DLT ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-19 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£642K
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£3M
-3% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
26
+44.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- DLT ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED 1994-11-10 → present
- D.L. TAFFNER /U.K. LIMITED 1973-02-07 → 1994-11-10
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£175,026 | — | -£410,171 | -£188,131 | |
| Cash | £45,886 | £120,877 | £116,929 | — | £27,201 | — | £633,337 | £642,084 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,951,091 | -£2,432,880 | -£2,564,200 | — | -£2,739,226 | — | -£3,067,062 | -£3,329,091 | |
| Net assets | -£1,951,091 | -£2,432,880 | -£2,564,200 | — | -£2,739,226 | — | -£3,382,727 | -£3,484,379 | |
| Equity | -£1,951,091 | -£2,432,880 | -£2,564,200 | -£2,564,200 | -£2,739,226 | -£2,739,226 | -£3,382,727 | -£3,484,379 | |
| Average employees | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 18 | — | 18 | 26 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.13x | 0.17x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Nyman Libson Paul LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied therefore that sufficient resources are available and, accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Company's financial statements.”
Group structure
- DLT ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED · parent
- The Galton Agency Limited 100%
- Vera Productions Limited 100%
- Miburn Browning Associates Limited 85%
- Juniper Communications Limited 100%
- Juniperconnect Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTER, Robert James | Secretary | 2011-10-27 | — | — |
| COTUGNO, Jeff John | Director | 2011-10-27 | Nov 1958 | American |
| TAFFNER, Donald L | Director | 2002-11-21 | Jan 1963 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAFFNER, Donald L | Secretary | 1994-10-24 | 2011-10-27 |
| TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence | Secretary | — | 1994-10-24 |
| HAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-11-23 | 2002-12-31 |
| JONES, Florence | Director | — | 1994-10-20 |
| REYNOLDS, John Francis | Director | 2002-11-21 | 2008-10-30 |
| TAFFNER, Donald Lawrence | Director | — | 2011-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Donald Lawrence Taffner | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-10-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-27 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2022-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2018-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+1.4%
£633,337 £642,084
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-3%
-£3,382,727 -£3,484,379
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+44.4%
18 26
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers