ENTERTAINMENT ONE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-15 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-57% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£96M
-67% vs 2022
Employees
170
-22% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£24M
-138.3% vs 2022
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ENTERTAINMENT ONE UK LIMITED 2010-08-31 → present
- E1 ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED 2009-03-09 → 2010-08-31
- CONTENDER LIMITED 1994-11-14 → 2009-03-09
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £278,774,000 | £188,009,000 | £250,091,000 | £176,116,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £45,037,000 | -£50,329,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £61,322,000 | -£23,516,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £51,728,000 | -£24,163,000 | |
| Cash | £7,683,000 | £11,175,000 | £6,246,000 | £2,683,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £293,359,000 | £96,465,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £291,989,000 | £96,335,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £291,989,000 | £96,335,000 | |
| Average employees | 195 | 261 | 218 | 170 | |
| Wages | — | — | £16,967,000 | £14,041,000 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2019-12-29 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 18.0% | -28.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 20.7% | -13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 15.4% | -52.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 38.6% | 57.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.68x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 33.09x | -12.19x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts. Further details are set out in note 1.”
Significant events
- “On 27th December 2023, the sale of eOne film and TV business to Lionsgate Entertainment Corp was closed, this forms the continued operations of the business as presented in this account. Post year-end as of 28th December 2023, the company's ultimate controlling entity was amended from Hasbro, Inc. to Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENOIT, Sandra | Director | 2024-05-01 | Oct 1968 | British |
| CLARY, Andrew Paul | Director | 2024-05-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGWOOD, Richard James Alexander | Secretary | 1995-05-10 | 1999-10-29 |
| OGILVIE, Charles Macaulay | Secretary | 1999-10-29 | 2007-07-04 |
| SIBBALD, Andrew | Secretary | 1994-11-14 | 1995-05-10 |
| MAWLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2007-07-04 | 2011-01-04 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-11-14 | 1994-11-14 |
| ANDRIUZZO, Steven Nicholas, Mr. | Director | 2021-05-05 | 2025-12-01 |
| BOURDILLON, Jonathan Pierre | Director | 1999-10-29 | 2007-07-05 |
| BRANDRETH, Michele Kathleen Kendal | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2004-01-29 |
| BRIDGWOOD, Richard James Alexander | Director | 1994-11-14 | 2010-05-31 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert, Sir | Director | 2004-11-15 | 2006-06-30 |
| GAWNE, Nicholas John Murray | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2023-04-25 |
| HAMILTON, Alexander Douglas | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2019-03-29 |
| HODGINS, David John George Carruthers | Director | 2004-02-17 | 2004-10-22 |
| HURST, Adam Howard | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2018-08-08 |
| KULKARNI, Chaitanya Ashok, Mr. | Director | 2020-07-14 | 2021-01-20 |
| KUO-LEE, Nelson Hao-Cheng | Director | 2018-08-08 | 2020-04-30 |
| LOFTS, Joan | Director | 2002-05-29 | 2007-07-05 |
| OGILVIE, Charles Macaulay | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2013-01-31 |
| PARRY, Edward David, Mr. | Director | 2017-03-29 | 2021-10-15 |
| RIVERS, Stephen Peter | Director | 2004-02-17 | 2004-10-22 |
| SHORR, Samuel | Director | 1995-03-06 | 2007-07-04 |
| SIBBALD, Andrew | Director | 1995-05-10 | 2007-07-04 |
| VOSPER MORTIMER, Clare Gem | Director | 2021-01-20 | 2023-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Kezia Maria Siobhan | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2021-05-05 |
| WILLITS, Giles Kirkley | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2017-03-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions Gate Studios Corp. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2025-05-07 | Active |
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-12-27 | Ceased 2025-05-07 |
| Entertainment One Uk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 334 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-26 vs 2022-12-25
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Turnover
-29.6%
£250,091,000 £176,116,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Cash
-57%
£6,246,000 £2,683,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-67%
£291,989,000 £96,335,000
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Employees
-22%
218 170
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
-211.8%
£45,037,000 -£50,329,000
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Profit before tax
-138.3%
£61,322,000 -£23,516,000
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Wages
-17.2%
£16,967,000 £14,041,000
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