Merman Television Limited
Registered name: MERMAN TELEVISION LIMITED
Merman Television Limited made £23.2m revenue and £167k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Merman Television Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £23.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £167k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.1m | £26.3m | £23.2m |
| Cost of sales | −£22.9m | −£30.9m | −£25.6m |
| Gross profit | £194k | −£4.5m | −£2.4m |
| Operating profit | −£2m | −£7m | −£4.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£2m | −£7m | −£4.5m |
| Profit after tax | £430k | £388k | £167k |
| Profit (best available) | £430k | £388k | £167k |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
| Gross margin | 0.8% | −17.2% | −10.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.4m | £1.9m | £1.7m |
| Profit per employee | £26.9k | £27.7k | £12k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.1% | ▼11.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼9.8% | ▼56.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −10.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.7m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12k
- 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.
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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (10)
- Merman-Sapphire LimitedRev. £4.4m · Profit £0
- Merman-Emerald LimitedRev. £45k · Profit £0
- Happy Af LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Merman - Hestia Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Merman Television Scotland LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Merman-Dreamland LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Merman-Phoenix LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Motherland Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Siren Television LimitedFigures not disclosed
- There She Goes LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £167k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 19 Oct 2026
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