DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
Cash
£961K
-12.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£393M
-24.2% vs 2023
Employees
234
+4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£118M
-3,744.1% 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
Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern post the transactions, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED 2006-06-13 → present
- DISCOVERY CONTENT UK LIMITED 2004-03-18 → 2006-06-13
- DWSCO 2499 LIMITED 2004-02-10 → 2004-03-18
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 | £1,039,107,000 | £1,008,602,000 | |
| Operating profit | £29,187,000 | -£92,753,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,232,000 | -£117,776,000 | |
| Net profit | -£25,634,000 | -£128,764,000 | |
| Cash | £1,098,000 | £961,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £609,378,000 | £483,330,000 | |
| Net assets | £518,720,000 | £393,357,000 | |
| Equity | £518,720,000 | £393,357,000 | |
| Average employees | 223 | 234 | |
| Wages | £17,611,000 | £22,503,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | -9.2% | |
| Net margin | -2.5% | -12.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.8% | -19.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.0% | 73.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.65x | |
| Interest cover | 1.14x | -2.33x |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Although the directors currently have no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to continue as a going concern post the transactions, the inability to fully assess the future financial and operational framework of the Company following the transactions, including any future refinancing, indicates a material uncertainty which may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED · parent
- Discovery Bulgaria EOOD 100%
- Discovery Networks Denmark ApS 100%
- Discovery Content Verwaltungs GmbH 99%
- Discovery Italia S.r.l. 100%
- Discovery Medya Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi 100%
- Discovery Networks Finland Oy 100%
- Discovery Networks Sweden AB 100%
- DNE Music Publishing Limited 100%
- DNI German Holdings I Limited 100%
- Discovery Networks Norway AS 100%
- Reshet Media Ltd. 21%
- Discovery Networks, S.L. 30%
- Mediamatning I Skandinavien AB 24%
- Airtime Sales AB 50%
- Think GmbH 1.3%
- TRI Sports LLC 5.08%
- Takhayal for Art Production JSC 5%
- Animal Planet Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 100%
- Avrupa Spor Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 100%
- Discovery Communications Deutschland GmbH & Co KG 100%
- Discovery Science Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 99.99%
- Discovery Televizyon Yayincilik Anonim Sirketi 99.99%
- DNI German Holdings II UK Limited 100%
- Enformasyon Reklamcilik ve Filmcilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. 100%
- Sportv Medya Hizmetieri Anonim Sirketi 100%
- BluTV Iletisim Ve Dijital Yayin Hizmetleri A.S. 100%
Significant events
- “On 9 June 2025, the ultimate parent company, WBD Inc., announced that the Board has decided to separate WBD Inc. into two independent companies - each with its own leadership, strategy, and operational direction as well as distinct publicly traded entities: Warner Bros. and Discovery Global.”
- “On 21 October 2025, the WBD Inc. board of directors announced it has initiated a review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, in light of unsolicited interest WBD Inc. has received from multiple parties for both the entire company and WBD Inc.”
- “On 5 December 2025, Netflix, Inc. and WBD Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros. including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. The transaction is expected to close after the previously announced separation of WBD's Global Networks division, Discovery Global, into a new publicly traded company, which is now expected to be completed in Q3 2026.”
- “Discovery Communications Bulgaria EOOD, Discovery Networks OOO, Media Alliance LLC, NMG Design OOO, Otrkytie TV LLC, Turner Info Lifestyle LLC, Turner Kids LLC were liquidated during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, James Richard | Director | 2018-07-23 | Feb 1980 | British |
| GEORGIOU, Andrew | Director | 2023-10-17 | Oct 1974 | Greek |
| WOOLF, Hester Jane | Director | 2014-01-06 | Feb 1969 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Suzanne | Secretary | 2004-03-18 | 2004-09-01 |
| DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-09-01 | 2016-09-28 |
| DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-10 | 2004-03-18 |
| BASTINGS, Arthur Leon Servais | Director | 2007-02-09 | 2010-09-10 |
| BONARD, Nicolas | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2016-10-13 |
| BROOKE, Daniel Roderick Villaret | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2009-01-20 |
| COBLENS, Douglas | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-07-12 |
| ELHABASHI, Sahar | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2010-03-15 |
| FORBES, Deirdre | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| HIFZI, Mine Ozkan, Sol | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2006-01-16 |
| HONEYCUTT, John Kenneth | Director | 2010-09-10 | 2014-01-06 |
| KEAVENY, Thomas | Director | 2014-01-06 | 2014-07-01 |
| LASALA JR, Joseph | Director | 2008-08-13 | 2010-09-10 |
| PAPADIMITRIOU, Michael | Director | 2012-08-02 | 2014-01-06 |
| PAXTON, Robin Peter | Director | 2004-03-18 | 2007-02-09 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2016-10-13 | 2018-07-23 |
| SHMULEWITZ, Yitzchok | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2014-01-06 |
| DWS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-10 | 2004-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dni Europe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2018-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-2.9%
£1,039,107,000 £1,008,602,000
-
Cash
-12.5%
£1,098,000 £961,000
-
Net assets
-24.2%
£518,720,000 £393,357,000
-
Employees
+4.9%
223 234
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Operating profit
-417.8%
£29,187,000 -£92,753,000
-
Profit before tax
-3,744.1%
£3,232,000 -£117,776,000
-
Wages
+27.8%
£17,611,000 £22,503,000
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