ADLIB AUDIO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£323K
-41.2% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£8M
+21.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
217
+9% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+52.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- ADLIB AUDIO LIMITED 2004-05-21 → present
- ADLIB AUDIO HIRES LIMITED 1998-04-29 → 2004-05-21
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £24,062,848 | — | £28,386,792 | £30,266,057 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,956,503 | — | £2,311,146 | £2,951,319 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,355,869 | — | £1,425,840 | £2,168,834 | |
| Net profit | £233,864 | — | -£1,028,017 | — | £1,087,362 | — | £2,140,347 | — | £1,024,736 | £1,639,244 | |
| Cash | £428,439 | — | £835,236 | — | £2,673,505 | — | £1,516,939 | — | £550,063 | £323,484 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,444,184 | — | £11,870,616 | — | £14,543,473 | — | £18,060,621 | — | £18,757,888 | £22,108,882 | |
| Net assets | £3,598,046 | — | £2,384,377 | — | £3,471,739 | — | £5,173,588 | — | £6,999,567 | £8,473,811 | |
| Equity | £3,598,046 | £3,598,046 | £2,384,377 | £2,384,377 | £3,471,739 | £3,471,740 | £5,173,588 | £5,173,588 | £6,999,567 | £8,473,811 | |
| Average employees | 173 | — | 138 | — | 143 | — | 181 | — | 199 | 217 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £6,417,546 | — | £7,686,055 | £8,765,439 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.3% | — | 8.1% | 9.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.9% | — | 3.6% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.4% | — | 12.3% | 13.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76.4% | 75.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.61x | 0.69x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.80x | — | 2.82x | 3.77x |
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
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Current forecasts indicate that the company expects to be able to operate within these facilities for the foreseeable future. These facilities are renewed annually and are not guaranteed for the period covered by the going concern review. The directors are not aware, however, of any circumstances that may adversely affect the renewal of these facilities. Accordingly, the directors believe it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ADLIB AUDIO LIMITED · parent
- Adlib Developments Limited 100%
- Triplex Productions Limited 100%
- Adlib US Inc.
Significant events
- “In April 2025, the group secured premises in London to position itself closer to its southern clients and operations. The new premises in Wimbledon have a more central location with a larger office and warehouse space to serve its growing client base.”
- “To further support the group's growing touring roster over the coming years, towards the end of the financial year a new subsidiary Adlib US Inc. was incorporated with headquarters in Los Angeles, USA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCKERTY, Andrew Paul | Director | 1998-04-29 | Jul 1961 | British |
| EDWARDS, Thomas Ian | Director | 2024-09-25 | Feb 1987 | British |
| HUGHES, John Christopher | Director | 2013-07-01 | Dec 1983 | British |
| JONES, David Andrew | Director | 2008-07-10 | Jun 1976 | British |
| KAY, David Andrew | Director | 1998-04-29 | Jun 1972 | British |
| STOKER, Philip John | Director | 2011-12-21 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOCKERTY, Andrew Paul | Secretary | 1998-04-29 | 2018-07-01 |
| DOCKERTY, Lynn Marie | Secretary | 2018-07-01 | 2024-02-09 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-04-29 | 1998-04-29 |
| ABRAHAM, Peter Wyn | Director | 2008-07-10 | 2016-10-21 |
| FLETCHER, David Paul | Director | 2005-05-19 | 2009-03-31 |
| KIRBY, Roger William | Director | 2008-07-10 | 2021-07-07 |
| ROBERTS, Mark Francis | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2015-06-22 |
| TOMLINSON, Ian | Director | 2015-06-22 | 2018-06-20 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-04-29 | 1998-04-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Square Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-09 | Active |
| Mr Andrew Paul Dockerty | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-29 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-22 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-02-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-15 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+6.6%
£28,386,792 £30,266,057
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-41.2%
£550,063 £323,484
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+21.1%
£6,999,567 £8,473,811
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+9%
199 217
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
+27.7%
£2,311,146 £2,951,319
-
Profit before tax
+52.1%
£1,425,840 £2,168,834
-
Wages
+14%
£7,686,055 £8,765,439
highest in 3 filed years
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