LIONS GATE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

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.

Accounting basis

IFRS

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Ernst & Young LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors have conducted a review to assess whether it is reasonable to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The company is part of a group treasury arrangement and hence has obtained a letter of support from the group parent, Lionsgate Studios Corp., which the directors are satisfied has the ability and intention to provide the level of support, for period of 12 months from the date of approval of the balance sheet.”

Group structure

1. LIONS GATE INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED · parent
   1. Lions Gate International (UK) Film Dev Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Film development
   2. Lions Gate International (UK) TV Dev Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · TV development
   3. Lions Gate China (UK) Limited 100% · Film Sales
   4. Lions Gate Entertainment (Hong Kong) Limited 100% · Film Sales
   5. QJ Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   6. High Table Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   7. Lions Gate Pictures Limited 100% · Film sales
   8. Lions Gate UK Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Film sales
   9. Bagman Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   10. Killers Game Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   11. Quickening Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   12. NYSM3 Productions Limited 100% · Film production
   13. GG UK Productions Limited 100% · Film production

Significant events

• “In prior year on 13 February 2024, the company acquired a 100% shareholding in Quickening Productions Limited at £1 cost.”
• “During the year 15 April 2024, the company acquired a 100% shareholding in NYSM3 Productions Limited at £1 cost.”
• “Also on 30 August 2024, the company acquired a 100% shareholding in GG UK Productions Limited at £1 cost.”
• “During the year on 4 June 2024 the sale of the company's investment in Potboiler Television Limited was agreed for consideration of £75k of which £25k was received in June 2024 and the remaining £50k was received in June 2025.”
• “Post year end on 27 August 2025 the directors agreed the purchase of additional 5,752 shares of 42 M&P Ltd (being ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the company, all of which have been issues and fully paid) for additional consideration of £489,983.68.”
• “Post year-end on 7th May 2025 Lions Gate Entertainment Corp completed a full separation of its Studio and STARZ business resulting in the ultimate parent of the company moving from Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation to Lions Gate Studios Corp., both incorporated in Canada.”
• “In accordance with the above on 22 April 2024 the companies 100% shareholding in Starzplay UK Limited was sold to another group company Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. at nominal value.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -19.6%

  £337,193,247 → £271,174,737

• Cash

  -73.3%

  £19,088,316 → £5,091,125

• Net assets

  +1.4%

  £277,116,322 → £280,982,967

• Employees

  -6%

  83 → 78

• Operating profit

  -57.6%

  £10,322,500 → £4,376,562

• Profit before tax

  -44.6%

  £10,946,121 → £6,065,853

• Wages

  -6.9%

  £9,355,139 → £8,710,681

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