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Company No. 09966806 · Incorporated 25 Jan 2016

Ancient Futures Limited

Registered name: ANCIENT FUTURES LIMITED

Part of Comcast Corporation group

Ancient Futures Limited made £8.1m revenue and £15k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Ancient Futures Limited’s revenue fell 71% to £8.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £15k profit and 2,023 employees. The company is classified under “motion picture production activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59111Motion picture production activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue
£8.1m
Growth ▼70.7%
Profit
£15k
Growth 0%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross −19.5%
Employees
2,023
Change —
Profit / employee
£7
Revenue/employee £4k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.6m£27.5m£8.1m
Cost of sales£16.3m£30.4m£9.6m
Gross profit−£2.7m−£2.9m−£1.6m
Operating profit−£2.7m−£2.9m—
Profit before tax−£2.7m−£2.9m£15k
Profit after tax£15k£15k£15k
Profit (best available)£15k£15k£15k
Employees (average)—02,023
Ratios
Profit margin0.1%0.1%0.2%
Gross margin−20.1%−10.5%−19.5%
Revenue per employee——£4k
Profit per employee——£7
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲102.4%▼70.7%
Profit growth—0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£30k£30k£30k
Debtors£11.4m£3m£4.6m
Deferred income£1.6m£909k£1.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
−19.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7
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
16.7%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
56.6%
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
0%
Now £30k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now 2,023
Deferred income
▲48%
Now £1.3m
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Comcast Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Universal Pictures Group (UK) Limited75–100%
  3. Universal Pictures Limited75–100%
  4. Ancient Futures Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (44)

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 2024 (profit £15k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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