DELUXE 142 LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-25 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£688K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£9M
-54.6% vs 2023
Employees
167
+2.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£3M
-1,981.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- DELUXE 142 LIMITED 2011-01-05 → present
- ASCENT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2003-01-10 → 2011-01-05
- TODD-AO UK LTD 1997-03-04 → 2003-01-10
- CHRYSALIS/TODD-AO EUROPE LIMITED 1995-03-28 → 1997-03-04
- CHRYSALIS TELEVISION FACILITIES LIMITED 1992-02-14 → 1995-03-28
- AIRTV FACILITIES LIMITED 1986-12-19 → 1992-02-14
- AIR TELEVISION FACILITIES LIMITED 1986-04-17 → 1986-12-19
- RESEARCH RECORDINGS LIMITED 1970-06-04 → 1986-04-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22,721,000 | £21,218,000 | |
| Operating profit | £545,000 | -£2,468,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£149,000 | -£3,102,000 | |
| Net profit | -£149,000 | -£3,102,000 | |
| Cash | — | £688,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,889,000 | £17,639,000 | |
| Net assets | -£5,678,000 | -£8,780,000 | |
| Equity | -£5,678,000 | -£8,780,000 | |
| Average employees | 163 | 167 | |
| Wages | £8,519,000 | £8,454,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | -11.6% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | -14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | -14.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.97x | 2.91x | |
| Interest cover | 0.45x | -2.42x |
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
“Accordingly, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare these financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 39 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRABINSKY, Cyril Raymond | Director | 2020-11-24 | Jun 1957 | Canadian |
| O'BRIEN, Michael John | Director | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1985 | American |
Show 39 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATTERALL, Christopher Edward | Secretary | 2012-05-29 | 2015-01-19 |
| CLEARY, David James | Secretary | 2016-10-21 | 2017-10-05 |
| EASTMAN, Emma Nicole | Secretary | 2001-05-02 | 2005-02-22 |
| HALL, Graham John | Secretary | 1999-01-08 | 2001-05-02 |
| POTTERELL, Clive Ronald | Secretary | — | 1995-03-16 |
| WATSON, James Neil | Secretary | 2015-01-19 | 2016-10-20 |
| WATSON, James Neil | Secretary | 2005-01-05 | 2012-05-29 |
| LEGIST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-03-16 | 1999-01-08 |
| BELL, Andrew Michael | Director | 2018-06-08 | 2019-09-18 |
| BIGGINS, Kenneth Walter | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2015-04-01 |
| CUMMINS, John Eric | Director | 2018-05-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| CUPPLES, Amanda Suzanne | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2017-12-15 |
| DAVIDSON, Neil Patrick | Director | 2015-04-22 | 2017-08-29 |
| DELANG, Joseph Richard | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2000-06-27 |
| DOUGHTY, Michael James | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2015-04-01 |
| DOWNING, Terry William | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2006-12-18 |
| GUNTER, Michael Frederick | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2025-06-01 |
| GURNEY, Patrick Philip | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2015-07-16 |
| HALL, Graham John | Director | — | 2003-08-29 |
| HASSANEIN, Salah Mohammed | Director | 1995-03-16 | 2000-06-27 |
| HEWITT, Mark Andrew | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2003-04-11 |
| HOWL, Roger Stuart | Director | 2015-07-10 | 2018-12-07 |
| HUSAIN, Saleem | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2004-03-11 |
| JULIAN, Robert Keith | Director | 2017-08-29 | 2018-04-28 |
| KAY, Simon Paul | Director | 2002-12-04 | 2004-01-16 |
| LEVY, Ralph Abraham | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2018-11-30 |
| LEVY, Ralph Abraham | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-09-18 |
| LIQUORI DIGRIGOLI, Stefanie | Director | 2019-09-17 | 2020-12-11 |
| NILES, William | Director | 2003-12-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| PARKER, David | Director | 2000-06-29 | 2001-04-12 |
| PILSWORTH, Michael John | Director | 1993-09-28 | 1995-03-16 |
| PLATISA, George Charles | Director | 2004-03-10 | 2010-12-31 |
| SHAFIQUE, Sirmad Balal | Director | 2018-11-30 | 2019-09-18 |
| SMITH, Brenda Lucy | Director | 2005-11-15 | 2006-09-29 |
| SPURGEON, Christopher Nigel | Director | — | 1995-03-16 |
| STEPHENS, Stanley Roy | Director | — | 1994-03-18 |
| WATKINS, Nicholas Revely | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Ken | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2006-09-14 |
| WRIGHT, Christopher Norman | Director | 1993-05-12 | 1995-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-11-06 | Active |
| Mr Ronald Owen Perelman | Individual | Shares 75–100%, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, Voting 75–100%, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 303 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-03-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.6%
£22,721,000 £21,218,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-54.6%
-£5,678,000 -£8,780,000
-
Employees
+2.5%
163 167
-
Operating profit
-552.8%
£545,000 -£2,468,000
-
Profit before tax
-1,981.9%
-£149,000 -£3,102,000
-
Wages
-0.8%
£8,519,000 £8,454,000
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