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Company No. NI022017 · Incorporated 12 Oct 1988

Movie House Cinemas Limited -the

Registered name: MOVIE HOUSE CINEMAS LIMITED -THE

Movie House Cinemas Limited -the made £11.3m revenue and £524k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Movie House Cinemas Limited -the’s revenue grew 12% to £11.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £524k profit and 207 employees. The company is classified under “other amusement and recreation activities” and is based in Belfast; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection R · Arts, entertainment and recreationSIC 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age
38 yrs · since 1988
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.3m
Growth ▲12.4%
Profit
£524k
Growth —
Profit margin
4.7%
Gross 66.1%
Employees
207
Change ▲8.4%
Profit / employee
£2.5k
Revenue/employee £54.4k
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£10.5m£9.6m£10m£11.3m
Cost of sales£3.5m£3.5m£3.5m£3.8m
Gross profit£7m£6.1m£6.5m£7.5m
Operating profit£2.5m−£65.2k£285k£1.3m
Profit before tax£2.4m−£342k£35.4k£1.2m
Profit after tax£1.2m−£542k−£46.8k£524k
Profit (best available)£1.2m−£542k−£46.8k£524k
Staff costs£2.1m£2.4m£2.6m£2.7m
Employees (average)160176191207
Ratios
Profit margin11.5%−5.6%−0.5%4.7%
Gross margin66.8%63.4%65.2%66.1%
Revenue per employee£65.7k£54.8k£52.5k£54.4k
Profit per employee£7.6k−£3.1k−£245£2.5k
Cash conversion128.9%—429.4%178.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.2%▲3.9%▲12.4%
Profit growth—▼144.8%——
Headcount growth—▲10%▲8.5%▲8.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.9m£4.5m£6.2m£9.1m
Net assets£4.3m£3.7m£3.6m£4.1m
Fixed assets£9.5m£9.2m£9.4m£9.3m
Current assets£6.6m£5.3m£6.9m£9.9m
Debtors£97.2k£128k£126k£122k
Deferred income£515k£549k£518k£575k
Cash from operations£3.2m£851k£1.2m£2.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
66.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£54.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
178.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
82.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
5.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.1%
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
▲13%
Now £4.1m
Cash at bank
▲48%
Now £9.1m
Headcount
▲8%
Now 207
Deferred income
▲11%
Now £575k
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £9.3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £524k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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