How much does DCD Rights Limited make?

DCD Rights Limited reported revenue of £10m and a loss of £343k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does DCD Rights Limited have?

DCD Rights Limited reported an average of 16 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is DCD Rights Limited profitable?

No — DCD Rights Limited reported a loss of £343k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02696049 · Incorporated 11 Mar 1992

DCD Rights Limited

Registered name: DCD RIGHTS LIMITED

Part of BF Inter Ltd group

DCD Rights Limited made £10m revenue and a £343k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

DCD Rights Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £10m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £343k and 16 employees. The company is classified under “television programme distribution activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59133Television programme distribution activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£10m

Growth ▲14.2%

Profit

−£343k

Growth —

Profit margin

−3.5%

Gross 16%

Employees

Change ▼5.9%

Profit / employee

−£21.4k

Revenue/employee £622k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£8.7m	£10m
Cost of sales	£9.9m	£7.2m	£8.4m
Gross profit	£3m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Operating profit	£1.1m	−£2m	−£304k
Profit before tax	£1.1m	−£2m	−£343k
Profit after tax	£1.1m	−£1.9m	−£343k
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	−£1.9m	−£343k
Staff costs	£1.2m	£1.1m	£1.1m
Employees (average)	16	17	16
Ratios
Profit margin	8.4%	−22.1%	−3.5%
Gross margin	23.5%	17%	16%
Revenue per employee	£807k	£513k	£622k
Profit per employee	£67.8k	−£113k	−£21.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼32.5%	▲14.2%
Profit growth	—	▼277.4%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲6.3%	▼5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6.8m	£2.5m	£3m
Net assets	£2.3m	−£172k	−£1.1m
Fixed assets	£6.5k	£0	£0
Current assets	£17.1m	£11.9m	£10.6m
Debtors	£7.6m	£4.9m	£4.4m
Deferred income	£14.2m	£10.8m	£9.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £622k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£21.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 96.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 44.7%; 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 −£1.1m
Cash at bank: ▲19%; Now £3m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 16
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £9.6m
Fixed assets: —; Now £0

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

BF Inter Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Blackfinch Group Limited75–100%
Blackfinch Investments Limited75–100%
Blackfinch Nominees Limited75–100%
Back Catalogue Distribution Ltd75–100%
N.B.D. Holdings Limited75–100%
DCD Rights Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (7)

Box TV LimitedFigures not disclosed
DCD Drama LimitedFigures not disclosed
Digital Classics Distribution (Two) LimitedFigures not disclosed
N.B.D. Pictures LimitedFigures not disclosed
Prospect Pictures LimitedFigures not disclosed
Rize Television LimitedFigures not disclosed
September Films LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£343k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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