
Company Number
02626682
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
boomerang media holdings iii llc
Group Structure
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Industry
Television programme production activities
+1Registered Address
1 central st. giles, st. giles high street, london, WC2H 8NU
Website
http://www.dreamworks.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of DREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £2.1m based on a Turnover of £2.4m and 0.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £4.2m based on an EBITDA of £952k and a 4.37x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of DREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED at £13.3m based on Net Assets of £8.2m and 1.63x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Dreamworks Distribution Limited is a live company located in london, WC2H 8NU with a Companies House number of 02626682. It operates in the television programme production activities sector, SIC Code 59113. Founded in July 1991, it's largest shareholder is boomerang media holdings iii llc with a 100% stake. Dreamworks Distribution Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2.4m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Dreamworks Distribution Limited a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
3 Strong
2 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £2.4m, make it in line with the average company (£2.6m)
£2.4m - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
£2.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -13%, show it is growing at a slower rate (7%)
-13% - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 43%, this company has a comparable cost of product (39.6%)
43% - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
39.6% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 19.4% make it more profitable than the average company (5.4%)
19.4% - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
5.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 9 employees, this is below the industry average (13)
9 - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
13 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £163.9k, the company has a higher pay structure (£45.4k)
£163.9k - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
£45.4k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £267k, this is more efficient (£204.8k)
£267k - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
£204.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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- - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 5 days, this is quicker than average (24 days)
5 days - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
24 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
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- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
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- - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 15.6%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (63.1%)
15.6% - Dreamworks Distribution Limited
63.1% - Industry AVG
Dreamworks Distribution Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £2.4 million and the company has net assets of £8.2 million. According to their latest financial statements, Dreamworks Distribution Limited has 9 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 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 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Turnover | 2,403,000 | 4,908,000 | 5,016,522 | 3,678,499 | 8,016,449 | 15,712,137 | 19,999,029 | 26,513,459 | 16,927,789 | 10,995,707 | 12,275,330 | 7,997,202 | 12,036,116 | 12,947,300 | 11,041,615 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 1,371,000 | 1,792,000 | 2,475,951 | 2,575,540 | 6,553,606 | 10,763,571 | 23,284,289 | 13,354,513 | 9,649,048 | 6,725,446 | 7,110,746 | 4,805,690 | 6,334,159 | 7,636,719 | 7,863,295 |
Gross Profit | 1,032,000 | 3,116,000 | 2,540,571 | 1,102,959 | 1,462,843 | 4,948,566 | -3,285,260 | 13,158,946 | 7,278,741 | 4,270,261 | 5,164,584 | 3,191,512 | 5,701,957 | 5,310,581 | 3,178,320 |
Admin Expenses | 567,000 | 648,000 | 1,034,403 | 440,192 | 2,627,700 | 3,590,977 | 3,847,534 | 7,171,479 | -5,477,375 | 5,110,410 | 3,784,945 | 3,609,235 | 4,373,564 | -15,267,499 | 7,330,552 |
Operating Profit | 465,000 | 2,468,000 | 1,506,168 | 662,767 | -1,164,857 | 1,357,589 | -7,132,794 | 5,987,467 | 12,756,116 | -840,149 | 1,379,639 | -417,723 | 1,328,393 | 20,578,080 | -4,152,232 |
Interest Payable | 1,147 | 907 | 1,681 | 10,620 | 35,778 | 188,501 | 197,928 | 230,412 | 181,523 | ||||||
Interest Receivable | 359,000 | 259,000 | 36,782 | 90,017 | 149,447 | 88,954 | 35,297 | 6,766 | 10,548 | 12,394 | 49,265 | 75,736 | |||
Pre-Tax Profit | 824,000 | 2,727,000 | 1,541,803 | 751,877 | -1,017,091 | 1,435,923 | -7,133,275 | 5,987,467 | 12,567,615 | -1,038,077 | 1,155,993 | -588,698 | 1,340,787 | 20,627,345 | -4,076,496 |
Tax | 146,000 | -138,000 | -66,992 | -78,330 | 138,383 | -189,027 | -63,063 | -73,697 | -96,570 | -96,122 | -167,524 | -103,586 | -118,710 | -173,366 | -189,478 |
Profit After Tax | 970,000 | 2,589,000 | 1,474,811 | 673,547 | -878,708 | 1,246,896 | -7,196,338 | 5,913,770 | 12,471,045 | -1,134,199 | 988,469 | -692,284 | 1,222,077 | 20,453,979 | -4,265,974 |
Dividends Paid | 10,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 970,000 | -7,411,000 | 1,474,811 | 673,547 | -878,708 | 1,246,896 | -7,196,338 | 5,913,770 | 12,471,045 | -1,134,199 | 988,469 | -692,284 | 1,222,077 | 20,453,979 | -4,265,974 |
Employee Costs | 1,475,000 | 1,528,000 | 1,521,853 | 1,943,408 | 1,836,602 | 1,715,976 | 2,400,871 | 4,905,574 | 2,576,548 | 1,735,454 | 2,072,155 | 1,511,105 | 1,936,206 | 2,104,613 | 2,199,766 |
Number Of Employees | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 40 |
EBITDA* | 952,000 | 2,955,000 | 2,351,534 | 1,612,595 | 864,822 | 3,569,952 | 2,521,098 | 7,909,453 | 13,999,136 | 146,882 | 2,846,582 | 588,115 | 1,842,706 | 21,012,653 | -3,793,513 |
* 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 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Tangible Assets | 23,687 | 673,692 | 1,012,830 | 1,113,740 | 1,310,566 | 89,085 | 100,591 | 130,025 | 196,423 | 159,694 | |||||
Intangible Assets | 487,000 | 974,000 | 1,460,363 | 2,305,729 | 3,229,174 | 4,886,767 | 4,972,768 | 12,582,856 | 12,157,446 | 11,646,761 | 13,578,975 | 12,791,417 | 3,336,675 | 3,171,361 | 3,260,009 |
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | |||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 487,000 | 974,000 | 1,460,363 | 2,305,729 | 3,229,174 | 4,910,454 | 5,646,460 | 13,595,686 | 13,271,186 | 12,957,327 | 13,668,060 | 12,892,008 | 3,466,700 | 3,367,784 | 3,419,703 |
Stock & work in progress | 346,732 | 131,783 | 247,607 | 136,246 | 216,473 | 204,076 | 147,153 | ||||||||
Trade Debtors | 230,452 | 953,270 | 2,039,792 | 4,669,918 | 7,239,988 | 8,130,130 | 7,691,328 | 3,041,525 | 4,449,958 | 2,939,771 | 2,837,744 | 4,525,713 | 1,893,815 | ||
Group Debtors | 9,175,000 | 8,054,000 | 22,946,835 | 18,387,968 | 15,593,543 | 14,899,297 | 19,864,910 | 6,288,514 | 5,430,203 | 3,638,289 | 707,040 | 501,030 | 690,946 | 135,840 | 120,352 |
Misc Debtors | 5,000 | 2,000 | 5,307 | 18,678 | 4,784 | 33,588 | 265,960 | 3,169,602 | 2,890,063 | 2,050,060 | 1,636,126 | 1,532,643 | 1,414,195 | 106,854 | 3,299,035 |
Cash | 68 | 98 | 477,703 | 7,639,016 | 2,050,154 | 1,293,622 | 3,858,050 | 1,211,132 | 5,404,154 | 2,062,866 | 1,353,664 | ||||
misc current assets | 36,866 | 892,379 | 810,381 | 229,992 | |||||||||||
total current assets | 9,180,000 | 8,056,000 | 23,182,594 | 19,359,916 | 17,638,187 | 19,602,901 | 27,848,561 | 25,573,994 | 18,193,531 | 10,271,103 | 10,787,420 | 6,437,915 | 11,443,494 | 7,788,807 | 6,896,858 |
total assets | 9,667,000 | 9,030,000 | 24,642,957 | 21,665,645 | 20,867,361 | 24,513,355 | 33,495,021 | 39,169,680 | 31,464,717 | 23,228,430 | 24,455,480 | 19,329,923 | 14,910,194 | 11,156,591 | 10,316,561 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 22,000 | 1,000 | 6,565 | 2,368 | 5,230 | 25,874 | 1,221 | 457,302 | 531,964 | 426,731 | 461,508 | 299,904 | 671,866 | 332,663 | 822,364 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 298,000 | 139,000 | 8,870,560 | 7,616,527 | 7,603,271 | 8,669,857 | 16,859,892 | 11,881,763 | 13,158,543 | 17,752,593 | 16,457,126 | 13,050,817 | 7,245,431 | 5,138,435 | 23,410,482 |
other short term finances | 16,205 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 1,183,000 | 1,796,000 | 1,360,349 | 1,182,775 | 1,205,413 | 1,718,134 | 3,824,479 | 6,855,972 | 3,994,760 | 3,760,458 | 5,175,045 | 4,605,870 | 4,927,281 | 4,841,954 | 5,694,155 |
total current liabilities | 1,503,000 | 1,936,000 | 10,237,474 | 8,801,670 | 8,830,119 | 10,413,865 | 20,685,592 | 19,195,037 | 17,685,267 | 21,939,782 | 22,093,679 | 17,956,591 | 12,844,578 | 10,313,052 | 29,927,001 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 38,220 | ||||||||||||||
total long term liabilities | 38,220 | ||||||||||||||
total liabilities | 1,503,000 | 1,936,000 | 10,237,474 | 8,839,890 | 8,830,119 | 10,413,865 | 20,685,592 | 19,195,037 | 17,685,267 | 21,939,782 | 22,093,679 | 17,956,591 | 12,844,578 | 10,313,052 | 29,927,001 |
net assets | 8,164,000 | 7,094,000 | 14,405,483 | 12,825,755 | 12,037,242 | 14,099,490 | 12,809,429 | 19,974,643 | 13,779,450 | 1,288,648 | 2,361,801 | 1,373,332 | 2,065,616 | 843,539 | -19,610,440 |
total shareholders funds | 8,164,000 | 7,094,000 | 14,405,483 | 12,825,755 | 12,037,242 | 14,099,490 | 12,809,429 | 19,974,643 | 13,779,450 | 1,288,648 | 2,361,801 | 1,373,332 | 2,065,616 | 843,539 | -19,610,440 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2011 | Feb 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 465,000 | 2,468,000 | 1,506,168 | 662,767 | -1,164,857 | 1,357,589 | -7,132,794 | 5,987,467 | 12,756,116 | -840,149 | 1,379,639 | -417,723 | 1,328,393 | 20,578,080 | -4,152,232 |
Depreciation | 23,687 | 57,262 | 194,394 | 234,066 | 231,673 | 61,478 | 230,081 | 68,926 | 89,439 | 83,872 | 42,421 | ||||
Amortisation | 487,000 | 487,000 | 845,366 | 949,828 | 2,005,992 | 2,155,101 | 9,459,498 | 1,687,920 | 1,011,347 | 925,553 | 1,236,862 | 936,912 | 424,874 | 350,701 | 316,298 |
Tax | 146,000 | -138,000 | -66,992 | -78,330 | 138,383 | -189,027 | -63,063 | -73,697 | -96,570 | -96,122 | -167,524 | -103,586 | -118,710 | -173,366 | -189,478 |
Stock | -346,732 | 214,949 | -115,824 | 111,361 | -80,227 | 69,320 | 56,923 | 147,153 | |||||||
Debtors | 1,124,000 | -15,126,594 | 3,822,678 | 1,721,797 | -1,964,684 | -7,768,055 | 9,782,612 | 1,576,652 | 7,281,720 | 1,936,750 | 1,819,680 | 205,037 | 174,478 | -544,795 | 5,313,202 |
Creditors | 21,000 | -5,565 | 4,197 | -2,862 | -20,644 | 24,653 | -456,081 | -74,662 | 105,233 | -34,777 | 161,604 | -32,759 | 339,203 | -489,701 | 822,364 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -613,000 | 435,651 | 177,574 | -22,638 | -512,721 | -2,106,345 | -3,031,493 | 2,861,212 | 234,302 | -1,414,587 | 569,175 | -236,084 | 85,327 | -852,201 | 5,694,155 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -38,220 | 38,220 | |||||||||||||
Cash flow from operations | -618,000 | 18,373,680 | -1,394,585 | -174,812 | 2,434,524 | 9,067,288 | -10,465,419 | 8,830,705 | 7,076,205 | -3,446,715 | 1,670,384 | -58,671 | 1,917,125 | 19,895,027 | -2,779,674 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
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Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | 159,000 | -8,731,560 | 1,254,033 | 13,256 | -1,066,586 | -8,190,035 | 4,978,129 | -1,276,780 | -4,594,050 | 1,295,467 | 3,406,309 | 7,912,382 | 2,106,996 | -18,272,047 | 23,410,482 |
Other Short Term Loans | -16,205 | 16,205 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 359,000 | 259,000 | 35,635 | 89,110 | 147,766 | 78,334 | -481 | -188,501 | -197,928 | -223,646 | -170,975 | 12,394 | 49,265 | 75,736 | |
cash flow from financing | 618,000 | -8,373,043 | 1,394,585 | 201,127 | -2,086,155 | -8,068,536 | 5,008,772 | -995,357 | -4,762,794 | 1,158,585 | 3,182,663 | 8,963,484 | 2,119,390 | -18,222,782 | 8,141,752 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -68 | -30 | -477,605 | -7,161,313 | 5,588,862 | 756,532 | -2,564,428 | 2,646,918 | -851,734 | 3,341,288 | 709,202 | 1,353,664 | |||
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -68 | -30 | -477,605 | -7,161,313 | 5,588,862 | 756,532 | -2,564,428 | 2,646,918 | -851,734 | 3,341,288 | 709,202 | 1,353,664 |
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DREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED group structure
Dreamworks Distribution Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
COMCAST CORP
#0073132
BOOMERANG MEDIA HOLDINGS III LLC
#0088548
2 parents
DREAMWORKS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
02626682
Dreamworks Distribution Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Nicholas Lowe (Sep 2009) and Mr Jasper Hoekstra (Jun 2018).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Nicholas Lowe | England | 55 years | Sep 2009 | - | Director |
Mr Jasper Hoekstra | Netherlands | 53 years | Jun 2018 | - | Director |
Mr Stephen Nash | England | 59 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
2.4m
-51%
operating profit
465k
-81%
gross margin
43%
-32.36%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
8.2m
+0.15%
total assets
9.7m
+0.07%
cash
0
0%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
02626682
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
59113 - Television programme production activities
93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities
incorporation date
July 1991
age
34
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
classic media distribution limited (April 2015)
entertainment rights distribution limited (April 2009)
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auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
1 central st. giles, st. giles high street, london, WC2H 8NU
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