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Company No. 13787036 · Incorporated 7 Dec 2021

Mothership Productions Limited

Registered name: MOTHERSHIP PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

Part of British Broadcasting Corporation group

Mothership Productions Limited made £3.8m revenue and £337k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Mothership Productions Limited’s revenue was £3.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £337k profit. The company is classified under “television programme production activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59113Television programme production activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
4 yrs · since 2021
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 Mar 2026

Key figures

Young and profitable
Revenue
£3.8m
Growth —
Profit
£337k
Growth —
Profit margin
9%
Gross 17.1%
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to6 Dec 202131 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2026
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£17.4k£3.6m£3.8m
Cost of sales—£192k−£3m−£3.1m
Gross profit—−£174k£583k£644k
Operating profit—−£995k−£669k−£250k
Profit before tax—−£1m−£722k£337k
Profit after tax——−£542k£337k
Profit (best available)—−£1m−£542k£337k
Staff costs—£647k£996k—
Employees (average)—815—
Ratios
Profit margin—−5833%−15.2%9%
Gross margin—−1002%16.3%17.1%
Revenue per employee—£2.2k£238k—
Profit per employee—−£127k−£36.1k—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£0£1.6m£478k—
Net assets—£764k£223k—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
17.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
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Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
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Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
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Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
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Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
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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
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Cash at bank
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Now —
Headcount
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Now —
Deferred income
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Now —
Fixed assets
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Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. British Broadcasting Corporationultimate parent75–100%
  2. BBC Commercial Limited75–100%
  3. BBC Studios Limited75–100%
  4. BBC Studios Distribution Limited75–100%
  5. Mothership Productions Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (24)

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 accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £337k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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