Mousetrap Productions Limited
Registered name: MOUSETRAP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Part of MT SPV Ltd groupMousetrap Productions Limited made £12.2m revenue and £3.8m profit in the year to 29 Mar 2026.
Mousetrap Productions Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £12.2m in the year to 29 Mar 2026, with £3.8m profit and 78 employees. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 3 Apr 2022 | 2 Apr 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 | 29 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £9.1m | £11.8m | £11.9m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.6m | £6.3m | £6.9m | £7.3m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.5m | £5.3m | £5.1m | £4.9m |
| Operating profit | — | £3m | £5m | £4.2m | £4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £2.9m | £4.9m | £4.2m | £4.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | £2.4m | £3.7m | £3.7m | £3.8m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £2.4m | £3.7m | £3.7m | £3.8m |
| Staff costs | — | £1.9m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.6m |
| Employees (average) | 60 | 65 | 72 | 65 | 78 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 25.8% | 31.5% | 30.9% | 31.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.7% | 45.1% | 42.4% | 40% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £141k | £164k | £183k | £157k |
| Profit per employee | — | £36.3k | £51.6k | £56.6k | £49k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲28.9% | ▲1.3% | ▲2.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲57.4% | ▼0.9% | ▲4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | ▲10.8% | ▼9.7% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £4.4m | £5.4m | £4.4m | £4.3m |
| Net assets | £467k | £1.4m | £3m | £4.9m | £8.7m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8k | £341 | £165 | — | £0 |
| Current assets | £4.5m | £6.5m | £7.3m | £8.4m | £10.8m |
| Debtors | £144k | £351k | £160k | £121k | £506k |
| Deferred income | £541k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 31.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 40%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £157k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £49k
- 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
- 9.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▲78%
- Now £8.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £4.3m
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 78
- Deferred income
- ▼33%
- Now £1.2m
- 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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- MT SPV Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Mystery Holdings Limited75–100%
- Asp MPL Limited75–100%
- Mousetrap Productions Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Grapeville LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Mar 2026 (profit £3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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