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Company No. 03485747 · Incorporated 24 Dec 1997

Clerkenwell Films Limited

Registered name: CLERKENWELL FILMS LIMITED

Part of British Broadcasting Corporation group

Clerkenwell Films Limited made £2m revenue and a £898k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Clerkenwell Films Limited’s revenue was £2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £898k. The company is classified under “motion picture distribution activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59131Motion picture distribution activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
28 yrs · since 1997
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is BBC Studios Distribution Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£2m
Growth —
Profit
−£898k
Growth —
Profit margin
−45.6%
Gross −20.3%
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£2m
Cost of sales——−£2.4m
Gross profit——−£399k
Operating profit——−£1.6m
Profit before tax——−£1.6m
Profit after tax——−£898k
Profit (best available)——−£898k
Employees (average)1213—
Ratios
Profit margin——−45.6%
Gross margin——−20.3%
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth—▲8.3%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£1.1m—
Net assets———
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−45.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−20.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now —
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. British Broadcasting Corporationultimate parent75–100%
  2. BBC Commercial Limited75–100%
  3. BBC Studios Limited75–100%
  4. BBC Studios Distribution Limited75–100%
  5. Clerkenwell Films Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (9)

Sister companies (24)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£898k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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