British Film Institute (Big Screen) Limited
Registered name: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE (BIG SCREEN) LIMITED
British Film Institute (Big Screen) Limited made £7.9m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
British Film Institute (Big Screen) Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £7.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.1m profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.7m | £5.2m | £9.4m | £7.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.3m | £3.4m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £3.9m | £6m | £5.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £1.8m | £3m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £1.8m | £3m | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £1.8m | £3m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 39 | 68 | 70 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 73.5% | 35.1% | 32% | 26.8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 74.8% | 63.6% | 68.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £133k | £138k | £113k |
| Profit per employee | — | £46.5k | £44.1k | £30.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲94% | ▲81.3% | ▼15.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼7.3% | ▲65.4% | ▼29.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲74.4% | ▲2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £56.3k | £2.1m | £2.7m | £2.2m |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2.2m | £2.9m | £3.6m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £336k | £693k | £776k | £864k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 26.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £113k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £30.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- 0%
- Now £2
- Cash at bank
- ▼19%
- Now £2.2m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 70
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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