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Company No. 03522943 · Incorporated 6 Mar 1998

NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limited

Registered name: NBC UNIVERSAL GLOBAL NETWORKS UK LIMITED

Part of Comcast Corporation group

NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limited made £14.7m revenue and £5.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limited’s revenue fell 24% to £14.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £5.2m profit. The company is classified under “television programme distribution activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 59133Television programme distribution activities
Status
Liquidation
Location
Manchester
Age
28 yrs · since 1998
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue
£14.7m
Growth ▼23.9%
Profit
£5.2m
Growth ▼37.4%
Profit margin
35.6%
Gross 36.9%
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£21m£19.3m£14.7m
Cost of sales−£15.2m−£10.7m−£9.3m
Gross profit£5.8m£8.6m£5.4m
Operating profit£5.6m£8.5m£5.4m
Profit before tax£5.9m£8.4m£5.2m
Profit after tax£5.8m£8.4m£5.2m
Profit (best available)£5.8m£8.4m£5.2m
Employees (average)———
Ratios
Profit margin27.8%43.2%35.6%
Gross margin27.8%44.5%36.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼7.9%▼23.9%
Profit growth—▲43.5%▼37.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
35.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
36.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
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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
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Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
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Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
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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
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Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now —
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Comcast Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Sky New Media Ventures Limited75–100%
  3. Sky Limited75–100%
  4. Sky UK Limited75–100%
  5. NBC Universal Global Networks UK Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (35)

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £5.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 20 Oct 2026

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