Oxford Scientific Films Limited
Registered name: OXFORD SCIENTIFIC FILMS LIMITED
Part of Itv PLC groupOxford Scientific Films Limited made £1.1m revenue and a £122k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Oxford Scientific Films Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £122k. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.4m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£5m | −£687k | −£448k |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £637k | £675k |
| Operating profit | £413k | −£207k | −£240k |
| Profit before tax | £432k | −£100k | −£163k |
| Profit after tax | £330k | −£75k | −£122k |
| Profit (best available) | £330k | −£75k | −£122k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.2% | −5.7% | −10.9% |
| Gross margin | 20.9% | 48.1% | 60.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼79.2% | ▼15.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼122.7% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 60.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Itv PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Itv Studios Holdings Limited75–100%
- Itv Studios Limited75–100%
- Oxford Scientific Films Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£122k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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