Company Registration No. 11468852 (England and Wales)
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Financial statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Pages for filing with the registrar
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Contents
Page
Statement of financial position
1
Notes to the financial statements
2 - 8
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2025
1
2025
2024
Notes
£
£
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
60,505
Current assets
Debtors
6
355,010
411,501
Cash at bank and in hand
1,424,396
258,046
1,779,406
669,547
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
(1,801,772)
(251,782)
Net current (liabilities)/assets
(22,366)
417,765
Net assets
38,139
417,765
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
1
1
Profit and loss reserves
38,138
417,764
Total equity
38,139
417,765
The directors of the company have elected not to include a copy of the income statement within the financial statements.true
These financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the board of directors and authorised for issue on 18 June 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:
Keith Scholey
Director
Company Registration No. 11468852
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 31 December 2025
2
1
Accounting policies
Company information
Wild Britain Productions Limited is a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA.
1.1
Accounting convention
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The disclosure requirements of section 1A of FRS 102 have been applied other than where additional disclosure is required to show a true and fair view.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £1.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
This company is a qualifying entity for the purposes of FRS 102, being a member of a group where the parent of that group prepares publicly available consolidated financial statements, including this company, which are intended to give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the group. The company has therefore taken advantage of exemptions from the following disclosure requirements:
Section 7 ‘Statement of Cash Flows’: Presentation of a statement of cash flow and related notes and disclosures;
Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instrument Issues’: Interest income/expense and net gains/losses for each category of financial instrument; basis of determining fair values; details of collateral, loan defaults or breaches, details of hedges, hedging fair value changes recognised in profit or loss and in other comprehensive income;
Section 26 ‘Share based Payment’: Share-based payment expense charged to profit or loss, reconciliation of opening and closing number and weighted average exercise price of share options, how the fair value of options granted was measured, measurement and carrying amount of liabilities for cash-settled share-based payments, explanation of modifications to arrangements;
Section 33 ‘Related Party Disclosures’: Compensation for key management personnel.
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
3
1.2
Turnover
Turnover is recognised at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, and is shown net of VAT and other sales related taxes. The fair value of consideration takes into account trade discounts, settlement discounts and volume rebates.
Revenue from contracts for the provision of professional services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably, revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised that it is probable will be recovered.
1.3
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.
Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:
Plant and equipment
3 years straight line
The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is credited or charged to profit or loss.
1.4
Impairment of fixed assets
At each reporting period end date, the company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.
Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.
If the recoverable amount of an asset (or cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.
Recognised impairment losses are reversed if, and only if, the reasons for the impairment loss have ceased to apply. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.
1.5
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
4
1.6
Financial instruments
The company has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the company's statement of financial position when the company becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financial assets
Basic financial assets, which include debtors, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Classification of financial liabilities
Financial liabilities and equity instruments are classified according to the substance of the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of the company after deducting all of its liabilities.
Basic financial liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors, bank loans, loans from fellow group companies and preference shares that are classified as debt, are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.7
Equity instruments
Equity instruments issued by the company are recorded at the proceeds received, net of transaction costs. Dividends payable on equity instruments are recognised as liabilities once they are no longer at the discretion of the company.
1.8
Taxation
The tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently recoverable and deferred tax.
Current tax
The tax currently recoverable is based on relievable losses arising in the year as the result of high-end television tax relief legislation. Relievable losses differ from net losses as reported in the profit and loss account because they include an additional deduction relating to qualifying high-end television development expenditure and exclude items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years, as well as items that are never taxable or deductible. The company's tax position is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date.
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1
Accounting policies (continued)
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Deferred tax
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all timing differences and deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Such assets and liabilities are not recognised if the timing difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the tax profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting end date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. Deferred tax is calculated at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period when the liability is settled or the asset is realised. Where items recognised in other comprehensive income or equity are chargeable to or deductible for tax purposes, the resulting current or deferred tax expense or income is presented in the same component of comprehensive income or equity as the transaction or other event that resulted in the tax expense or income. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when the company has a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to taxes levied by the same tax authority.
1.9
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable when there is reasonable assurance that the grant conditions will be met and the grants will be received.
A grant that specifies performance conditions is recognised in income when the performance conditions are met. Where a grant does not specify performance conditions it is recognised in income when the proceeds are received or receivable. A grant received before the recognition criteria are satisfied is recognised as a liability.
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Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company’s accounting policies, the directors are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
Key sources of estimation uncertainty
The estimates and assumptions which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities are as follows.
Audio Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC)
The key accounting estimate within the financial statements for this company is the valuation of the AVEC available. The estimate is based on the assessment of the value of qualifying expenditure as per HMRC legislations and guidance plus assessment of the qualification of the underlying production as eligible for the credit.
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
6
3
Employees
The average monthly number of persons (including directors) employed by the company during the year was nil. All payroll runs through the parent company.
2025
2024
Number
Number
Total
0
0
4
Dividends
2025
2024
£
£
Interim paid
417,790
5
Tangible fixed assets
Plant and machinery etc
£
Cost
At 1 January 2025
Additions
85,757
At 31 December 2025
85,757
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 January 2025
Depreciation charged in the year
25,252
At 31 December 2025
25,252
Carrying amount
At 31 December 2025
60,505
At 31 December 2024
6
Debtors
2025
2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
£
£
Amounts owed by group undertakings
52,855
411,501
Other debtors
302,155
355,010
411,501
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
7
7
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
2025
2024
£
£
Trade creditors
17,411
9,511
Taxation and social security
168,031
17,180
Other creditors
1,616,330
225,091
1,801,772
251,782
Natixis Coficiné S.A. hold a fixed and floating charge over the company. The floating charge covers all the property or undertaking of the company. The charge contains a negative pledge.
At 31 December 2025 there are no amounts due to Natixis Coficiné S.A.
8
Audit report information
As the income statement has been omitted from the filing copy of the financial statements, the following information in relation to the audit report on the statutory financial statements is provided in accordance with s444(5B) of the Companies Act 2006:
The auditor's report was unqualified.
Senior Statutory Auditor:
Stephen Lee
Statutory Auditors:
Saffery LLP
Date of audit report:
24 June 2026
9
Events after the reporting date
On 3 March 2026, Banijay Group (“Banijay”) and RedBird IMI, the Company's ultimate controlling party, entered into a strategic partnership to merge Banijay Entertainment (inclusive of Banijay Live) and the DLG Acquisitions Group. The new company will be called Banijay.
The proposed transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close by the end of Q3 2026.
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Related party transactions
The company has taken advantage of the exemption under paragraph 33.1a of FRS 102 from disclosing transactions entered into between two or more members of a group, where any subsidiary undertaking which is a party to the transaction is wholly owned by a member of that group.
The company has also taken advantage of the exemption under paragraph 1AC.35 of FRC 102 from disclosing transactions with related parties that have been carried out on an arm's length basis.
Included in other debtors is £134,778 relating to accrued income due from All3Media International Limited, a fellow group company.
Wild Britain Productions Limited
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
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11
Control
Silverback Films Limited is the immediate parent company of Wild Britain Productions Limited. DLG is the intermediate parent undertaking of the smallest and the largest group to consolidate these financial statements in England and Wales at 31 December 2025. Copies of its group financial statements, which include the company, are available from Berkshire House, 168-173 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA.
The ultimate controlling party at the balance sheet date is Redbird IMI JV Aggregator, L.P.