UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-08 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£228M
-16.5% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£45M
-146.4% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2005-08-30 → present
- CORLEONE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2004-07-28 → 2005-08-30
- WATERSIDE ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2004-03-22 → 2004-07-28
- TOOLEY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED 2004-03-17 → 2004-03-22
- HACKREMCO (NO.2117) LIMITED 2004-01-23 → 2004-03-17
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£21,600,000 | -£48,600,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£18,300,000 | -£45,100,000 | |
| Net profit | -£18,300,000 | -£45,100,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £406,500,000 | £380,400,000 | |
| Net assets | £272,900,000 | £227,800,000 | |
| Equity | £272,900,000 | £227,800,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -5.3% | -12.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 7.19x | |
| Interest cover | -2.70x | -2.84x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 to 30 June 2026.”
Group structure
- UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS LIMITED · parent
- United Cinemas International Multiplex BV 100%
- Cinema International Corporation Lda 100%
- UCI Italia SpA 100%
- UCI Holdings (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Cinesa - Compania de Iniciativas y Espectaculos SA 100%
- United Cinemas International Multiplex GmbH 100%
- United Cinemas International Kinoplex GmbH 100%
- United Cinemas International Novoplex GmbH 100%
- UCI Recupero e Sviluppo SpA 100%
- Digital Cinema Advertising Srl 50%
- United Cinemas International (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Dein Kinoticket Gmbh 15%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Christopher | Secretary | 2018-01-25 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-11-07 | — | — |
| ALKER, Andrew Stephen | Director | 2007-03-21 | Aug 1966 | British |
| COX, Chris Alan | Director | 2026-02-24 | Feb 1966 | American |
| GOODMAN, Sean David | Director | 2026-02-24 | May 1965 | American |
| THOMAS, Christopher | Director | 2022-06-24 | Sep 1970 | British |
| WAY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2014-09-22 | Sep 1971 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWTON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2007-04-16 | 2018-01-25 |
| LINDSAY, Charles | Secretary | 2004-07-26 | 2004-12-22 |
| RIBBONS, Justin Charles | Secretary | 2004-12-22 | 2005-10-07 |
| HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-01-23 | 2004-07-09 |
| TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-11-28 | 2007-04-16 |
| BATLLE, Jose | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2014-02-07 |
| BERNHARDSSON, Jan | Director | 2017-04-28 | 2019-01-25 |
| CHADD, Andrew Peter | Director | 2005-02-28 | 2006-07-26 |
| DONOVAN, Paul Michael | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2016-11-30 |
| ELLIS, Daniel | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2022-06-24 |
| GAVIN, Alexander Rupert | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2014-02-14 |
| KACHINGWE, Mayamiko Allen Harrison | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2004-12-22 |
| LEVI, Lorenzo Ilan | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2006-07-26 |
| MASON, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2006-07-26 | 2014-03-31 |
| MCFADYEN, Finlay Stuart | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2004-07-26 |
| O'HAIRE, Cormac Patrick Thomas | Director | 2004-03-19 | 2005-02-28 |
| PUNJA, Riaz | Director | 2004-07-26 | 2004-12-22 |
| SINYOR, Joseph | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2006-03-01 |
| SUTER, Gary | Director | 2019-03-01 | 2020-05-01 |
| HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-01-23 | 2004-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odeon And Uci Cinemas Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-03 | Active |
| Lucius Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 268 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-05 | 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
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-16.5%
£272,900,000 £227,800,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-125%
-£21,600,000 -£48,600,000
-
Profit before tax
-146.4%
-£18,300,000 -£45,100,000
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