How many employees does 1st Look Ltd have?

1st Look Ltd reported an average of 7 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is 1st Look Ltd profitable?

Yes — 1st Look Ltd reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03212619 · Incorporated 17 Jun 1996

1st Look Ltd

Registered name: 1ST LOOK LTD

1st Look Ltd made £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

1st Look Ltd reported £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 249% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 7 employees. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in Stratford-Upon-Avon; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection J · Information and communicationSIC 59113Television programme production activities SIC 90030Artistic creation

Status: Active
Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentSmall team

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▲248.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£170k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	—	£340k	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	—	—	£340k	£1.2m
Employees (average)	5	4	7	7
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	—	£48.6k	£170k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲248.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼20%	▲75%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1.9m	£1.5m	£2.4m
Net assets	£2m	£2.8m	£2.9m	£1.5m
Fixed assets	£110k	£101k	£115k	£145k
Current assets	£2.4m	£3.2m	£3.2m	£4m
Debtors	£533k	£748k	£190k	£116k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £170k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▼50%; Now £1.5m
Cash at bank: ▲55%; Now £2.4m
Headcount: 0%; Now 7
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲26%; Now £145k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Minority corporate shareholders

Bonify Ltd 25–50%

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 Dec 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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