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Company No. 02557031 · Incorporated 12 Nov 1990

Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Limited

Registered name: PHOENIX CHINESE NEWS & ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED

Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Limited made £323k revenue and a £2.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Limited’s revenue fell 30% to £323k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.3m and 18 employees. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in Richmond; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59113Television programme production activities
Status
Active
Location
Richmond, London
Age
35 yrs · since 1990
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£323k
Growth ▼29.7%
Profit
−£2.3m
Growth —
Profit margin
−718.3%
Gross −427.6%
Employees
18
Change ▼5.3%
Profit / employee
−£129k
Revenue/employee £17.9k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£412k£503k£459k£323k
Cost of sales£2.1m£2m£1.8m£1.7m
Gross profit−£1.7m−£1.5m−£1.4m−£1.4m
Operating profit−£2.4m−£2.4m−£2.3m−£2.3m
Profit before tax−£2.4m−£2.4m−£2.3m−£2.3m
Profit after tax−£2.4m−£2.4m−£2.3m−£2.3m
Profit (best available)−£2.4m−£2.4m−£2.3m−£2.3m
Employees (average)22201918
Ratios
Profit margin−593.4%−468%−504.2%−718.3%
Gross margin−406%−292.3%−298.7%−427.6%
Revenue per employee£18.7k£25.2k£24.2k£17.9k
Profit per employee−£111k−£118k−£122k−£129k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲22.1%▼8.7%▼29.7%
Headcount growth—▼9.1%▼5%▼5.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£224k£269k£656k£605k
Net assets−£41.3m−£42.6m−£45.4m−£46.3m
Fixed assets£385k£316k£285k£159k
Current assets£545k£570k£921k£908k
Debtors£144k£89.3k£20.2k£17.1k
Deferred income£233k£178k£191k£201k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−718.3%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−427.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£17.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£129k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
49.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
62.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now −£46.3m
Cash at bank
▼8%
Now £605k
Headcount
▼5%
Now 18
Deferred income
▲5%
Now £201k
Fixed assets
▼44%
Now £159k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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