BACKYARD CINEMA LTD - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 18 Dec 2024

Confirmation Statement Submitted 14 Nov 2025

Net assets £-6.86M £1.53M 2024 year on year

Total assets £465.87K £622.57K 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £7.33M £904.15K 2024 year on year

Charges None No charges registered

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Contact & Details

Contact

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Registered Address

55 Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1QL United Kingdom

Office (Manchester)

Mayfield, Depot, Manchester M1 2PY

Website

backyardcinema.co.uk

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2015–2024)

Cash in Bank

£249.21k

Increased by £238.05k (+2133%)

Net Assets

-£6.86M

Decreased by £1.53M (-29%)

Total Liabilities

£7.33M

Increased by £904.15k (+14%)

Turnover

£255.54k

Decreased by £2.75M (-91%)

Employees

N/A

Decreased by 58 (-100%)

Debt Ratio

1573%

Increased by 983 (+167%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2022 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

£8k awarded

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Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

3 Allotments 1,220 Shares £99.90m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
16 Jul 2019	ORDINARY	21	£0	£0
12 Jan 2018	ORDINARY	200	£200	£1
25 Sept 2015	ORD	999	£99.90m	£100k

Officers

3 active 8 resigned

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						Status
Dominic Rhys Davies	Director	British	England	40	1 May 2015	Active
Jonathan Marks	Director	British	England	52	30 Nov 2020	Active
Mark Simon Cavell	Director	British	United States	65	30 Nov 2020	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (7)


Raymond Gubbay Limited	51.0%	62,271	Ordinary	1 Oct 2021
Robert Gilbert	4.4%	5,364	Ordinary	1 Oct 2021
Mark Andrew Whitehead	2.5%	2,992	Ordinary	1 Oct 2021

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active 2 Ceased

Raymond Gubbay Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 30 Nov 2020

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 50 To 75 Percent
Voting Rights 50 To 75 Percent

James Milligan

Ceased 30 Nov 2020

Ceased

Dominic Rhys Davies

Ceased 30 Nov 2020

Ceased

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Group Structure

RAYMOND GUBBAY LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent as firm, appoint/remove directors, significant influence or control as firm

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

SONY CORPORATION japan

BACKYARD CINEMA LTD Current Company

Charges

No charges registered

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
14 Nov 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-15 with no updates	View(3 pages)
18 Dec 2024	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-03-31	View(22 pages)
31 Oct 2024	Officers	Change to director Mr Dominic Rhys Davies on 2024-10-31	View(2 pages)
31 Oct 2024	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-15 with no updates	View(3 pages)
12 Sept 2024	Officers	Termination of James David George Milligan as director on 2023-06-30	View(1 page)