FESTIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-41.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+4.8% vs 2023
Employees
79
+3.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£237K
-40.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- FESTIVE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED 1983-12-05 → present
- FENSAND LIMITED 1983-09-23 → 1983-12-05
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £13,340,000 | £16,784,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £415,000 | £227,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £401,000 | £237,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £401,000 | £237,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £4,720,000 | £2,760,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,019,000 | £7,953,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,919,000 | £5,156,000 | |
| Equity | £889,000 | £997,000 | £1,093,000 | — | — | £4,919,000 | £5,156,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 79 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,492,000 | £2,792,000 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3% | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 68.9% | 66.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | 1.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 27.67x | 32.43x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company enjoys the continued support of related party Hedlund International. This, together with clearing facilities with Lloyds Banking enables the Company to continue trading as a going concern. Note 1.2 to the financial statements discusses this in more detail.”
Significant events
- “The exceptional income relates to a distribution from the administrators of a previous related party following its liquidation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATKINS, Justin Paul | Secretary | 2015-06-01 | — | — |
| CHRYSANTHOU, Eva | Director | 2014-07-16 | Jul 1959 | British |
| FOX, Rob George | Director | 2023-02-20 | Mar 1983 | British |
| HEDLUND, Claes Alrik | Director | — | Jun 1955 | Swedish |
| HEDLUND, Stig Anders | Director | 2011-02-08 | May 1957 | Swedish |
| HORNUNG, Martin Jacob | Director | 2014-07-16 | Aug 1956 | British |
| HUGHES, Jonathan Ashley | Director | 2018-01-01 | Aug 1970 | British |
| WATKINS, Justin Paul | Director | 2017-12-19 | Sep 1972 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILBERT, Dennis Roy | Secretary | 1992-02-28 | 2001-02-22 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew James | Secretary | 2013-10-16 | 2015-06-01 |
| JONES, Raymond George | Secretary | — | 1992-02-28 |
| JONES, Robin Andrew | Secretary | 2001-02-22 | 2001-04-30 |
| MILSOM, David James | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2013-10-16 |
| STEPHENSON, Nigel | Secretary | 2001-05-01 | 2011-03-01 |
| BEYNON, Martin Thomas | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| CHARLTON, John Stuart Northcliffe | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Andrew James | Director | 2014-02-27 | 2015-06-01 |
| JONES, Mark Stephen | Director | 1992-08-05 | 2012-06-18 |
| JONES, Raymond George | Director | — | 2010-10-27 |
| JONES, Robin Andrew | Director | 1997-01-06 | 2010-12-30 |
| LORD, Andrew | Director | 2002-11-19 | 2010-06-30 |
| MARSHALL, James Paul | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-02-25 |
| MILSOM, David James | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2013-09-30 |
| NEWTON, Ian Roy | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2014-07-25 |
| SAUNDERS, John Cameron | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MALIOS AG | Corporate Director | 1983-12-12 | 2011-02-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malios Holding Ag | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 183 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-02-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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
+25.8%
£13,340,000 £16,784,000
-
Cash
-41.5%
£4,720,000 £2,760,000
-
Net assets
+4.8%
£4,919,000 £5,156,000
-
Employees
+3.9%
76 79
-
Operating profit
-45.3%
£415,000 £227,000
-
Profit before tax
-40.9%
£401,000 £237,000
-
Wages
+12%
£2,492,000 £2,792,000
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