SL UK Productions 3 Limited
Registered name: SL UK PRODUCTIONS 3 LIMITED
Part of The Walt Disney Company groupSL UK Productions 3 Limited made £4.4m revenue and £7.8k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text
SL UK Productions 3 Limited’s revenue fell 77% to £4.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £7.8k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “motion picture production activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 company's immediate parent undertaking is Searchlight Pictures (UK) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £19.1m | £4.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | £0 | £23.5m | £5.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | −£4.5m | −£1.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £0 | £391k | £140k |
| Profit after tax | — | £0 | £30.5k | £7.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £0 | £30.5k | £7.8k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | −23.4% | −28.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £465k | £2.2m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £744 | £3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼76.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼74.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼95.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £0 | £1.2m | £4.8m |
| Net assets | — | £1 | £30.5k | £38.3k |
| Current assets | — | £1 | £8.5m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £1 | £1 | £7.3m | £1.9m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −28.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.9k
- 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
- 42.9%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £38.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲291%
- Now £4.8m
- Headcount
- ▼95%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Walt Disney Company (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Searchlight Pictures (UK) Limited75–100%
- SL UK Productions 3 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- SL UK Productions 2 LimitedRev. £73.1k · Profit £0
- SL UK Productions 1 LimitedRev. £27.9k · Profit £0
- SL UK Productions 4 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- SL UK Productions 5 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- SL UK Productions 6 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £7.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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