
Company Number
01021212
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
columbia pictures corp ltd
warner bros. entertainment uk ltd
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Industry
Motion picture distribution activities
Registered Address
warner house 98 theobald's road, london, WC1X 8WB
Website
www.filmbankmedia.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of FILMBANK DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £21.8m based on a Turnover of £16.2m and 1.34x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FILMBANK DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £8.8m based on an EBITDA of £1.6m and a 5.65x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FILMBANK DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED at £3.8m based on Net Assets of £2m and 1.92x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Filmbank Distributors Limited is a live company located in london, WC1X 8WB with a Companies House number of 01021212. It operates in the motion picture distribution activities sector, SIC Code 59131. Founded in August 1971, it's largest shareholder is columbia pictures corp ltd with a 33.3% stake. Filmbank Distributors Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £16.2m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Filmbank Distributors Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 1 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
8 Strong
2 Regular
1 Weak
Size
annual sales of £16.2m, make it larger than the average company (£3.5m)
£16.2m - Filmbank Distributors Limited
£3.5m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 5%, show it is growing at a faster rate (3.7%)
5% - Filmbank Distributors Limited
3.7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 39.3%, this company has a lower cost of product (30.4%)
39.3% - Filmbank Distributors Limited
30.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 7.7% make it more profitable than the average company (1.9%)
7.7% - Filmbank Distributors Limited
1.9% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 40 employees, this is above the industry average (22)
40 - Filmbank Distributors Limited
22 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £95.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£83.3k)
£95.4k - Filmbank Distributors Limited
£83.3k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £406.1k, this is equally as efficient (£418.2k)
£406.1k - Filmbank Distributors Limited
£418.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 31 days, this is earlier than average (41 days)
31 days - Filmbank Distributors Limited
41 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 51 days, this is slower than average (29 days)
51 days - Filmbank Distributors Limited
29 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Filmbank Distributors Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 29 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (5 weeks)
29 weeks - Filmbank Distributors Limited
5 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 86%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (73.3%)
86% - Filmbank Distributors Limited
73.3% - Industry AVG
Filmbank Distributors Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £16.2 million and the company has net assets of £2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Filmbank Distributors Limited has 40 employees and maintains cash reserves of £6.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 16,245,000 | 12,688,000 | 12,316,000 | 14,093,000 | 16,448,000 | 15,449,000 | 12,733,000 | 10,668,000 | 9,701,000 | 9,173,000 | 8,733,000 | 8,716,000 | 9,614,000 | 9,584,283 | 9,325,366 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 9,866,000 | 7,793,000 | 7,460,000 | 8,650,000 | 10,460,000 | 9,933,000 | 8,823,000 | 7,236,000 | 6,803,000 | 6,483,000 | 6,213,000 | 7,183,000 | 8,428,000 | 8,365,763 | 8,054,678 |
Gross Profit | 6,379,000 | 4,895,000 | 4,856,000 | 5,443,000 | 5,988,000 | 5,516,000 | 3,910,000 | 3,432,000 | 2,898,000 | 2,690,000 | 2,520,000 | 1,533,000 | 1,186,000 | 1,218,520 | 1,270,688 |
Admin Expenses | 5,130,000 | 4,391,000 | 3,663,000 | 4,070,000 | 4,313,000 | 3,780,000 | 3,418,000 | 3,042,000 | 2,801,000 | 2,478,000 | 2,269,000 | 1,506,000 | 1,129,000 | 1,150,279 | 1,118,848 |
Operating Profit | 1,249,000 | 504,000 | 1,193,000 | 1,373,000 | 1,675,000 | 1,736,000 | 492,000 | 390,000 | 97,000 | 212,000 | 251,000 | 27,000 | 57,000 | 68,241 | 151,840 |
Interest Payable | 1,000 | 953 | 2,235 | ||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 170,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 8,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 4,000 | 3,367 | 7,962 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,419,000 | 514,000 | 1,204,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,751,000 | 496,000 | 396,000 | 104,000 | 219,000 | 258,000 | 32,000 | 60,000 | 70,655 | 157,567 |
Tax | -493,000 | -74,000 | -334,000 | -339,000 | -437,000 | -430,000 | -142,000 | -114,000 | -56,000 | -87,000 | -97,000 | -32,000 | -60,000 | -70,655 | -157,567 |
Profit After Tax | 926,000 | 440,000 | 870,000 | 1,042,000 | 1,263,000 | 1,321,000 | 354,000 | 282,000 | 48,000 | 132,000 | 161,000 | ||||
Dividends Paid | 1,500,000 | 600,000 | 1,101,000 | 1,200,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||||||
Retained Profit | -574,000 | 440,000 | 270,000 | -59,000 | 1,263,000 | 121,000 | 54,000 | -18,000 | 48,000 | 132,000 | 161,000 | ||||
Employee Costs | 3,815,000 | 3,214,000 | 2,911,000 | 2,741,000 | 2,713,000 | 2,374,000 | 1,979,000 | 1,627,000 | 1,375,000 | 1,192,000 | 911,000 | 868,000 | 848,000 | 866,605 | 908,500 |
Number Of Employees | 40 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
EBITDA* | 1,552,000 | 617,000 | 1,273,000 | 1,415,000 | 1,719,000 | 1,775,000 | 532,000 | 427,000 | 97,000 | 212,000 | 254,000 | 45,000 | 75,000 | 71,560 | 155,159 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 233,000 | 307,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 24,000 | 162,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,682 | 120,407 | |||||
Intangible Assets | 1,969,000 | 1,504,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,007,000 | 646,000 | 231,000 | 244,000 | 159,000 | 149,000 | 35,000 | 63,000 | 78,000 | 93,341 | ||
Investments & Other | 4,000 | ||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 2,202,000 | 1,811,000 | 1,174,000 | 1,007,000 | 646,000 | 251,000 | 266,000 | 183,000 | 162,000 | 149,000 | 35,000 | 66,000 | 84,000 | 103,023 | 120,407 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 1,393,000 | 1,151,000 | 1,136,000 | 832,000 | 1,917,000 | 1,593,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,548,000 | 992,000 | 750,000 | 766,000 | 807,000 | 1,033,000 | 1,186,429 | 1,250,414 |
Group Debtors | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10,000 | 3,000 | 16,000 | 145,000 | 68,002 | 596,034 | |||||||
Misc Debtors | 3,664,000 | 3,261,000 | 2,830,000 | 3,182,000 | 2,926,000 | 2,740,000 | 2,009,000 | 1,853,000 | 1,445,000 | 1,412,000 | 1,342,000 | 1,005,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,200,550 | 1,875,515 |
Cash | 6,687,000 | 7,056,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,656,000 | 6,729,000 | 5,298,000 | 4,478,000 | 5,246,000 | 4,075,000 | 4,422,000 | 4,160,000 | 3,844,000 | 3,576,000 | 2,368,522 | 1,911,813 |
misc current assets | |||||||||||||||
total current assets | 11,744,000 | 11,468,000 | 9,716,000 | 9,671,000 | 11,573,000 | 9,631,000 | 8,237,000 | 8,657,000 | 6,515,000 | 6,584,000 | 6,268,000 | 5,672,000 | 5,858,000 | 4,823,503 | 5,633,776 |
total assets | 13,946,000 | 13,279,000 | 10,890,000 | 10,678,000 | 12,219,000 | 9,882,000 | 8,503,000 | 8,840,000 | 6,677,000 | 6,733,000 | 6,303,000 | 5,738,000 | 5,942,000 | 4,926,526 | 5,754,183 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 1,384,000 | 923,000 | 872,000 | 395,000 | 243,000 | 359,000 | 185,000 | 123,000 | 66,000 | 107,000 | 61,000 | 178,000 | 634,000 | 114,604 | 247,256 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 300,000 | 788,000 | 558,000 | 547,000 | 425,000 | 760,000 | 449,000 | 1,021,000 | 363,000 | 1,043,000 | 332,000 | 459,000 | 473,000 | 478,956 | 539,022 |
other short term finances | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 10,303,000 | 9,025,000 | 7,367,000 | 7,913,000 | 9,669,000 | 8,144,000 | 7,371,000 | 7,252,000 | 5,907,000 | 5,290,000 | 5,749,000 | 5,101,000 | 4,835,000 | 4,332,816 | 4,967,755 |
total current liabilities | 11,987,000 | 10,736,000 | 8,797,000 | 8,855,000 | 10,337,000 | 9,263,000 | 8,005,000 | 8,396,000 | 6,336,000 | 6,440,000 | 6,142,000 | 5,738,000 | 5,942,000 | 4,926,376 | 5,754,033 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||
total liabilities | 11,987,000 | 10,746,000 | 8,797,000 | 8,855,000 | 10,337,000 | 9,263,000 | 8,005,000 | 8,396,000 | 6,336,000 | 6,440,000 | 6,142,000 | 5,738,000 | 5,942,000 | 4,926,376 | 5,754,033 |
net assets | 1,959,000 | 2,533,000 | 2,093,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,882,000 | 619,000 | 498,000 | 444,000 | 341,000 | 293,000 | 161,000 | 150 | 150 | ||
total shareholders funds | 1,959,000 | 2,533,000 | 2,093,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,882,000 | 619,000 | 498,000 | 444,000 | 341,000 | 293,000 | 161,000 | 150 | 150 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,249,000 | 504,000 | 1,193,000 | 1,373,000 | 1,675,000 | 1,736,000 | 492,000 | 390,000 | 97,000 | 212,000 | 251,000 | 27,000 | 57,000 | 68,241 | 151,840 |
Depreciation | 74,000 | 56,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,319 | 3,319 | |||||
Amortisation | 229,000 | 57,000 | 80,000 | 42,000 | 44,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 35,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||
Tax | -493,000 | -74,000 | -334,000 | -339,000 | -437,000 | -430,000 | -142,000 | -114,000 | -56,000 | -87,000 | -97,000 | -32,000 | -60,000 | -70,655 | -157,567 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 645,000 | 446,000 | -49,000 | -829,000 | 511,000 | 574,000 | 348,000 | 971,000 | 278,000 | 54,000 | 280,000 | -454,000 | -172,981 | -1,266,982 | 3,721,963 |
Creditors | 461,000 | 51,000 | 477,000 | 152,000 | -116,000 | 174,000 | 62,000 | 57,000 | -41,000 | 46,000 | -117,000 | -456,000 | 519,396 | -132,652 | 247,256 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 1,278,000 | 1,658,000 | -546,000 | -1,756,000 | 1,525,000 | 773,000 | 119,000 | 1,345,000 | 617,000 | -459,000 | 648,000 | 266,000 | 502,184 | -634,939 | 4,967,755 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -10,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | 2,143,000 | 1,816,000 | 919,000 | 301,000 | 2,180,000 | 1,718,000 | 223,000 | 744,000 | 339,000 | -342,000 | 408,000 | 277,000 | 1,209,561 | 500,296 | 1,490,640 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -24,000 | -123,000 | -58,000 | -341,000 | -114,000 | -35,000 | -107,406 | ||||||||
Change in Investments | -4,000 | 4,000 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | 4,000 | -4,000 | -24,000 | -123,000 | -58,000 | -341,000 | -114,000 | -35,000 | -107,406 | ||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | -488,000 | 230,000 | 11,000 | 122,000 | -335,000 | 311,000 | -572,000 | 658,000 | -680,000 | 711,000 | -127,000 | -14,000 | -5,956 | -60,066 | 539,022 |
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 170,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 8,000 | 25,000 | 15,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 2,414 | 5,727 |
cash flow from financing | -318,000 | 240,000 | 22,000 | 130,000 | -310,000 | 326,000 | -568,000 | 785,000 | -673,000 | 718,000 | -120,000 | -9,000 | -3,106 | -57,652 | 544,899 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -369,000 | 1,306,000 | 94,000 | -1,073,000 | 1,431,000 | 820,000 | -768,000 | 1,171,000 | -347,000 | 262,000 | 316,000 | 268,000 | 1,207,478 | 456,709 | 1,911,813 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -369,000 | 1,306,000 | 94,000 | -1,073,000 | 1,431,000 | 820,000 | -768,000 | 1,171,000 | -347,000 | 262,000 | 316,000 | 268,000 | 1,207,478 | 456,709 | 1,911,813 |
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FILMBANK DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED group structure
Filmbank Distributors Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
FILMBANK DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
01021212
Filmbank Distributors Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Rana Matthes (May 2006) and Mr Simon Ogden (Feb 2013).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Rana Matthes | 63 years | May 2006 | - | Director | |
Mr Simon Ogden | 65 years | Feb 2013 | - | Director | |
Mr Timothy Swank | United States | 79 years | Feb 2013 | - | Director |
Ms Melanie Scott | England | 56 years | Mar 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Toby Tennant | England | 52 years | Mar 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Ian George | 62 years | Mar 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
16.2m
+28%
operating profit
1.2m
+148%
gross margin
39.3%
+1.78%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
2m
-0.23%
total assets
13.9m
+0.05%
cash
6.7m
-0.05%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
01021212
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
59131 - Motion picture distribution activities
incorporation date
August 1971
age
54
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
columbia-warner distributors limited (December 1996)
columbia-cannon-warner distributors limited (October 1996)
See moreaccountant
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auditor
SHIPLEYS LLP
address
warner house 98 theobald's road, london, WC1X 8WB
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
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