TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM EUROPE LIMITED

Active
Company number 01927955Private limited companyIncorporated 1985

Key figures

518,262,000 EUR+13.5%
Net assets 2024
+13.5%
Average annual growth 2023–2024
0200 m400 m600 m20232024

Amounts are in EUR (the currency of the accounts).

† TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM EUROPE LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 59113

Where the company stands among the 10,478 active companies whose first SIC code is 59113 (Television programme production activities).

Company age41.4 years
Older than 99% · median 9.9 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SKY UK LIMITED£6.8bn
  2. ARQIVA LIMITED£4bn
  3. ITV STUDIOS LIMITED£2.1bn
  4. NC SHINE ACQUISITION LTD.£421.6m
  5. DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED£399.2m
  6. CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING LIMITED£253.7m
  7. DISCOVERY NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED£170.7m
  8. WARNER BROS. INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION LIMITED£166.8m
  9. SDN LIMITED£139.6m
  10. BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£127m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM EUROPE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEM EUROPE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 01927955. It was incorporated on 2 Jul 1985. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is television programme production activities (59113), television programme distribution activities (59133), television programming and broadcasting activities (60200), web portals (63120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was 280,737,000 EUR. Profit for the year was 57,738,000 EUR. Net assets were 518,262,000 EUR, up 13.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was 100,770,000 EUR. Total assets were 702,577,000 EUR and total liabilities 183,000,000 EUR. The company had an average of 11 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 10,478 active companies whose first SIC code is 59113: It is older than 99% of them (median age 9.9 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 47 days to pay suppliers, and 27% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 21.2% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 3 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 25 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2023–2024
2023 †2024 †
Turnover317,539,000280,737,000
Profit for the year52,721,00057,738,000
Cash at bank and in hand51,967,000100,770,000
Total assets643,632,000702,577,000
Total liabilities185,669,000183,000,000
Net assets / total equity456,707,000518,262,000
Average number of employees—11

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Jan 2026 – 30 Jun 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
47 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
27%
Standard payment terms
0–90 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 54%
  • 31 to 60 days 32%
  • After 60 days 14%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Dec 2025
61
30%
31%
30 Jun 2025
53
24%
52%
31 Dec 2024
45
23%
56%
30 Jun 2024
41
36%
61%
31 Dec 2023
43
29%
80%
30 Jun 2023
37
35%
81%
31 Dec 2022
43
28%
63%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 21.2% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 25.9% lower
Median bonus pay
women 41.2% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter64.4% womenLower middle58.1% womenUpper middle46.5% womenUpper pay quarter32.6% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 21.8% lower
women 19.5% lower
2023/24
women 20.9% lower
women 22.8% lower
2022/23
women 21.1% lower
women 23.7% lower
2021/22
women 22.7% lower
women 25.3% lower
2020/21
women 23.1% lower
women 29% lower
2019/20
women 27.5% lower
women 31.1% lower
2018/19
women 24.1% lower
women 35.6% lower
2017/18
women 28.6% lower
women 30.2% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements3
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS EUROPE LIMITED)

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

10 events
  1. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover 280.7m EUR, net assets 518.3m EUR, 11 employees
  2. Time Warner London Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Turner Entertainment Networks International Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Turner Entertainment Networks International Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Warner Media International Limited registered as a person with significant control
  6. Warner Media International Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  7. Turner Broadcasting System Holdings (Europe) Limited ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover 317.5m EUR, net assets 456.7m EUR
Earlier events (2)
  1. Turner Broadcasting System Holdings (Europe) Limited registered as a person with significant control
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.