Light Cinemas Group Limited
Registered name: LIGHT CINEMAS GROUP LIMITED
Part of Searchlight Ventures Group Limited groupLight Cinemas Group Limited made a £3.3m loss in the year to 27 Jul 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
Light Cinemas Group Limited reported a loss of £3.3m in the year to 27 Jul 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 35 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “The shareholders of The Light Cinema (Holdings) Limited are the ultimate controlling party.”
Key figures
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.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Jul 2022 | 27 Jul 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £10.7m | £9.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.1m | −£3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.1m | −£3.3m |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 35 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£69.6k | −£93.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.6m | £279k |
| Net assets | −£7.8m | −£11.1m |
| Fixed assets | £285k | £395k |
| Current assets | £6.9m | £4.5m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 |
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
- −£93.4k
- 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 −£11.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼82%
- Now £279k
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 35
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £1.4m
- Fixed assets
- ▲39%
- Now £395k
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
- Searchlight Ventures Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Searchlight Ventures Limited75–100%
- Light Cinemas Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- The Light Cinemas (Cambridge) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Light Cinemas (Global) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Light Cinemas (New Brighton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Light Cinemas LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- The Light Entertainment Group LimitedRev. £22.2m · Profit £2.2m
- All Star Topco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Jul 2023 (profit −£3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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