BOWTIE TELEVISION LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-25 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£327
-10.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+16.2% vs 2023
Employees
55
-3.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-5.7% vs 2023
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 | £16,995,561 | £5,366,867 | |
| Operating profit | £1,646,138 | £1,147,269 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,823,792 | £2,663,608 | |
| Net profit | £2,818,657 | £2,628,681 | |
| Cash | £367 | £327 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,221,178 | £18,849,859 | |
| Net assets | £16,221,178 | £18,849,859 | |
| Equity | £16,221,178 | £18,849,859 | |
| Average employees | 57 | 55 | |
| Wages | £2,571,632 | £2,332,086 |
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 | 9.7% | 21.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.6% | 49.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.1% | 6.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.80x | 19.84x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company made a net profit of £2,628,681 during the year ended 31 December 2024 and as of this date, the Company was in a net current asset position of £18,838,545 (2023: £16,203,570). The major customers are parliaments and government authorities who contribute a significant proportion of the Company's revenue. As at 31 December 2024, some of the existing contracts for these customers are due to expire within the next year, subject to renewal. However, these contracts due to expire are not sufficiently material that their potential loss would cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has obtained a letter of support from NEP Group Holdings, Inc., committing to provide financial support to the Company should this be necessary for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The Directors have carried out an assessment over NEP Group Holdings, Inc, and are satisfied that it has the ability and intention to be able to provide the support. The Directors have also assessed the forecasts of the Company and have a reasonable expectation that the Company will be able to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the accounts. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The decrease in trading activity was largely driven by the Company's contribution to a significant ad-hoc project delivered by the NEP Group in 2023 that was not repeated in 2024.”
- “On 17 October 2025, NEP Group Holdings, Inc., a parent entity of Bowtie Television Limited, secured a $700m equity investment led by 26North Partners LP and Carlyle (NEP Group's majority shareholder), as well as access to a $300m revolving credit facility, increasing the ability of NEP Group Holdings, Inc. to provide financial support to Bowtie Television Limited as detailed in note 2 (d).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEADBETTER, David | Secretary | 2018-03-28 | — | — |
| DAVIDSON-SMITH, Duncan | Director | 2018-03-28 | Feb 1960 | British |
| HEIDAL, Lise | Director | 2024-09-10 | Apr 1970 | Norwegian |
| NACCARATO, Dean Michael | Director | 2024-09-10 | Nov 1970 | American |
| SABAHATIN, Sabahattin Youzmetin | Director | 2026-03-20 | Nov 1986 | British |
| VAN WESTERLOO, Arjan | Director | 2024-11-29 | May 1971 | Dutch |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, Richard | Secretary | 2012-04-27 | 2013-12-16 |
| KNOPP, John Edward | Secretary | — | 2012-04-27 |
| CHURM, Martin James | Director | 2024-09-10 | 2026-03-20 |
| DAVIDSON SMITH, Duncan Phillip | Director | 2004-05-04 | 2012-05-09 |
| DELON, Gerald | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2022-04-25 |
| FOX, Stephen | Director | — | 2007-01-15 |
| HOLLAND, Richard | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2013-12-16 |
| JENKINS, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2012-04-27 | 2024-09-11 |
| KNOPP, John Edward | Director | — | 2012-04-27 |
| MORT, Simon Anthony | Director | 2018-03-28 | 2024-02-29 |
| RABBITT, Kevin | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-03-28 |
| WERTEEN, Michael Robert | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2024-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nep (Uk) Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-68.4%
£16,995,561 £5,366,867
-
Cash
-10.9%
£367 £327
-
Net assets
+16.2%
£16,221,178 £18,849,859
-
Employees
-3.5%
57 55
-
Operating profit
-30.3%
£1,646,138 £1,147,269
-
Profit before tax
-5.7%
£2,823,792 £2,663,608
-
Wages
-9.3%
£2,571,632 £2,332,086
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