UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-22 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-08-08

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

—

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£647M

+8.7% vs 2023

Employees

116

-1.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£199M

+446.9% vs 2023

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£2,252,038,547	£1,758,339,511
Operating profit	£198,665,678	£150,481,838
Profit before tax	£36,323,202	£198,665,678
Net profit	-£18,532,246	£163,825,056
Cash	£3,706,449	—
Total assets less current liabilities	£595,997,035	£647,887,324
Net assets	£595,255,745	£647,146,034
Equity	£595,255,745	£647,146,034
Average employees	118	116
Wages	£12,601,927	£11,860,638

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Operating margin	8.8%	8.6%
Net margin	-0.8%	9.3%
Return on capital employed	33.3%	23.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	59.1%	53.0%
Current ratio	1.35x	1.49x

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: Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion: Unqualified (clean)
Going concern: Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the 12 months from the date of signing, with net assets of $873,000,000 and hence continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LIMITED · parent
1. All Her Production Pty Ltd (formerly JE Production Pty Ltd) 100% · Australia
2. ANF Production Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
3. Bad Behaviour Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
4. Big Dipper Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
5. Bravo TV New Zealand Limited 100% · New Zealand
6. Camp Matchbox Productions Pty 99% · Australia
7. Carnival (Charles Dickens) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
8. Carnival (DAX) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
9. Carnival Film & Television Limited 100% · United Kingdom
10. Carnival Productions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
11. Carnival Productions Two Limited 100% · United Kingdom
12. Carnivores Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
13. Castle Pictures Limited 100% · United Kingdom
14. Class of 07 Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
15. Council Productions Inc. 49% · Canada
16. Critical Incident Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
17. Cut Snake Productions Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
18. Dog Park Films Pty Ltd (formerly Turn Up The Volume Productions Pty Ltd) 100% · Australia
19. Evelyn Bay Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
20. Farmer Productions (S1) Inc 49% · Canada
21. Farmer Productions (S2) Inc 49% · Canada
22. First Responders Productions Inc. 49% · Canada
23. Focus Features International Limited 100% · United Kingdom
24. Gallipoli Pictures Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
25. Gatto Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
26. Global Ad Sales Limited 100% · United Kingdom
27. HeyDay Television Limited 100% · United Kingdom
28. House of Gods Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
29. Housewives Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
30. HTVP Limited 100% · United Kingdom
31. IFH-U Holding B.V. 100% · Netherlands
32. Illumination Studios Paris 95% · France
33. Irreverent Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
34. K25 Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
35. LAB Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
36. Lark Audio Inc. 49% · Canada
37. Lark Distribution Inc. 49% · Canada
38. Lark Productions (Ontario) Inc. 49% · Canada
39. Lark Productions Holdings Inc. 49% · Canada
40. Lark Productions, Inc. 49% · Canada
41. LOTCI Season 1 Inc. 29% · Canada
42. LOTCI Season 2 Inc. 29% · Canada
43. LOTCI Season 3 Inc. 29% · Canada
44. Magic Monday Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
45. Matchbox Eureka One Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
46. Matchbox New Zealand Productions Limited 100% · New Zealand
47. Matchbox Pictures Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
48. Matchbox Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
49. Matchbox UCP Productions Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
50. Maximum Choppage Productions Pty 100% · Australia
51. MBNZ Wanted Limited 100% · New Zealand
52. Monkey Kids Limited 100% · United Kingdom
53. Motive Productions I Inc. 25% · Canada
54. Motive Productions II Inc. 25% · Canada
55. Motive Productions III Inc. 25% · Canada
56. Motive Productions IV Inc. 25% · Canada
57. MPD Films Limited 100% · United Kingdom
58. NBC Universal Global Networks Espana S.L.U. 100% · Spain
59. NBC Universal Global Networks France SAS 100% · France
60. NBC Universal Global Networks Management Limited 100% · United Kingdom
61. NBC Universal International Television Distribution Germany GmbH 100% · Germany
62. NBC Universal International Television Distribution Singapore Pte. Ltd 100% · Singapore
63. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC 100% · Japan
64. NBCUniversal International Limited 100% · United Kingdom
65. NBCUniversal International Networks Acquisitions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
66. NBCUniversal International Networks Holdings Limited 100% · United Kingdom
67. NBCUniversal International Networks Limited 100% · United Kingdom
68. NBCUniversal International Operations Limited 100% · United Kingdom
69. NBCUniversal International Television Distribution South Africa (Proprietary) Limited 100% · South Africa
70. NBCUniversal Media Distribution Services Private Limited 100% · India
71. Ocean Park Productions (S1) Ontario Inc. 49% · Canada
72. Ocean Park Productions (S2) Ontario Inc. 49% · Canada
73. Old School Pictures Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
74. One NZ Television Limited 100% · New Zealand
75. Our War Productions Inc. 49% · Canada
76. Playground Productions Pty Ltd 99% · Australia
77. Producer Services Limited 100% · United Kingdom
78. Remoter Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
79. RHOT (Ontario) Inc. 49% · Canada
80. Scott Road Productions (S1) Inc. 49% · Canada
81. Scott Road Productions (S2) Inc. 49% · Canada
82. Snow Globe Production Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
83. Sparrowhawk International Channels India Private Limited 100% · India
84. Speechless Features Limited 100% · United Kingdom
85. Spooky Files 2 Production Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
86. Spooky Files Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
87. Suspect Productions I Inc. 25% · Canada
88. Ted Production Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
89. Tony Ayres Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
90. True Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
91. UIP (UK) Limited 50% · United Kingdom
92. UIP-Danube International Pictures Ltd 50% · Hungary
93. Umbrella NZ Television Limited 100% · New Zealand
94. UMSI Productions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
95. United International Pictures 50% · United Kingdom
96. United International Pictures - Columbia Tristar Ltda (formerly United International Pictures Ltda) 50% · Colombia
97. United International Pictures (Far East) 50% · Hong Kong
98. United International Pictures (SDN) 25% · Malaysia
99. United International Pictures (South Africa) (Unlimited) 50% · South Africa
100. United International Pictures AB 50% · Sweden
101. United International Pictures APS 50% · Denmark
102. United International Pictures AS 50% · Norway
103. United International Pictures EPE 50% · Greece
104. United International Pictures Filmcilik Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi 50% · Turkey
105. United International Pictures of Panama, Inc. 50% · Panama
106. United International Pictures PTE 50% · Singapore
107. United International Pictures S de RL 50% · Argentina
108. United International Pictures S.R.L. 50% · Peru
109. United International Pictures Sp. Z.o.o. 50% · Poland
110. Universal Consumer Products France SAS 100% · France
111. Universal Consumer Products Germany GmbH 100% · Germany
112. Universal Consumer Products Iberia SLU 100% · Spain
113. Universal Consumer Products Italy Srl 100% · Italy
114. Universal International Studios Limited 100% · United Kingdom
115. Universal Networks International Poland Sp. Z.o.o. (in liquidation) 100% · Poland
116. Universal Pictures (Australasia) Pty. Ltd. 100% · Australia
117. Universal Pictures (Hong Kong) Limited 100% · Hong Kong
118. Universal Pictures (Shanghai) Trading Company Limited 100% · China
119. Universal Pictures (UK) Limited 100% · United Kingdom
120. Universal Pictures International UK & Eire Limited 100% · United Kingdom
121. Universal Pictures Italia S.r.l. - in liquidation 0% · Italy
122. Universal Pictures Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. 100% · Mexico
123. Universal Pictures Mexico Services S.de R.L. de C.V. 100% · Mexico
124. Universal Pictures Productions GmbH 100% · Germany
125. Universal Pictures Productions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
126. Universal Pictures Rus LLC 100% · Russia
127. Universal Pictures Subscription Television Limited 100% · United Kingdom
128. Universal Pictures Switzerland GmbH 100% · Switzerland
129. Universal Pictures Video (France) SAS 100% · France
130. Universal Pictures Visual Programming Limited 100% · United Kingdom
131. Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia Pty Limited 50% · Australia
132. Universal Studio Group (Australia) Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
133. Universal Studios International B.V. 100% · Netherlands
134. Universal Studios International Television Do Brasil Ltda. 100% · Brazil
135. Universal Studios Television Distribution Spain S.L.U. 100% · Spain
136. Universal Television Alternative Studio UK Productions Ltd (formerly Monkey Kingdom Limited) 100% · United Kingdom
137. Universal TV France SNC 100% · France
138. Universal TV Limited 100% · United Kingdom
139. USG(A) Virtual Production Infrastructure Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
140. Visual Australia Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
141. Wanted 3 Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
142. Working Title (Developments) Limited 25% · United Kingdom
143. Working Title Films Limited 100% · United Kingdom
144. Working Title Music Limited 100% · United Kingdom
145. Working Title Television Limited 100% · United Kingdom
146. WT Film Productions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
147. WT2 Limited 100% · United Kingdom
148. WTTV Productions Limited 100% · United Kingdom
149. WWP Productions Pty Ltd 100% · Australia
150. YR Production Pty Ltd 100% · Australia

Significant events

“In February 2025, the directors approved the payment of an interim dividend of $200,000,000.”
“In September 2025 the company received a dividend from its subsidiary of $50,000,000.”

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

People

8 active · 17 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
MONTIS, Marisa	Secretary	2015-01-15	—	—
CANNING, Oliver	Director	2018-04-17	Mar 1970	British
HIGGINSON, Paul Leonard	Director	2021-07-09	Jun 1958	British
LOCKHART, Tracy	Director	2015-10-21	Feb 1970	British
LUDLAM, Paul Richard	Director	2025-11-01	Aug 1961	British
NASH, Stephen Alan	Director	2022-07-01	Feb 1966	British
REVILL, John William	Director	2015-01-01	Jul 1971	British
SHAH, Hetal Ramesh	Director	2021-07-09	Oct 1979	British

Show 17 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
MANSFIELD, Alison	Secretary	2014-06-06	2021-11-30
AVERY, Elizabeth Rebecca	Director	2023-03-20	2025-12-12
BEESLEY, Jason Jon	Director	2014-06-06	2020-08-14
BRATCHELL, Duncan John Timothy	Director	2016-01-21	2022-06-30
BUFTON, Paul Robert	Director	2023-03-20	2024-02-15
BUSS, Alexander Philip	Director	2014-06-06	2015-02-12
CLARK, Duncan Cameron, Mr.	Director	2015-01-01	2020-08-14
FOSTER, Ian David	Director	2020-12-14	2024-06-30
HALL, Andrew Nigel	Director	2014-06-06	2015-05-11
LAITHWAITE, Melanie Jane	Director	2015-05-11	2018-03-16
LOW, Marc Mathew	Director	2016-08-17	2023-02-03
MACLELLAN, Kevin Michael	Director	2015-01-01	2020-05-05
MCGREGOR, Donald Keith	Director	2015-01-01	2015-12-14
MENENDEZ, Belinda Elvira	Director	2015-01-01	2023-03-20
OARTON, Tristan Raymond	Director	2019-07-30	2021-06-30
STALINS-FUSSMAN, Carolyn	Director	2016-02-22	2025-09-16
STROUD, David Alan, Mr.	Director	2017-08-15	2018-07-25

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name	Kind	Nature of control	Notified	Status
Comcast Corporation	Corporate entity	Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%	2016-04-06	Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 83 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2025-12-12	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-11-04	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-10-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-17	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-08-22	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-08-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-08-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-08-22	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-07-29	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-10-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-07-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-02-21	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-10-11	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-08	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-03-21	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-03-21	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2023-03-20	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-02-03	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2022-10-01	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 9
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 2

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

-21.9%

£2,252,038,547 £1,758,339,511
Cash

—

Not reported
Net assets

+8.7%

£595,255,745 £647,146,034
Employees

-1.7%

118 116
Operating profit

-24.3%

£198,665,678 £150,481,838
Profit before tax

+446.9%

£36,323,202 £198,665,678
Wages

-5.9%

£12,601,927 £11,860,638

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

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