HARTSWOOD FILMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-29 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-15
Watchouts
Cash
£24M
+165.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£25M
+33.3% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
11
-8.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
+9.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HARTSWOOD FILMS LIMITED 1981-12-31 → present
- SKATEPORT LIMITED 1979-07-18 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £19,339,080 | £39,162,470 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £6,034,465 | £6,076,607 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £6,121,106 | £6,712,708 | |
| Net profit | £3,164,717 | £6,797,768 | — | £6,163,921 | £6,716,060 | |
| Cash | £3,549,924 | £5,364,736 | — | £9,037,793 | £23,964,111 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,902,551 | — | — | £18,404,830 | £24,521,538 | |
| Net assets | £8,882,379 | £9,476,147 | — | £18,395,671 | £24,515,731 | |
| Equity | £8,882,379 | — | £12,867,750 | £18,395,671 | £24,515,731 | |
| Average employees | 10 | 12 | — | 12 | 11 | |
| Wages | £1,011,495 | £1,389,362 | — | £1,730,352 | £1,747,717 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 31.2% | 15.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 31.9% | 17.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 32.8% | 24.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.59x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1512.72x |
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
- MGR Weston Kay LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HARTSWOOD FILMS LIMITED · parent
- Count Dracula Limited 100%
- Dracula TV Limited 100%
- Douglas is Cancelled Limited 100%
- Hartswood Television Limited 100%
- Sherlock TV Limited 100%
- The Devils Hour Limited 100%
- Inside Man Limited 100%
- Wolf TV Limited 50%
Significant events
- “After the period end, on 24 July 2024 ITV Studios Limited acquired 51% of the share capital in Hartswood Films Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Julian Christopher | Director | 2024-07-24 | Dec 1970 | British |
| CHEESBROUGH, Dan | Director | 2020-01-02 | Jun 1980 | British |
| GARDNER, Maxine Louise | Director | 2024-07-24 | Jan 1968 | Welsh |
| MCGRAYNOR, David Philip | Director | 2024-07-24 | Jun 1972 | Irish |
| MOFFAT, Steven William | Director | 2006-09-28 | Nov 1961 | British |
| VERTUE, Deborah | Director | — | Jul 1958 | British |
| VERTUE, Susan Nicola | Director | — | Sep 1960 | British |
| WINDSOR CLIVE, Joanna Elizabeth | Director | 2024-07-24 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERTUE, Beryl Frances | Secretary | — | 1992-04-27 |
| VERTUE, Deborah | Secretary | — | 2024-07-24 |
| COCKREN, Malcolm William | Director | — | 1998-10-26 |
| VERTUE, Beryl Frances | Director | — | 2022-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itv Studios Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-24 | Active |
| Miss Deborah Vertue | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-24 |
| Ms Susan Nicola Vertue | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-24 |
| Beryl Frances Vertue | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 205 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-08-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-05-30 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-10-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-08-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-08-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-12 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+102.5%
£19,339,080 £39,162,470
-
Cash
+165.2%
£9,037,793 £23,964,111
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+33.3%
£18,395,671 £24,515,731
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-8.3%
12 11
-
Operating profit
+0.7%
£6,034,465 £6,076,607
-
Profit before tax
+9.7%
£6,121,106 £6,712,708
-
Wages
+1%
£1,730,352 £1,747,717
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