UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£52M
+4.3% vs 2023
Employees
877
-8.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-82.3% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED 1989-04-20 → present
- CIC 1989-01-13 → 1989-04-20
- AMC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED 1984-08-08 → 1989-01-13
- AMC MULTI-CINEMA LIMITED 1983-10-26 → 1984-08-08
- DIKAPPA (NUMBER 255) LIMITED 1983-06-15 → 1983-10-26
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 | £84,228,000 | £82,904,000 | |
| Operating profit | £11,497,000 | £112,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £12,110,000 | £2,147,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,110,000 | £2,147,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £66,473,000 | £71,426,000 | |
| Net assets | £49,460,000 | £51,607,000 | |
| Equity | £49,460,000 | £51,607,000 | |
| Average employees | 957 | 877 | |
| Wages | £16,689,000 | £16,346,000 |
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 | 13.6% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.5% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 4.18x | |
| Interest cover | 21.33x | 0.51x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the support from AMC will continue to be available for the Review Period. Accordingly, the Directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “At the beginning of 2024, the industry was impacted by the Writers Guild Strikes, leading to delays in several major film releases.”
- “The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East do not have a direct impact on the Company.”
- “Cost of living pressures, driven by higher inflation, continue for many consumers which could adversely impact demand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Christopher | Secretary | 2018-01-25 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-11-07 | — | — |
| ALKER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2007-03-21 | Aug 1966 | British |
| COX, Chris Alan | Director | 2026-02-24 | Feb 1966 | American |
| GOODMAN, Sean David | Director | 2026-02-24 | May 1965 | American |
| WAY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2014-09-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
| WELCH, Suzannah Kay | Director | 2023-09-15 | Apr 1976 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Neil James | Director | 2017-09-07 | Apr 1971 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Carol Collins | Secretary | 1993-04-05 | 1994-04-30 |
| JAGANNATH, Vidya | Secretary | 2005-04-22 | 2005-11-28 |
| LAWTON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2018-01-25 |
| MCDONAGH, John James | Secretary | 1994-04-30 | 1994-09-01 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Secretary | 1994-09-01 | 2005-04-22 |
| RICHARDS, James Timothy | Secretary | — | 1993-04-05 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-28 | 2007-04-16 |
| BERNHARDSSON, Jan | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-01-25 |
| CLUCAS, Neil Keith | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2009-12-14 |
| DONOVAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2016-11-30 |
| ELLIS, Daniel | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2022-06-24 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2014-02-14 |
| GOSLING, Steven Paul | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2007-01-25 |
| HARRIS, Roger John | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2014-05-31 |
| HILDRED, Richard John | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-07-29 |
| HILDRED, Richard John | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2004-06-01 |
| MASON, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2006-12-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| REYNOLDS, Duncan | Director | 2014-07-23 | 2017-07-12 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-10-07 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Director | 2000-06-19 | 2004-06-01 |
| SINYOR, Joseph | Director | 2005-04-22 | 2005-09-30 |
| SUTER, Gary | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| WALKER, Adrian Rowland | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2014-06-18 |
| WELCH, Carol Ann | Director | 2017-02-15 | 2023-03-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Neil James | Director | 2014-06-18 | 2017-07-06 |
| ESSENTIAL CINEMAS BV | Corporate Director | 2004-11-28 | 2005-04-22 |
| UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL MULTIPLEX BV | Corporate Director | 2004-11-28 | 2005-04-22 |
| UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLDING III CORP | Corporate Director | 2004-06-01 | 2004-12-17 |
| UNIVERSAL STUDIOS INTERNATIONAL BV | Corporate Director | — | 2004-06-01 |
| VIACOM INTERNATIONAL (NETHERLANDS) BV | Corporate Director | 1992-09-22 | 2004-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odeon Cinemas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 258 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
-1.6%
£84,228,000 £82,904,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+4.3%
£49,460,000 £51,607,000
-
Employees
-8.4%
957 877
-
Operating profit
-99%
£11,497,000 £112,000
-
Profit before tax
-82.3%
£12,110,000 £2,147,000
-
Wages
-2.1%
£16,689,000 £16,346,000
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