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Company Number

02912361

Next Accounts

Sep 2025

Industry

Performing arts

Directors

Frederick Tughan

Duncan Mathieson

Shareholders

frederick m. tughan

Group Structure

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Contact

Registered Address

comic enterprises limited, the arcadian, birmingham, B5 4TD

Website

http://glee.co.uk

comic enterprises limited Estimated Valuation

£4.7m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of COMIC ENTERPRISES LIMITED at £4.7m based on a Turnover of £5.5m and 0.86x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).

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Comic Enterprises Limited is a live company located in birmingham, B5 4TD with a Companies House number of 02912361. It operates in the performing arts sector, SIC Code 90010. Founded in March 1994, it's largest shareholder is frederick m. tughan with a 100% stake. Comic Enterprises Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £5.5m with healthy growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Comic Enterprises Limited a 3 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

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Size

annual sales of £5.5m, make it larger than the average company (£271.6k)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a similar rate (6%)

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Comic Enterprises Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £5.5 million and the company has net assets of £287.4 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Comic Enterprises Limited has 149 employees and maintains cash reserves of £175.3 thousand 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	Jun 2012	Jun 2011	Jun 2010
Turnover	5,461,063	6,505,752	3,909,610	4,438,713	4,544,454	5,603,467	3,619,642	4,207,768	2,357,643	7,006,280	6,637,098	19,524,818	17,636,003	19,465,712
Other Income Or Grants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cost Of Sales	3,736,652	4,197,646	2,512,642	3,240,933	3,391,176	4,059,718	2,584,091	2,791,522	1,597,538	4,230,735	4,082,437	10,421,617	11,306,694	11,794,602
Gross Profit	1,724,411	2,308,106	1,396,968	1,197,780	1,153,278	1,543,749	1,035,551	1,416,246	760,105	2,775,545	2,554,661	9,103,201	6,329,309	7,671,110
Admin Expenses	1,766,223	2,235,503	1,085,873	1,415,659	1,208,086	1,557,058	-1,347,574	1,524,133	592,842	2,783,725	3,612,934	10,030,473	6,240,244	6,560,832
Operating Profit	-41,812	72,603	311,095	-217,879	-54,808	-13,309	2,383,125	-107,887	167,263	-8,180	-1,058,273	-927,272	89,065	1,110,278
Interest Payable	27,750	31,033	27,083	15,250	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	153,420	324,712	171,292
Interest Receivable	17,044	16,308	1,099	455	3,011	2,354	1,559	734	1,452	1,333	947	434	1,276	1,217
Pre-Tax Profit	-52,519	57,878	285,110	-232,674	-51,797	-10,955	2,384,684	-107,153	168,715	-6,847	-1,057,326	-1,080,259	-234,372	940,203
Tax	0	-10,997	-54,171	0	0	0	-453,090	0	-33,743	0	0	0	0	-263,257
Profit After Tax	-52,519	46,881	230,939	-232,674	-51,797	-10,955	1,931,594	-107,153	134,972	-6,847	-1,057,326	-1,080,259	-234,372	676,946
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retained Profit	-52,519	46,881	230,939	-232,674	-51,797	-10,955	1,931,594	-107,153	134,972	-6,847	-1,057,326	-1,080,259	-234,372	676,946
Employee Costs	3,946,818	4,807,211	3,541,201	3,055,316	2,174,670	3,215,916	2,054,562	1,364,997	778,869	2,276,358	2,179,845	6,717,045	6,343,917	6,662,282
Number Of Employees	149	194	146	127	90	134	86	57	32	91	90	284	269	292
EBITDA*	50,898	148,603	413,046	-36,436	242,194	223,918	2,599,237	87,678	341,327	169,737	-809,445	-715,112	287,191	1,243,620

* 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	Jun 2012	Jun 2011	Jun 2010
Tangible Assets	531,409	597,873	543,365	550,973	704,484	601,650	540,188	642,920	761,244	882,677	1,020,798	1,250,808	1,430,922	638,154
Intangible Assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Investments & Other	491,928	522,367	314,976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Debtors (Due After 1 year)	33,071	31,832	40,571	32,070	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Fixed Assets	1,056,408	1,152,072	898,912	583,043	704,484	601,650	540,188	642,920	761,244	882,677	1,020,798	1,250,808	1,430,922	638,154
Stock & work in progress	44,422	59,484	38,037	0	55,062	47,515	50,670	50,670	54,207	48,971	56,492	4,532,272	5,593,060	5,539,150
Trade Debtors	6,176	2,659	5,587	7,635	20,760	10,199	7,495	84,661	3,423	179,571	171,493	221,458	53,134	35,332
Group Debtors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc Debtors	129,576	160,464	78,992	93,447	127,861	105,208	113,172	218,621	516,106	0	0	0	0	0
Cash	175,313	473,964	457,904	421,071	488,003	314,799	312,903	310,681	276,637	304,095	228,918	149,910	23,571	486,672
misc current assets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32,200	32,200	54,451
total current assets	355,487	696,571	580,520	522,153	691,686	477,721	484,240	664,633	850,373	532,637	456,903	4,935,840	5,701,965	6,115,605
total assets	1,411,895	1,848,643	1,479,432	1,105,196	1,396,170	1,079,371	1,024,428	1,307,553	1,611,617	1,415,314	1,477,701	6,186,648	7,132,887	6,753,759
Bank overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bank loan	80,000	80,000	80,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3,286,594	147,748
Trade Creditors	178,488	346,653	123,609	75,553	296,939	232,007	196,475	577,441	522,117	1,052,999	1,322,671	6,438,827	1,733,715	698,327
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other short term finances	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,148	7,972
other current liabilities	739,310	875,374	696,088	467,514	790,531	478,232	463,852	411,851	592,213	0	0	0	0	0
total current liabilities	997,798	1,302,027	899,697	543,067	1,087,470	710,239	660,327	989,292	1,114,330	1,052,999	1,322,671	6,438,827	5,024,457	854,047
loans	126,667	206,667	286,667	500,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,434,036	5,122,766
hp & lease commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accruals and Deferred Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
other liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1,892,300	1,964,173	1,964,173	1,750,041	285,506	0	0
provisions	0	0	0	0	13,897	22,532	6,546	0	0	0	0	0	131,820	0
total long term liabilities	126,667	206,667	286,667	500,000	13,897	22,532	6,546	1,892,300	1,964,173	1,964,173	1,750,041	285,506	1,565,856	5,122,766
total liabilities	1,124,465	1,508,694	1,186,364	1,043,067	1,101,367	732,771	666,873	2,881,592	3,078,503	3,017,172	3,072,712	6,724,333	6,590,313	5,976,813
net assets	287,430	339,949	293,068	62,129	294,803	346,600	357,555	-1,574,039	-1,466,886	-1,601,858	-1,595,011	-537,685	542,574	776,946
total shareholders funds	287,430	339,949	293,068	62,129	294,803	346,600	357,555	-1,574,039	-1,466,886	-1,601,858	-1,595,011	-537,685	542,574	776,946

	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017	Dec 2016	Dec 2015	Dec 2014	Dec 2013	Jun 2012	Jun 2011	Jun 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-41,812	72,603	311,095	-217,879	-54,808	-13,309	2,383,125	-107,887	167,263	-8,180	-1,058,273	-927,272	89,065	1,110,278
Depreciation	92,710	76,000	101,951	181,443	297,002	237,227	216,112	195,565	174,064	177,917	248,828	212,160	198,126	133,342
Amortisation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax	0	-10,997	-54,171	0	0	0	-453,090	0	-33,743	0	0	0	0	-263,257
Stock	-15,062	21,447	38,037	-55,062	7,547	-3,155	0	-3,537	5,236	-7,521	-4,475,780	-1,060,788	53,910	5,539,150
Debtors	-26,132	69,805	-8,002	-15,469	33,214	-5,260	-182,615	-216,247	339,958	8,078	-49,965	168,324	17,802	35,332
Creditors	-168,165	223,044	48,056	-221,386	64,932	35,532	-380,966	55,324	-530,882	-269,672	-5,116,156	4,705,112	1,035,388	698,327
Accruals and Deferred Income	-136,064	179,286	228,574	-323,017	312,299	14,380	52,001	-180,362	592,213	0	0	0	0	0
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	0	0	0	-13,897	-8,635	15,986	6,546	0	0	0	0	-131,820	131,820	0
Cash flow from operations	-212,137	448,684	605,470	-524,205	570,029	298,231	2,006,343	182,424	23,721	-100,492	-1,399,856	4,750,644	1,382,687	-3,895,792
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-26,246	-130,508	-94,343	-27,932	-399,836	-298,689	-113,380	-77,241	-52,631	-39,796	-18,818	-32,046	-990,894	-771,496
Change in Investments	-30,439	207,391	314,976	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
cash flow from investments	4,193	-337,899	-409,319	-27,932	-399,836	-298,689	-113,380	-77,241	-52,631	-39,796	-18,818	-32,046	-990,894	-771,496
Financing Activities
Bank loans	0	0	80,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3,286,594	3,138,846	147,748
Group/Directors Accounts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Short Term Loans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Long term loans	-80,000	-80,000	-213,333	500,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,434,036	-3,688,730	5,122,766
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4,148	-3,824	7,972
other long term liabilities	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1,892,300	-71,873	0	214,132	1,464,535	285,506	0	0
share issue	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100,000
interest	-10,706	-14,725	-25,984	-14,795	3,011	2,354	1,559	734	1,452	1,333	947	-152,986	-323,436	-170,075
cash flow from financing	-90,706	-94,725	-159,317	485,205	3,011	2,354	-1,890,741	-71,139	1,452	215,465	1,465,482	-4,592,258	-877,144	5,208,411
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-298,651	16,060	36,833	-66,932	173,204	1,896	2,222	34,044	-27,458	75,177	79,008	126,339	-463,101	486,672
overdraft	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
change in cash	-298,651	16,060	36,833	-66,932	173,204	1,896	2,222	34,044	-27,458	75,177	79,008	126,339	-463,101	486,672

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COMIC ENTERPRISES LIMITED group structure

Comic Enterprises Limited has no subsidiary companies.

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COMIC ENTERPRISES LIMITED

02912361

COMIC ENTERPRISES LIMITED Shareholders

frederick m. tughan

100%

Comic Enterprises Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Frederick Tughan (Mar 1994) and Mr Duncan Mathieson (Jun 2001).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Frederick Tughan		56 years	Mar 1994	-	Director
Mr Duncan Mathieson	England	55 years	Jun 2001	-	Director

P&L

December 2023

turnover

5.5m

-16%

operating profit

-41.8k

gross margin

31.6%

-11%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

December 2023

net assets

287.4k

-0.15%

total assets

1.4m

-0.24%

cash

175.3k

-0.63%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

90010 - Performing arts

incorporation date

March 1994

ultimate parent company

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previous names

N/A

address

comic enterprises limited, the arcadian, birmingham, B5 4TD

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