productions U.K. Limited 100%
- Time Freeze Productions Limited 100%
- Merryweather Productions Limited 100%
- Trueborn Heir Productions Limited 100%
- Tea Cup Productions Limited 100%
- Frost Fair Productions Limited 100%
- Sand Castle Pictures Limited 100%
- Fincayra Productions Limited 100%
- Hidden Heart Productions Limited 100%
- Asgard Productions IV Pty Limited 100%
- Slingshot Pictures Pty Limited 100%
- Touchstone Productions (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
- Woozle Productions Pty Ltd. 100%
- Awesome Post Production Pty Ltd. 100%
- Channel Cross Productions Pty. Ltd 100%
- Freelance Restorations Pty Ltd. 100%
- LFL Productions (AU) Pty. Ltd. 100%
- The Disney Store (France) SAS 100%
- The Disney Store (Germany) GmbH 100%
- Buena Vista International Film Production (Germany) GmbH 100%
- TDS Disney Ireland Limited 100%
- The Disney Store (Italia) S.r.l. 100%
- TV 10 BV 50%
- The Disney Store Spain S.L.U. - Sucursal em Portugal 100%
- The Disney Store Spain S.L.U 100%
- Disney XD Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 100%
- TV 10 Holdings, LLC 50%
- Shanghai International Theme Park and Resort Management Company Limited 70%
- Shanghai International Theme Park Company Limited 43%
- Shanghai International Theme Park Associated Facilities Company Limited 43%
- NGC Network (Australia) Pty Limited 100%
- The Disney Store Turkey 100%
- Cake Solutions Limited 100%
- Baby Network Limited 100%
- Poached Pear Productions Limited 100%
- Helm UK Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Following the period end, the Company's parent, Wedco EMEA Ventures Limited, assumed the Company's liability with respect to the remaining total balance of £947,785,000 due to Disney FTC Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd in exchange for 1,000 ordinary shares of £1 each at a premium in the capital of the Company.”
- “Disposal of investment in subsidiaries: Following the period end, the Company and wider Disney group undertook an intra group restructuring project to better align its legal entity and management structures. This involved the distribution in specie of 100% of the shares held in The Walt Disney Company (Australia) Pty Limited on 24 April 2025 to Wedco EMEA Ventures Limited for £103,603,000. In addition, the Company undertook a further distribution in specie of 100% of the shares held in WD Holdings (Shanghai), LLC on 24 April 2025 to Wedco EMEA Ventures Limited for £834,281,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 47 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTROPP, Lydia | Secretary | 2024-10-15 | — | — |
| ARMSTRONG, Deborah Margaret | Director | 2021-03-17 | Dec 1966 | British |
| BAILEY, Simon Unsworth | Director | 2010-12-20 | Jul 1966 | British |
| BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne | Director | 2023-12-20 | Mar 1979 | Irish |
| CARDLE, Dominique Ruth | Director | 2024-01-26 | Oct 1976 | British |
| KEAT, Nicola Rose | Director | 2023-09-28 | Aug 1964 | English,French |
Show 47 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABDOOLA, Salim | Secretary | — | 1993-07-16 |
| BLOOM, Rosemary Claire | Secretary | 2004-03-19 | 2004-10-15 |
| COOK, Nigel Anthony | Secretary | 2004-10-15 | 2011-05-20 |
| HANSSON, Zelda | Secretary | 2017-08-09 | 2020-11-30 |
| MARSH, Matthew Jon | Secretary | 2020-12-01 | 2024-10-15 |
| STRATTON, Dene Brian | Secretary | 1993-10-14 | 1995-02-27 |
| VERVILLE, Marc | Secretary | 1995-02-27 | 1999-01-26 |
| WIDGER, Andrew Thomas | Secretary | 2011-05-20 | 2017-08-08 |
| WILEY, Peter Lloyd | Secretary | 1999-01-26 | 2004-03-19 |
| ABDOOLA, Salim | Director | — | 1993-07-16 |
| AHERN, Joseph James | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1998-03-31 |
| ALLEN, Thomas William | Director | 1999-04-09 | 2002-02-19 |
| ASQUITH, Anne | Director | 2000-02-22 | 2002-11-24 |
| BERMINGHAM, Tracy Anne | Director | 2023-02-20 | 2023-11-29 |
| BIRD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2011-12-31 |
| BLOOM, Rosemary Claire | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2004-10-15 |
| BORGERDING, Edward James | Director | — | 1995-09-13 |
| CHAMBERS, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2018-03-26 | 2021-06-22 |
| CHAPMAN, Brett Robert | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2003-09-19 |
| COOK, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2011-05-20 |
| DAVIES, Sally Elva | Director | 1995-09-13 | 2001-06-28 |
| DE LA BOURDONNAYE, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 1998-06-15 | 2002-02-20 |
| DE VILLIERS, Etienne Marquard | Director | — | 2000-04-30 |
| ENDEMANO, Mark | Director | 2012-07-31 | 2016-09-16 |
| HAHN, Helene | Director | — | 1995-12-01 |
| HAINES, Alexandra Clare Minton | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2020-12-31 |
| HANSSON, Zelda | Director | 2017-08-09 | 2020-11-30 |
| HULBERT, David Ronald | Director | 1997-02-04 | 2004-03-19 |
| LAHOUD, Ignace Joseph | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-01-04 |
| LERNER, Diego Jose | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2018-03-26 |
| LEWIS, Clive James Gordon | Director | — | 2004-03-19 |
| MASSON, Francois Marc Olivier | Director | 2020-04-02 | 2022-11-18 |
| PAULE, Jeffrey Neal | Director | 2011-01-31 | 2011-12-31 |
| REED, Marsha Leigh | Director | 2004-03-05 | 2011-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Paul | Director | 1999-04-09 | 2004-01-28 |
| ROSE, Cindy Helen | Director | 2002-07-31 | 2009-09-18 |
| SIMON, David Lucien | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1997-02-04 |
| SISSMANN, Pierre Alain | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| STRATTON, Dene Brian | Director | 1993-10-14 | 1995-02-27 |
| THOMPSON, David Keith | Director | 2007-01-18 | 2011-01-31 |
| VERVILLE, Marc | Director | 1995-02-27 | 2000-03-16 |
| WARRENER, Stuart | Director | — | 2004-03-19 |
| WIDGER, Andrew Thomas | Director | 2011-05-20 | 2017-08-08 |
| WILEY, Peter Lloyd | Director | 2007-01-23 | 2023-09-25 |
| WILLIAMS, Sarah Louise | Director | 2021-03-17 | 2023-11-29 |
| WOODHEAD, Peter Algernon | Director | 1995-02-27 | 1998-06-15 |
| WSZALEK, Thomas John | Director | 1997-02-04 | 1999-04-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedco Emea Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 263 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-04-23 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-15 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-15 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-28 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+4.1%
£3,814,168,000 £3,971,103,000
-
Cash
-11%
£111,847,000 £99,499,000
-
Net assets
-3%
£1,495,617,000 £1,450,350,000
-
Employees
-3.1%
1,947 1,886
-
Operating profit
-1.6%
£649,206,000 £638,774,000
-
Profit before tax
+6.7%
£718,445,000 £766,609,000
-
Wages
+0.5%
£206,433,000 £207,478,000
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