Mothership Productions Limited
Registered name: MOTHERSHIP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Part of British Broadcasting Corporation groupMothership Productions Limited made £3.8m revenue and £337k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Mothership Productions Limited’s revenue was £3.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £337k profit. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2021
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 6 Dec 2021 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £17.4k | £3.6m | £3.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | £192k | −£3m | −£3.1m |
| Gross profit | — | −£174k | £583k | £644k |
| Operating profit | — | −£995k | −£669k | −£250k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£1m | −£722k | £337k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£542k | £337k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1m | −£542k | £337k |
| Staff costs | — | £647k | £996k | — |
| Employees (average) | — | 8 | 15 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −5833% | −15.2% | 9% |
| Gross margin | — | −1002% | 16.3% | 17.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £2.2k | £238k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | −£127k | −£36.1k | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £1.6m | £478k | — |
| Net assets | — | £764k | £223k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- 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.
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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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- British Broadcasting Corporationultimate parent75–100%
- BBC Commercial Limited75–100%
- BBC Studios Limited75–100%
- BBC Studios Distribution Limited75–100%
- Mothership Productions Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (24)
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- Voltage TV Productions LimitedRev. £5.7m · Profit −£1.1m
- Baby Cow Productions LimitedRev. £2m · Profit −£374k
- 2 Entertain LimitedFigures not disclosed
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- BBC Earth Productions (Africa) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Earth Productions (Life) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Earth Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Magazines Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Studios Channel Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Studios Corporate Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Studios Drama Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BBC Studios Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Beeb Rights LimitedFigures not disclosed
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From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £337k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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