LW ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-15 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+239.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£20M
+3.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
59
+7.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-70.7% first positive since 2022
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- LW ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED 2025-09-04 → present
- THE REALLY USEFUL GROUP LIMITED 1976-01-15 → 2025-09-04
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £34,977,474 | £43,483,893 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,219,519 | £2,515,543 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,643,464 | £1,845,141 | £6,069,668 | £1,778,252 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,402,723 | £5,556,613 | £656,912 | |
| Cash | £311,920 | £7,154,247 | £2,117,634 | £7,189,055 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,693,867 | £14,730,538 | £19,099,422 | £19,756,334 | |
| Net assets | £12,140,086 | £13,542,809 | £19,099,422 | £19,756,334 | |
| Equity | £12,140,086 | £13,542,809 | £19,099,422 | £19,756,334 | |
| Average employees | 55 | 61 | 55 | 59 | |
| Wages | £4,015,926 | £4,852,616 | £4,624,482 | £5,209,715 |
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 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.3% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 15.9% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 11.6% | 12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 52.8% | 59.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.84x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 15.77x | 65.89x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making reasonable enquiries and considering the trading forecasts of the company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the signing of these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- LW ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED · parent
- Angel of Music Limited 100%
- Cinders London Limited 100%
- Cinders Production Company Limited 100%
- Cinders Production Inc 100%
- Company on Stage Limited 100%
- Golgotha Limited 100%
- Jacob & Sons Limited 100%
- LW Entertainment Group Limited 100%
- Really Useful Films Limited 100%
- Really Useful Productions Europe Limited 100%
- Really Useful Touring Inc 100%
- SOR Productions UK Limited 100%
- The Opera Ghost Limited 100%
- The Really Useful Broadway Inc 100%
- The Really Useful Broadway Limited 100%
- The Really Useful Company Inc 100%
- The Really Useful Film Company Limited 100%
- The Really Useful Group Limited (previously 'U-Cast Limited') 100%
- The Really Useful Record Company Limited 100%
- The Really Useful Theatre Company Inc 100%
- The Really Useful Theatre Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Turnover increased 24% in the year to £43.5m (2024: £35.0m) and operating profit increased 13% in the year to £2.5m (2024: £2.2m). This increase was as a result of the success of a number of new major productions.”
- “Profit before tax decreased by 71% to £1.8m (2024: £6.1m) as a result of the prior year including distributions from other group subsidiaries which were not repeated in the current year, a fair value adjustment against a leased property, and a provision raised against one of the company's theatrical investments.”
- “Net assets increased 3% to £19.8m.”
- “After the year end, the company launched two new exciting productions: Masquerade, a New York based immersive production inspired by Phantom of the Opera, opened in July 2025, and a new multi-year North American tour of Phantom of the Opera opened in November 2025.”
- “In August 2025 the company rebranded from The Really Useful Group Limited to LW Entertainment Limited, marking a new chapter in the wider group's development as it focuses on broadening the exploitation of its rights across the global entertainment industry.”
- “During the year Lord Lloyd Webber agreed to amend certain agreements with the company. The amendments provide the company with a further minimum seven years to exploit these works. In consideration the group agreed to alter the timing of royalty payments to Lord Lloyd Webber such that he will receive an advance on future royalties.”
- “Post year end, on 21 July 2025, the company arranged a secured revolving credit facility of £25m from Handelsbanken Plc to assist with the ongoing financing requirements of the company.”
- “Post year end the company acquired a minority equity stake in GWB Entertainment (UK) Limited, a theatrical general management business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Lawrence Ian | Director | 2023-11-01 | Nov 1970 | British |
| GRANT, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2025-02-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| HUGHES, Louise | Director | 2025-02-01 | May 1974 | British |
| LLOYD WEBBER, Madeleine Astrid, Lady | Director | 2014-09-22 | Nov 1962 | British |
| MCKNIGHT, James Scott | Director | 2023-12-04 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTER, Isobel Kathryn | Secretary | 2016-03-31 | 2019-04-26 |
| CHHAYA, Pundareek, Mr. | Secretary | 2013-03-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| HULL, Jonathan | Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 2013-03-01 |
| TURNER, Keith Michael | Secretary | — | 1998-03-31 |
| ALEXANDER-WALL, Michael Graeme | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2017-10-11 |
| CHAKRABORTY, Bishu Debabrata | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2013-03-01 |
| CHESTER, Isobel Kathryn | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2019-04-26 |
| CHHAYA, Pundareek | Director | 2011-01-26 | 2016-03-31 |
| COHEN, John Michael Roth | Director | 1998-12-07 | 1998-12-16 |
| ELLS, Stuart John | Director | 1999-10-19 | 2002-03-05 |
| FARMER, Charles Henry Patrick | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2023-02-24 |
| HENNESSY, Richard Patrick | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2006-03-14 |
| HULL, Jonathan | Director | 1999-07-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| KORAVOS, Jessica Lorien | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2023-04-30 |
| LLOYD WEBBER, Andrew, Lord | Director | — | 2011-09-29 |
| LLOYD WEBBER, Madeleine Astrid, Lady | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2013-03-01 |
| LOWES, Martin James | Director | 2022-03-31 | 2025-01-03 |
| MCKENNA, Patrick Anthony | Director | — | 1997-07-30 |
| PTASZYNSKI, Andre Jan | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2011-06-30 |
| QUILLAN, Joanne Catherine | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2023-12-04 |
| TAYLOR, Charles Geoffrey William | Director | — | 2005-11-30 |
| TURNER, Keith Michael | Director | — | 1998-03-31 |
| WHEELDON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2003-10-31 |
| WHITNEY, John Norton Braithwaite | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| WITTS, Howard Raymond | Director | 2006-01-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| WORDSWORTH, Mark Gregory | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2022-03-31 |
| WRAGG, Barnaby William | Director | 2011-12-14 | 2016-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Really Useful Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 276 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-09-04 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-09-04 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-07 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | 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
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+24.3%
£34,977,474 £43,483,893
-
Cash
+239.5%
£2,117,634 £7,189,055
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£19,099,422 £19,756,334
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.3%
55 59
-
Operating profit
+13.3%
£2,219,519 £2,515,543
-
Profit before tax
-70.7%
£6,069,668 £1,778,252
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
+12.7%
£4,624,482 £5,209,715
highest in 4 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