CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£21K
+31.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£478M
+6.6% vs 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£31M
+119.2% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED 1996-03-12 → present
- DE FACTO 463 LIMITED 1996-01-17 → 1996-03-12
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 | £398,764,000 | £319,377,000 | |
| Operating profit | £112,355,000 | £20,950,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£159,535,000 | £30,648,000 | |
| Net profit | -£160,332,000 | £29,789,000 | |
| Cash | £16,000 | £21,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £452,308,000 | £482,985,000 | |
| Net assets | £448,187,000 | £477,976,000 | |
| Equity | £448,187,000 | £477,976,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
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 | 28.2% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | -40.2% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 24.8% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.7% | 20.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.43x | 4.95x | |
| Interest cover | 2956.71x | 1102.63x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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
- CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED · parent
- Viacom Interactive Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On August 7, 2025, Paramount Global and Skydance Media, LLC ("Skydance") became subsidiaries of a new holding company, Paramount Skydance Corporation, pursuant to a transaction agreement entered into on July 7, 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 50 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIELDFISHER SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-09-10 | — | — |
| GILL, Sukhjeet Kaur | Director | 2024-04-25 | May 1971 | British |
| SAKAAN, Reemah | Director | 2026-05-05 | Apr 1975 | Irish |
| TATAM, James Edward | Director | 2020-06-19 | Aug 1970 | British |
Show 50 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Colin Alexander | Secretary | 1998-01-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHAPPLE GILL, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 1996-05-24 | 1998-01-05 |
| CHINNERY, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| SANDERSON, Robert | Secretary | 2010-08-31 | 2014-09-10 |
| STABLES, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 1996-02-21 | 1996-05-24 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
| AIREY, Dawn Elizabeth | Director | 2008-10-27 | 2010-08-31 |
| AIREY, Dawn | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2002-10-25 |
| ASHFORD, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| BAKISH, Robert Marc | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2017-06-05 |
| BARLOW, Frank | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-02-21 |
| CAMPBELL, Colin Alexander | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2007-12-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Daniel | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2007-01-02 |
| CHINNERY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2009-01-07 | 2010-08-31 |
| CONSTABLE, Charles Alexander John | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2010-08-27 |
| CURRELL, James Robert | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2019-06-05 |
| DESMOND, Richard Clive | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| DUNTHORNE, Paul | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2020-06-17 |
| DYKE, Gregory | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-04-30 |
| ELLICE, Martin Stephen | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| ELSTEIN, David Keith | Director | 1996-09-27 | 2000-10-31 |
| FORD, Jeffrey Ian | Director | 2012-04-19 | 2012-11-30 |
| FORD, Jeffrey Ian | Director | 2009-01-06 | 2010-09-10 |
| HARTE, Damien Bernard | Director | 1996-09-20 | 2001-02-02 |
| HOCKLEY, David | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2010-08-31 |
| HOLLICK OF NOTTING HILL, Clive Richard, Lord | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-01-06 |
| HYTNER, James Edward | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2001-08-31 |
| KAYSER, Ferdinand | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-09-15 |
| KYRIACOU, Maria Panayiotis | Director | 2020-06-19 | 2024-04-25 |
| LIGHTING, Jane Elizabeth Stuart | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2008-05-13 |
| LYGO, Kevin Anthony | Director | 2001-09-20 | 2003-08-27 |
| LYNN, David Gerard | Director | 2014-09-10 | 2020-12-31 |
| MILLIGAN, Nicholas Desmond Robertson | Director | 1998-04-30 | 2004-03-15 |
| MURRAY, Grant | Director | 2001-02-02 | 2008-11-06 |
| MYERSON, Stanley Sydney | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2006-12-13 | 2008-05-05 |
| PULLAN, David Michael | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2004-05-14 |
| RITCHIE, Ian Russell | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1997-04-30 |
| ROBERTSON, Susan Janet | Director | 2003-09-25 | 2010-08-27 |
| ROSE, Sarah | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-12-17 |
| SANDERSON, Robert | Director | 2010-07-23 | 2014-09-10 |
| SAUTTER, Remy | Director | 1997-09-15 | 1998-04-30 |
| SCOTT, Jane | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2007-10-12 |
| SHORTHOUSE, Dominic Hugh | Director | 1996-02-21 | 1998-04-30 |
| WHITE, Mark Arthur | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2010-08-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Edward Kelly | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2010-12-01 |
| WILLIS, John Edward | Director | 1998-01-12 | 1998-04-30 |
| WOOLFE, Joseph Richard | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2010-08-31 |
| TRAVERS SMITH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
| TRAVERS SMITH SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-17 | 1996-02-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viacom Camden Lock Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-13 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-30 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2021-11-30 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
-19.9%
£398,764,000 £319,377,000
-
Cash
+31.3%
£16,000 £21,000
-
Net assets
+6.6%
£448,187,000 £477,976,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-81.4%
£112,355,000 £20,950,000
-
Profit before tax
+119.2%
-£159,535,000 £30,648,000
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