VIAPLAY GROUP UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-06 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£159
-99.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£167M
-20.4% vs 2023
Employees
80
-37.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£44M
+74.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 7 times since incorporation
- VIAPLAY GROUP UK LIMITED 2022-05-18 → present
- NORDIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP UK LIMITED 2018-06-08 → 2022-05-18
- MODERN TIMES GROUP MTG LIMITED 2014-10-06 → 2018-06-08
- VIASAT BROADCASTING UK LIMITED 1999-05-21 → 2014-10-06
- MTG BROADCASTING UK LIMITED 1998-12-14 → 1999-05-21
- Z RADIO LIMITED 1992-02-14 → 1998-12-14
- MUSIC ON THREE LIMITED 1988-04-08 → 1992-02-14
- TALKLINE LIMITED 1988-03-09 → 1988-04-08
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 | £649,038,504 | £543,163,290 | |
| Operating profit | -£171,694,367 | -£46,001,654 | |
| Profit before tax | -£172,068,357 | -£43,921,449 | |
| Net profit | -£154,280,330 | -£43,612,189 | |
| Cash | £72,206 | £159 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £351,886,014 | £284,975,746 | |
| Net assets | £210,047,713 | £167,296,107 | |
| Equity | £210,047,713 | £167,296,107 | |
| Average employees | 128 | 80 | |
| Wages | £13,293,307 | £12,032,731 |
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 | -26.5% | -8.5% | |
| Net margin | -23.8% | -8.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -48.8% | -16.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 57.4% | 55.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.28x | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | -77.09x | -26.70x |
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
- IFRS (FRS 101)
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the company or cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.”
Significant events
- “On 6th April 2024 the Company completed the sale of Viaplay Group UK Sports Ltd & Viaplay Group Ireland Ltd to SSBL Limited, trading as Premier Sports. Prior to the sale, Viaplay Group UK Ltd invested SEK 288 million in Viaplay Group Ireland Ltd, the net effect of the sale resulted in a profit and loss charge of SEK 231,159k.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDEMANN, Jørgen Madsen | Director | 2023-06-05 | Sep 1966 | Danish |
| PARKER, Scott | Director | 2023-09-28 | Mar 1975 | British |
| WHITE, Kevin Edward | Director | 2018-07-06 | Sep 1974 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Anne Trevenen | Secretary | — | 1994-05-01 |
| BESWICK, Timothy John | Secretary | 1994-05-01 | 1997-03-31 |
| GROOCOCK, Benjamin Mayo Kelly | Secretary | 2015-06-08 | 2016-06-07 |
| LINDBERG, Erik | Secretary | 1997-09-30 | 1998-11-16 |
| LINDGREN, Johan Anders | Secretary | 1998-11-16 | 2001-03-05 |
| NILSSON, Reidar Yngve Alfons | Secretary | 2001-03-05 | 2003-01-31 |
| SEARLE, Jonathan William Courtis | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2015-06-08 |
| TORPE, Jens Johan | Secretary | 1997-04-01 | 1997-09-30 |
| ZAGAR, Marc Andre | Secretary | 2003-01-31 | 2008-06-25 |
| ALBRECHT, Hans Holger | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2010-06-21 |
| ANDERSEN, Jakob Mejlhede | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2018-07-06 |
| BARRON, Andrew Mcgregor | Director | 2003-10-13 | 2008-06-20 |
| BEESTON, Richard | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2016-08-31 |
| BRUNELL, Mia Christina | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2003-02-28 |
| CHANCE, David Christopher | Director | 2003-06-01 | 2018-07-06 |
| DICKER, Adrian Howard | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2023-09-28 |
| HOOPER, Matthew Rufus | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2024-11-01 |
| JENSEN, Anders Ytrup | Director | 2018-07-06 | 2023-06-04 |
| LINDEMANN, Jorgen Madsen | Director | 2012-10-15 | 2015-05-27 |
| LINDGREN, Johan Anders | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2001-03-05 |
| MIALL-D'AOUT, Laurence Michele | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2012-10-15 |
| NILSSON, Anders Karl Bo | Director | 2001-03-05 | 2003-10-13 |
| SEARLE, Jonathan William Courtis | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2008-06-25 |
| STEINMANN, Jan | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| SUNDSTROM, Mats | Director | — | 1994-08-21 |
| SUNDSTROM, Mats | Director | — | 1993-09-02 |
| TORNBERG, Per Anders | Director | 1995-07-21 | 2001-03-05 |
| WALKER, Andreas, Dr | Director | 2013-01-25 | 2018-07-06 |
| ZAGAR, Marc Andre | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2013-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viaplay Group Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-01-31 | Active |
| Modern Times Group Mtg Ab | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-08-01 | Ceased 2019-04-23 |
| Mtg Broadcasting Ab | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 207 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-10-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-16.3%
£649,038,504 £543,163,290
-
Cash
-99.8%
£72,206 £159
-
Net assets
-20.4%
£210,047,713 £167,296,107
-
Employees
-37.5%
128 80
-
Operating profit
+73.2%
-£171,694,367 -£46,001,654
-
Profit before tax
+74.5%
-£172,068,357 -£43,921,449
-
Wages
-9.5%
£13,293,307 £12,032,731
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