HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-01-01 (in 8mo)

Last made up 2025-12-18

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£3M

+55.7% highest in 5 filed years

Net assets

£17M

+0.9% highest in 5 filed years

Employees

-9% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£1M

-17.4% lowest in 5 filed years

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Net assets

9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

9-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2020-01-01	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	£19,078,552	—	£16,824,299	—	£21,208,033	—	£17,432,663	£16,050,589
Operating profit	—	—	—	£1,070,301	—	£2,605,962	—	£1,904,837	£844,699
Profit before tax	—	£3,195,470	—	£1,403,557	—	£3,030,806	—	£1,300,522	£1,074,624
Net profit	—	£3,191,063	—	£1,465,976	—	£2,911,102	—	£943,735	£785,500
Cash	—	£902,754	—	£2,871,176	—	£3,176,005	—	£2,155,915	£3,357,051
Total assets less current liabilities	—	£9,896,222	—	£12,135,448	—	£15,619,763	—	£16,702,234	£16,838,480
Net assets	—	£9,543,401	—	£11,883,071	—	£15,441,882	—	£16,573,901	£16,714,820
Equity	£10,147,445	£9,543,401	£9,543,401	£11,883,071	£11,883,071	£15,441,882	£15,441,882	£16,573,901	£16,714,820
Average employees	—	57	—	58	—	65	—	67	61
Wages	—	£3,696,018	—	£4,720,924	—	£5,416,863	—	£4,886,344	£4,374,617

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	2020-01-01	2020-12-31	2021-01-01	2021-12-31	2022-01-01	2022-12-31	2023-01-01	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	—	—	—	6.4%	—	12.3%	—	10.9%	5.3%
Net margin	—	16.7%	—	8.7%	—	13.7%	—	5.4%	4.9%
Return on capital employed	—	—	—	8.8%	—	16.7%	—	11.4%	5.0%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45.7%	47.5%
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.06x	1.99x
Interest cover	—	—	—	166.43x	—	889.71x	—	1050.65x	337.07x

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: Sopher + Co 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. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

HAT TRICK PRODUCTIONS LIMITED · parent
1. Hat Trick International Limited 100% · distribution of content
2. Hat Trick Television Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
3. Hat Trick (Stuck) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
4. Hat Trick (DG) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
5. Hat Trick (ON) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
6. Hat Trick (FTM) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
7. Hat Trick (HTG) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
8. Hat Trick East Inc. 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
9. Hat Trick Entertainment Inc. 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
10. Hat Trick (SQ) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
11. Hat Trick (TFP) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
12. Hat Trick (USG) Limited 100% · creation of content for broadcast media
13. Hat Trick Productions (Ireland) DAC 100% · Ireland · creation of content for broadcast media

Significant events

“Have I Got News For You US launched successfully on CNN, with ten episodes airing in 2024 and a further twenty episodes commissioned for 2025.”
“How to get to Heaven from Belfast, written by Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee, enters production for Netflix.”
“The award winning Smoggie Queens is picked up for a second series”
“The 67th and 68th series of Have I Got News For You were produced for the BBC”
“We continue to work with other companies on co-productions, including Whose Line is it anyway? (Angst Productions) and Mastermind (Hindsight Productions).”
“In scripted, we produced a much-loved Christmas special of Outnumbered for BBC1.”
“We also launched the first series of Smoggie Queens, which has been re-commissioned for a second series, as well as winning the best comedy programme at the broadcast digital awards.”
“With the addition of Strong Watch Studios last year, we now have five associates / joint ventures covering multiple genres: HTM Television (Drama), Plum Pictures (Factual Entertainment), Livewire Pictures (Entertainment), Emporium Productions (Factual Entertainment) and Strong Watch Studios (Digital).”
“There were ten series delivered to broadcasters in 2024 (2023 - seven).”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

6 active · 17 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
COHEN, Paul Darren	Secretary	2008-07-31	—	British
COHEN, Paul Darren	Director	2009-03-02	Dec 1970	British
DUGDALE, Andrew John	Director	2010-02-25	Sep 1976	British
MULVILLE, James Thomas	Director	—	Jan 1955	British
MULVILLE, Karen Suzanne	Director	2021-09-17	May 1967	British
WILSON, Kate Ruth	Director	2011-01-12	Aug 1976	British

Show 17 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
ALBERSTAT, Philip Sheldon	Secretary	2000-04-01	2000-09-05
BELL, Mary Roberta	Secretary	1995-04-26	1997-08-18
BIBBY, Michael Andrew	Secretary	1998-07-22	2000-03-31
BIRCH, Simon Charles	Secretary	2001-01-18	2004-05-12
FORSTER, Neil Andrew	Secretary	2004-05-12	2008-07-31
MCGRATH, Patrick Rory	Secretary	—	1992-11-02
PERKINS, Geoffrey	Secretary	1992-11-02	1995-04-26
STRONG, Hilary	Secretary	2000-09-05	2006-02-23
STRONG, Hilary	Secretary	1997-08-18	2000-03-31
BELL, Mary Roberta	Director	1992-08-19	2001-04-09
FORSTER, Neil Andrew	Director	2004-05-12	2008-07-31
MANNERS, Deborah Anne	Director	2008-10-21	2010-10-15
MCGRATH, Patrick Rory	Director	—	1992-07-22
O'DONOGHUE, Denise	Director	—	2006-03-31
PERKINS, Geoffrey	Director	—	1995-07-10
REDHEAD, Mark Pownall	Director	2006-10-31	2025-09-29
STRONG, Hilary	Director	1997-03-01	2006-02-23

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Hat Trick Holdings (2019) Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors	2025-12-16	Active
Hat Trick Holdings Limited	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%	2016-04-06	Ceased 2025-12-16

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 281 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-05-05	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2026-04-20	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with updates	PDF
2025-12-23	PSC07	persons-with-significant-control	Cessation of a person with significant control	PDF
2025-12-23	PSC02	persons-with-significant-control	Notification of a person with significant control	PDF
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2025-09-29	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-01-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2024-04-19	MR01	mortgage	Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date
2024-01-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-09-28	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2022-12-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2022-09-29	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full	PDF
2021-12-24	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-10-26	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2021-09-30	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2021-02-08	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2021-02-08	MR04	mortgage	Mortgage satisfy charge full	PDF
2021-01-14	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2021-01-06	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 6
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 0
Officers resigned: 1

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

-7.9%

£17,432,663 £16,050,589

lowest in 5 filed years
Cash

+55.7%

£2,155,915 £3,357,051

highest in 5 filed years
Net assets

+0.9%

£16,573,901 £16,714,820

highest in 5 filed years
Employees

-9%

67 61
Operating profit

-55.7%

£1,904,837 £844,699

lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax

-17.4%

£1,300,522 £1,074,624

lowest in 5 filed years
Wages

-10.5%

£4,886,344 £4,374,617

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

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