UKTV MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-26 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
-26.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£119M
-3.8% vs 2024
Employees
337
+2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£47M
+6.7% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- UKTV MEDIA LIMITED 2014-11-28 → present
- UKTV NEW VENTURES LIMITED 2001-09-24 → 2014-11-28
- NEWINCCO 84 LIMITED 2001-08-07 → 2001-09-24
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £263,471,000 | £263,778,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,510,000 | £46,324,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £44,343,000 | £47,300,000 | |
| Net profit | £32,557,000 | £35,344,000 | |
| Cash | £15,592,000 | £11,469,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £131,637,000 | £125,673,000 | |
| Net assets | £124,056,000 | £119,400,000 | |
| Equity | £124,056,000 | £119,400,000 | |
| Average employees | 328 | 337 | |
| Wages | £24,451,000 | £25,400,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.9% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | 12.4% | 13.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.8% | 36.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.3% | 42.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.96x | 2.13x | |
| Interest cover | 266.53x | 328.54x |
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: Reduced Disclosure Framework
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- National Audit Office
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After reviewing these forecasts and projections, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence over a period of at least 12 months from the day these financial statements were authorised for issue. The Company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company renewed its carriage agreements with Virgin Media Limited and Sky UK Limited.”
- “In July the Company transitioned to its new masterbrand, U, uniting its on-demand streaming service with its linear channels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WONG, Julie | Secretary | 2025-10-01 | — | — |
| ARTHUR, Marcus Peter | Director | 2018-03-21 | Sep 1966 | Scottish |
| JONES, Amanda Jane | Director | 2025-09-08 | Dec 1974 | British |
| WELLAND, Grant James | Director | 2021-01-11 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNS, Clive | Secretary | 2001-11-21 | 2006-07-17 |
| CORRIETTE, Anthony | Secretary | 2024-09-26 | 2025-10-01 |
| CORRIETTE, Anthony | Secretary | 2019-08-01 | 2022-05-27 |
| EDMONDSON, Patricia | Secretary | 2014-03-25 | 2019-07-31 |
| JAMES, Gillian Elizabeth | Secretary | 2006-07-17 | 2011-10-01 |
| PRYOR, Sophia | Secretary | 2012-04-17 | 2013-11-22 |
| RYLAND, Jackline | Secretary | 2022-05-27 | 2024-09-26 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
| ARGYROPOULOS, Julia Dawn | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-06-15 |
| ARTHUR, Marcus Peter | Director | 2012-10-01 | 2016-12-30 |
| BAHEL, Nikhil, Mr. | Director | 2018-06-19 | 2018-11-28 |
| BENNETT, Jana | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2012-10-01 |
| BOTT, Andrew | Director | 2013-12-20 | 2015-12-01 |
| BURDICK, Charles James | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2004-02-18 |
| BURGESS, Lorraine Yasmin | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2024-06-26 |
| BURNS, Katharine Elaine | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2011-10-01 |
| BURROWS, Suzanne Mary | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2020-10-12 |
| BURROWS, Suzanne Mary | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2018-09-19 |
| CAMPBELL, Bruce Loren | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2019-06-11 |
| CHILDS, Darren Michael | Director | 2014-03-25 | 2015-02-25 |
| CHILDS, Darren Michael | Director | 2005-11-25 | 2010-08-31 |
| CHUGANI, Neil | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2010-06-25 |
| COOK, Stephen Sands | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2006-03-03 |
| DAVIE, Timothy Douglas | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2016-12-30 |
| DAVIES, Stephen Thomas | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2019-07-02 |
| DEMPSEY, Paul Francis | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| DEMPSEY, Paul Francis | Director | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 |
| DRESSER, Scott | Director | 2011-03-16 | 2011-10-01 |
| EMERY, Richard James | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2006-11-24 |
| FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus | Director | 2018-09-19 | 2022-04-01 |
| FUSSELL, Thomas Cyrus | Director | 2016-09-08 | 2016-12-30 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert, Sir | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2004-08-25 |
| GOOZE-ZIJL, Joannes Anthonius Willem | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2010-01-22 |
| GRACE, Anthony Liam | Director | 2010-01-22 | 2011-10-01 |
| HICKOK, Lori Ann | Director | 2016-11-04 | 2018-03-19 |
| HILL, Alexander James | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2005-01-14 |
| HOLMES-DAVIES, Suezann | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2009-09-21 |
| KING, David John | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2007-12-06 |
| LANG, Oliver James Alport | Director | 2016-12-30 | 2018-03-21 |
| LANSING, John F | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2012-06-20 |
| LIGHTING, Jane Elizabeth Stuart | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2003-02-28 |
| LLOYD-JONES, Jennifer Victoria | Director | 2007-03-14 | 2009-03-31 |
| LOWE, Kenneth Wayne | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2014-04-11 |
| LUFF, Phillip Arnold Michael | Director | 2016-02-05 | 2016-11-04 |
| LUIZ, Mark Walter | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2003-10-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Robert Mario | Director | 2007-09-03 | 2011-03-16 |
| MOODY, David Charles | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2016-09-08 |
| MURPHY, Caroline Esther | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2011-02-07 |
| NARDI, Simone | Director | 2014-04-11 | 2018-06-19 |
| NECASTRO, Joseph Gerard | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2016-02-05 |
| O'HARE, Eamonn | Director | 2010-07-02 | 2011-10-01 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2003-09-16 | 2006-10-31 |
| OPIE, Lisa Moreen | Director | 2003-02-28 | 2003-09-16 |
| PERRETTE, Jean-Briac Julien | Director | 2018-03-19 | 2019-06-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Director | 2002-01-06 | 2005-11-25 |
| RIVINGTON, Katharine Burns | Director | 2006-10-31 | 2007-06-29 |
| SAMPLES, James Donald | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2018-03-19 |
| SCHWEITZER, Mark Andrew | Director | 2009-09-21 | 2010-07-02 |
| SINGER, Adam Nicholas | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2002-07-31 |
| SMITH, John Barry | Director | 2004-08-25 | 2012-12-31 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2004-02-18 | 2006-10-31 |
| SMITH, Neil Reynolds | Director | 2003-09-15 | 2003-09-15 |
| TEAGUE, Peter Roy | Director | 2001-11-21 | 2002-02-12 |
| VINCENT, Philip James | Director | 2010-05-10 | 2013-12-20 |
| WALL, Malcolm Robert | Director | 2006-03-03 | 2009-04-05 |
| WEBB, Jonathan Alexander | Director | 2007-06-29 | 2007-09-03 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-08-07 | 2001-11-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bbc Studios Distribution Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-11 |
| Southbank Media Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-06-11 |
| Uktv Media Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 255 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+0.1%
£263,471,000 £263,778,000
-
Cash
-26.4%
£15,592,000 £11,469,000
-
Net assets
-3.8%
£124,056,000 £119,400,000
-
Employees
+2.7%
328 337
-
Operating profit
+4.1%
£44,510,000 £46,324,000
-
Profit before tax
+6.7%
£44,343,000 £47,300,000
-
Wages
+3.9%
£24,451,000 £25,400,000
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