THE GATE FILMS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
Cash
£130K
-65.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+34.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
21
-12.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£551K
-30.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
However, it acknowledges that a material uncertainty related to going concern as discussed in note 1.3.B to the financial statements may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,104,117 | £10,176,132 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £788,827 | £565,523 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £788,890 | £551,400 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £582,832 | £406,234 | |
| Cash | £76,317 | £356,937 | £363,382 | £413,510 | £372,833 | £129,776 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £336,598 | £606,097 | £749,242 | £609,374 | £1,186,709 | £1,592,943 | |
| Net assets | -£92,932 | £71,032 | £307,066 | £603,878 | £1,186,709 | £1,592,943 | |
| Equity | -£92,932 | £71,032 | £307,066 | £603,878 | £1,186,709 | £1,592,943 | |
| Average employees | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,122,502 | £976,380 |
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 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 11.1% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 66.5% | 35.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 157765.40x | 38.11x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“However, it acknowledges that a material uncertainty related to going concern as discussed in note 1.3.B to the financial statements may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In 2025, Dentsu Group Inc. announced that it is promoting business restructuring in its international businesses with the aim of enhancing operational efficiency and rebuilding the business foundation. As a specific measure of this business restructuring, DGI has decided to implement a headcount reduction of approximately 8% (around 3,400 employees) in the international business. This reduction will be targeted at the headquarters and back-offices and will be specified so as not to impair growth potential or competitive advantage, with the aim of creating a lean corporate structure. The going concern status of the Company is intrinsically linked to that of international business”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FURNESS, Christian | Director | 2024-09-30 | May 1973 | British |
| LEWIS, Simon | Director | 2024-09-30 | Aug 1969 | British |
| THORN, Kevan William | Director | 2023-07-27 | May 1965 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON, Rachel | Secretary | 1997-07-02 | 1999-07-31 |
| LEWIS, Simon | Secretary | 2002-04-09 | 2022-12-30 |
| MCCALL, David | Secretary | 1999-07-31 | 2002-04-09 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-01 | 1997-07-02 |
| BAKHSHI, Deepti Velury | Director | 2023-07-27 | 2024-09-25 |
| BYRNE, Steve | Director | 2009-08-01 | 2018-11-01 |
| BYRNE, Victoria | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2018-06-27 |
| DURRANT, Barnaby Kentucky Cecil | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2014-06-25 |
| GIBB, Andria Louise | Director | 2022-12-30 | 2023-10-01 |
| HIGHAM, John Patrick | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2022-12-30 |
| JARVIS, Sarah | Director | 1997-07-02 | 2019-03-18 |
| JASPERS, Vivienne | Director | 2009-09-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| LEWIS, Rhiannon Dwynwen | Director | 2012-10-17 | 2018-10-01 |
| LEWIS, Simon | Director | 1999-07-31 | 2022-12-30 |
| LEWIS, Simon | Director | 1997-07-02 | 1999-07-31 |
| MANZOOR, Sajad | Director | 2022-12-30 | 2023-06-29 |
| MORRIS, James Scott | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2023-09-26 |
| NEAL, David James | Director | 2023-06-30 | 2024-09-25 |
| QUINN, Peter Antony | Director | 2019-03-18 | 2022-12-30 |
| RODGERS, Stephen | Director | 1997-07-02 | 1999-07-31 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-07-01 | 1997-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing Media Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type audit exemption subsiduary | |
| 2024-12-23 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-23 | GUARANTEE2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-23 | AGREEMENT2 | other | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-14 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2023-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
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Turnover
+43.2%
£7,104,117 £10,176,132
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Cash
-65.2%
£372,833 £129,776
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Net assets
+34.2%
£1,186,709 £1,592,943
highest in 6 filed years
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Employees
-12.5%
24 21
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Operating profit
-28.3%
£788,827 £565,523
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Profit before tax
-30.1%
£788,890 £551,400
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Wages
-13%
£1,122,502 £976,380
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