Filmlight Limited

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filmlight limited Company Information

Company Number

03917536

Next Accounts

Dec 2025

Directors

Stephen Chapman

Wolfgang Lempp

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Shareholders

filmlight holdings ltd

Group Structure

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Industry

Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment

Registered Address

103 bermondsey street, london, SE1 3XB

Website

http://filmlight.ltd.uk

filmlight limited Estimated Valuation

£14.4m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of FILMLIGHT LIMITED at £14.4m based on Net Assets of £7.3m and 1.96x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Filmlight Limited is a live company located in london, SE1 3XB with a Companies House number of 03917536. It operates in the manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment sector, SIC Code 26702. Founded in February 2000, it's largest shareholder is filmlight holdings ltd with a 100% stake. Filmlight Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £6m with declining growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Filmlight Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 3 measures and has 6 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3.5out of 5

3 Strong

3 Regular

6 Weak

Size

annual sales of £6m, make it smaller than the average company (£12.8m)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -8%, show it is growing at a slower rate (4.3%)

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Filmlight Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is £6 million and the company has net assets of £7.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Filmlight Limited has 50 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.4 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Turnover	5,977,209	8,299,723	10,438,022	7,613,765	10,238,417	12,114,219	11,104,943	9,767,131	9,035,322	8,364,102	8,846,757	9,913,034	11,747,333	13,849,868	12,803,927
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	1,735,726	2,566,275	3,838,597	2,406,597	2,561,308	3,634,326	3,412,179	2,918,958	2,627,643	3,008,820	2,507,761	3,306,367	4,938,336	5,690,666	5,881,240
Gross Profit	4,241,483	5,733,448	6,599,425	5,207,168	7,677,109	8,479,893	7,692,764	6,848,173	6,407,679	5,355,282	6,338,996	6,606,667	6,808,997	8,159,202	6,922,687
Admin Expenses	3,260,216	4,287,708	3,768,324	5,301,070	7,106,374	7,166,185	6,364,802	6,393,218	5,840,399	5,633,988	6,004,096	6,349,638	6,151,885	6,052,514	5,564,091
Operating Profit	981,267	1,445,740	2,831,101	-93,902	570,735	1,313,708	1,327,962	454,955	567,280	-278,706	334,900	257,029	657,112	2,106,688	1,358,596
Interest Payable								1,383		4,644	15,807	30,876	19,423	40,931	68,151
Interest Receivable									10,156	6,686	1,999	8,501	7,198
Pre-Tax Profit	981,267	1,445,740	1,803,423	-129,303	-207,923	823,251	664,387	453,572	577,436	-232,948	292,997	234,654	644,887	2,065,757	1,290,445
Tax	123,898	309,523	507,445	30,142	664,777	251,842	406,701	371,748	211,237	854,244	62,823	501,994	2,077	5,929	-4,815
Profit After Tax	1,105,165	1,755,263	2,310,868	-99,161	456,854	1,075,093	1,071,088	825,320	788,673	621,296	355,820	736,648	646,964	2,071,686	1,285,630
Dividends Paid	680,610	752,350	1,631,125		1,060,300	1,500,000	500,000	994,835	599,991	17,026	20,000	259,880	1,000,000	499,908	297,000
Retained Profit	424,555	1,002,913	679,743	-99,161	-603,446	-424,907	571,088	-169,515	188,682	604,270	335,820	476,768	-353,036	1,571,778	988,630
Employee Costs	4,149,854	4,487,231	4,266,192	4,309,064	5,445,511	5,219,696	4,718,978	4,491,642	3,971,215	3,762,242	3,900,485	4,913,989	4,486,531	4,451,584	4,068,104
Number Of Employees	50	50	47	59	70	66	63	62	52	52	53	59	62	68	54
EBITDA*	1,099,872	1,569,918	2,957,593	173,722	904,055	1,732,839	1,686,768	756,583	859,354	-57,772	415,395	370,377	774,321	2,216,513	1,479,143

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Tangible Assets	3,233,967	2,996,635	3,029,719	143,484	290,754	383,427	609,724	517,800	376,278	132,051	131,916	218,616	281,669	323,597	359,052
Intangible Assets				55,742	635,721	737,707	839,692	895,434	968,204	1,104,180	970,394	624,802	95,000	104,500	114,000
Investments & Other	21,739	21,740	21,740					160,005			110,930	49,426			1
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	3,255,706	3,018,375	3,051,459	199,226	926,475	1,121,134	1,449,416	1,573,239	1,344,482	1,236,231	1,213,240	892,844	376,669	428,097	473,053
Stock & work in progress	1,882,590	1,456,508	1,284,059	1,543,748	2,178,208	2,044,638	1,797,374	2,590,637	2,777,344	2,863,757	3,424,093	3,508,661	2,969,446	2,334,068	2,146,951
Trade Debtors	1,534,580	916,866	1,576,894	2,043,176	2,178,496	1,896,165	2,108,906	1,852,477	2,534,632	2,654,616	3,151,741	2,696,325	1,969,667	1,379,738	3,176,450
Group Debtors	1,265,380	1,108,710	384,266					131,126
Misc Debtors	971,787	1,222,680	867,105	964,563	1,533,380	1,409,965	1,474,427	1,150,131	1,663,292	1,710,213	757,628	861,362	653,453	324,086	165,829
Cash	1,359,705	1,335,890	2,083,629	3,919,382	804,294	2,085,890	1,989,477	1,325,944	607,733	326,501	475,189	309,184	2,000,060	2,916,610	936,861
misc current assets
total current assets	7,014,042	6,040,654	6,195,953	8,470,869	6,694,378	7,436,658	7,370,184	7,050,315	7,583,001	7,555,087	7,808,651	7,375,532	7,592,626	6,954,502	6,426,091
total assets	10,269,748	9,059,029	9,247,412	8,670,095	7,620,853	8,557,792	8,819,600	8,623,554	8,927,483	8,791,318	9,021,891	8,268,376	7,969,295	7,382,599	6,899,144
Bank overdraft	30,245	23,385	13,298	7,103	242,765	24,854	25,982	402,307	121,086	236,753	636,870	79,530	110,095		382,571
Bank loan												623,026	324,020
Trade Creditors	597,343	197,258	295,752	578,609	190,839	582,860	608,820	506,437	489,717	475,459	389,419	654,103	597,295	683,696	668,520
Group/Directors Accounts	597,830	542,246	547,173	332,407	332,407	332,407	332,407	332,407	332,407	332,407	291,061	291,061	291,061
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments													32,810	154,616	412,860
other current liabilities	1,703,220	1,379,595	2,480,276	2,479,113	1,351,220	1,601,505	1,444,557	1,545,462	1,989,890	1,940,998	2,503,110	1,755,045	1,328,854	1,492,791	1,518,267
total current liabilities	2,928,638	2,142,484	3,336,499	3,397,232	2,117,231	2,541,626	2,411,766	2,786,613	2,933,100	2,985,617	3,820,460	3,402,765	2,684,135	2,331,103	2,982,218
loans													623,026
hp & lease commitments														32,810	187,144
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	3,971	3,961	1,242	6,573	111,969	31,350							73,065	76,581	82,510
total long term liabilities	3,971	3,961	1,242	6,573	111,969	31,350							696,091	109,391	269,654
total liabilities	2,932,609	2,146,445	3,337,741	3,403,805	2,229,200	2,572,976	2,411,766	2,786,613	2,933,100	2,985,617	3,820,460	3,402,765	3,380,226	2,440,494	3,251,872
net assets	7,337,139	6,912,584	5,909,671	5,266,290	5,391,653	5,984,816	6,407,834	5,836,941	5,994,383	5,805,701	5,201,431	4,865,611	4,589,069	4,942,105	3,647,272
total shareholders funds	7,337,139	6,912,584	5,909,671	5,266,290	5,391,653	5,984,816	6,407,834	5,836,941	5,994,383	5,805,701	5,201,431	4,865,611	4,589,069	4,942,105	3,647,272

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	981,267	1,445,740	2,831,101	-93,902	570,735	1,313,708	1,327,962	454,955	567,280	-278,706	334,900	257,029	657,112	2,106,688	1,358,596
Depreciation	118,605	124,178	70,750	165,639	231,334	317,146	303,064	228,858	156,098	84,894	7,814	103,848	107,709	100,325	120,547
Amortisation			55,742	101,985	101,986	101,985	55,742	72,770	135,976	136,040	72,681	9,500	9,500	9,500
Tax	123,898	309,523	507,445	30,142	664,777	251,842	406,701	371,748	211,237	854,244	62,823	501,994	2,077	5,929	-4,815
Stock	426,082	172,449	-259,689	-634,460	133,570	247,264	-793,263	-186,707	-86,413	-560,336	-84,568	539,215	635,378	187,117	2,146,951
Debtors	523,491	419,991	-179,474	-704,137	405,746	-277,203	449,599	-1,064,190	-166,905	455,460	351,682	934,567	919,296	-1,638,455	3,342,279
Creditors	400,085	-98,494	-282,857	387,770	-392,021	-25,960	102,383	16,720	14,258	86,040	-264,684	56,808	-86,401	15,176	668,520
Accruals and Deferred Income	323,625	-1,100,681	1,163	1,127,893	-250,285	156,948	-100,905	-444,428	48,892	-562,112	748,065	426,191	-163,937	-25,476	1,518,267
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	10	2,719	-5,331	-105,396	80,619	31,350						-73,065	-3,516	-5,929	82,510
Cash flow from operations	997,917	90,545	3,617,176	2,952,728	467,829	2,176,958	2,438,611	1,951,520	1,387,059	425,276	694,485	-191,477	-1,032,130	3,657,551	-1,745,605
Investing Activities
capital expenditure						-55,304	79,603	-55,556	-30,504	-231,366	-339,387	-580,097	-65,781	-64,870	-242,443
Change in Investments	-1		21,740				-160,005	160,005		-110,930	61,504	49,426		-1	1
cash flow from investments	1		-21,740			-55,304	239,608	-215,561	-30,504	-120,436	-400,891	-629,523	-65,781	-64,869	-242,444
Financing Activities
Bank loans											-623,026	299,006	324,020
Group/Directors Accounts	55,584	-4,927	214,766							41,346			291,061
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans												-623,026	623,026
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments												-32,810	-154,616	-412,578	600,004
other long term liabilities
share issue			-36,362	-26,202	10,283	1,889	-195	12,073				-200,226		-276,945	2,658,642
interest								-1,383	10,156	2,042	-13,808	-22,375	-12,225	-40,931	-68,151
cash flow from financing	55,584	-4,927	178,404	-26,202	10,283	1,889	-195	10,690	10,156	43,388	-636,834	-579,431	1,071,266	-730,454	3,190,495
cash and cash equivalents
cash	23,815	-747,739	-1,835,753	3,115,088	-1,281,596	96,413	663,533	718,211	281,232	-148,688	166,005	-1,690,876	-916,550	1,979,749	936,861
overdraft	6,860	10,087	6,195	-235,662	217,911	-1,128	-376,325	281,221	-115,667	-400,117	557,340	-30,565	110,095	-382,571	382,571
change in cash	16,955	-757,826	-1,841,948	3,350,750	-1,499,507	97,541	1,039,858	436,990	396,899	251,429	-391,335	-1,660,311	-1,026,645	2,362,320	554,290

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FILMLIGHT LIMITED group structure

Filmlight Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

FILMLIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED

07615763

1 parent

FILMLIGHT LIMITED

03917536

FILMLIGHT LIMITED Shareholders

filmlight holdings ltd

100%

Filmlight Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Stephen Chapman (Feb 2000) and Mr Wolfgang Lempp (Feb 2002).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Stephen Chapman	England	66 years	Feb 2000	-	Director
Mr Wolfgang Lempp	England	70 years	Feb 2002	-	Director
Mr Martin Tlaskal	United Kingdom	52 years	Mar 2019	-	Director
Ms Jacqeline Loran	United Kingdom	53 years	Mar 2019	-	Director
Ms Jacqueline Loran	United Kingdom	53 years	Mar 2019	-	Director
Mrs Lucy Crabbe	United Kingdom	44 years	Jan 2021	-	Director

P&L

March 2024

turnover

-28%

operating profit

981.3k

-32%

gross margin

71%

+2.72%

turnover

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

Balance Sheet

March 2024

net assets

7.3m

+0.06%

total assets

10.3m

+0.13%

cash

1.4m

+0.02%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

26702 - Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment

incorporation date

February 2000

ultimate parent company

FILMLIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED

previous names

waveney imaging systems limited (December 2002)

address

103 bermondsey street, london, SE1 3XB

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