PINE NUT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£769K
Equity attributable
Employees
80
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£3M
Period ending 2024-12-31
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 | £10,196,056 | £5,211,866 | |
| Operating profit | £1,950,865 | -£1,895,942 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,460,261 | -£2,967,261 | |
| Net profit | £940,212 | -£2,623,838 | |
| Cash | £4,353,585 | £1,347,864 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,297,514 | £854,226 | |
| Net assets | £3,393,353 | £769,490 | |
| Equity | £3,393,353 | £769,490 | |
| Average employees | 102 | 80 | |
| Wages | £4,236,135 | £3,745,321 |
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 | 19.1% | -36.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | -50.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.9% | -221.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.48x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | 3.69x | -1.71x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- PINE NUT LIMITED · parent
- Pistachio Limited 100%
- Bluebolt Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Pine Nut Ltd faced significant challenges in FY2024 due to a combination of external factors that created major disruption across the global film and television industry. These included: Lingering effects of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood (May-November 2023).”
- “BlueBolt Ltd, the sole trading subsidiary of Pine Nut Ltd, suffered substantial losses in the year as a result.”
- “Workforce Restructuring: A reduction in headcount during Q4 2023 and Q1 2024, eliminating excess staff overheads while preserving a core team essential to the company's signature creative output.”
- “Flexible Working Arrangements: The remaining team operated on a reduced work week until production activity resumed, ensuring talent retention while limiting financial exposure.”
- “BlueBolt has now regained its pre-downturn headcount and is positioned for renewed growth in 2025 and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH-TAYLOR, Lucy | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jun 1968 | British |
| BADGETT, Henry | Director | 2023-03-14 | May 1979 | British |
| BARSON, Angela Mary | Director | 2023-03-14 | Nov 1970 | British |
| BIRMINGHAM, Nicolas | Director | 2023-03-14 | Jun 1976 | British |
| MCCREARY, Tracy | Director | 2023-03-14 | Aug 1981 | American |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Tracy Mccreary | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 14 of 14 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-03-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-03-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-16 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-03-14 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-03-14 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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