Sid Gentle Films Limited
Television programme production activities · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 2013Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2026-03-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£2,994,558
Cash
£1,204,280
Turnover
£3,337,211
Profit / loss
−£1,821,747
Current assets
£3,410,993
Creditors < 1 year
£713,852
Equity
£2,994,558
Average employees
18
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
Selected figures from the best-ranked available filing for each period. Missing values remain unknown.
Some figures were read by AI from scanned accounts, so small errors are possible. View the filed accounts
| Reported figures | 2026-03-31Company · AI-read | 2025-03-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £2,994,558 | £6,316,305 |
| Equity | £2,994,558 | £6,316,305 |
| Share capital | £100 | £100 |
| Retained earnings | £2,853,641 | £6,175,388 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £462,113 | £157,432 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £462,096 | £157,415 |
| Investments | £17 | £17 |
| Current assets | £3,410,993 | £6,741,380 |
| Cash at bank | £1,204,280 | £5,156,120 |
| Debtors | £2,206,713 | £1,585,260 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £713,852 | £582,507 |
| Creditors after one year | £164,696 | — |
| Net current assets | £2,697,141 | £6,158,873 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £3,159,254 | £6,316,305 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £3,337,211 | £4,257,503 |
| Cost of sales | £933,306 | £141,243 |
| Gross profit | £2,403,905 | £4,116,260 |
| Administrative expenses | £3,850,917 | £4,224,339 |
| Other operating income | — | £382,344 |
| Operating profit | −£1,447,012 | £274,265 |
| Interest receivable | £37,906 | £2,118 |
| Interest payable | £90,813 | £22,983 |
| Profit before tax | −£1,499,919 | £253,400 |
| Tax | −£321,828 | £311,429 |
| Profit / loss | −£1,821,747 | £564,829 |
| Dividends | £1,500,000 | £2,900,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £294,687 | £290,211 |
| Audit fees | £23,300 | £22,950 |
| Research & development | £323,373 | £496,837 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 18 | 17 |
| Staff costs | £2,993,104 | £2,945,191 |
| Wages & salaries | £2,481,823 | £2,541,103 |
| Social security costs | £380,652 | £259,422 |
| Pension costs | £130,629 | £144,666 |
| Directors' remuneration | £911,009 | £726,158 |
| Highest paid director | £550,652 | £417,334 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2026-03-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Immediate parent
- BBC Studios Distribution Limited
- Ultimate controlling party
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Accounts
- FRS 101
- Approved
- 2026-09-09
Turnover by segment (8)
- TV programme production: 1,487,008 (2026-03-31)
- Distribution income: 1,850,203 (2026-03-31)
- United Kingdom: 3,275,261 (2026-03-31)
- USA: 61,950 (2026-03-31)
- TV programme production: 1,205,280 (2025-03-31)
- Distribution income: 3,052,223 (2025-03-31)
- United Kingdom: 4,120,603 (2025-03-31)
- USA: 136,900 (2025-03-31)
Related parties (3)
- a previous shareholder of the company · previous shareholder · recharged costs · £45,686
- a previous shareholder of the company · previous shareholder · creditor balance outstanding at year end · £3,660
- an associate of the company · associate · outstanding debtor balance · £nil
Borrowings (1)
- Other loans · 87,387
Share classes (2)
- 1,000,000 Ordinary share capital of 0.01p
- 1,000,000 Ordinary share capital of 0.01p
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 1 satisfied / released
All Assets · created 2013-08-22 · satisfied 2018-02-16
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Satisfied