How much does The Devil's Hour Limited make?

The Devil's Hour Limited reported revenue of £17.6m and £426 profit in the year to 30 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does The Devil's Hour Limited have?

The Devil's Hour Limited reported an average of 35 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Is The Devil's Hour Limited profitable?

Yes — The Devil's Hour Limited reported a profit of £426 in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Company No. 12897809 · Incorporated 22 Sep 2020

The Devil's Hour Limited

Registered name: THE DEVIL'S HOUR LIMITED

Part of Itv PLC group

The Devil's Hour Limited made £17.6m revenue and £426 profit in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

The Devil's Hour Limited’s revenue was £17.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with £426 profit and 35 employees. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59113Television programme production activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 6 yrs · since 2020
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 30 Jun 2024

Key figures

Young and profitableCash flow filed

Revenue

£17.6m

Growth —

Profit

£426

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 7.4%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£12

Revenue/employee £502k

Profitable streak

2yrs

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 to	31 Oct 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2m	£18m	£17.6m
Cost of sales	£2m	£17.9m	£16.3m
Gross profit	£30k	£34.8k	£1.3m
Operating profit	−£11.9k	−£698	£1.3m
Profit before tax	−£11.9k	£18	£1.3m
Profit after tax	−£11.9k	£18	£426
Profit (best available)	−£11.9k	£18	£426
Employees (average)	6	34	35
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.6%	0%	0%
Gross margin	1.5%	0.2%	7.4%
Revenue per employee	£334k	£528k	£502k
Profit per employee	−£2k	£1	£12
Cash conversion	—	—	65.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£886k	£2.4m	£2.5m
Net assets	£3.2k	£3.2k	£3.6k
Current assets	£13.2m	£33.2m	£39.9m
Debtors	£12.3m	£0	£600
Deferred income	£232k	£3m	£3.5m
Cash from operations	−£123k	−£1.5m	£828k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 7.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £502k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £12; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 65.6%; 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: 19.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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: —; Now £3.6k
Cash at bank: —; Now £2.5m
Headcount: —; Now 35
Deferred income: —; Now £3.5m
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

Itv PLCultimate parent75–100%
Itv Studios Holdings Limited75–100%
Itv Studios Limited50–75%
Hartswood Films Limited75–100%
The Devil's Hour Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

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Inside Man LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sherlock TV LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Jun 2024 (profit £426), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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