STER CENTURY (UK) LIMITED
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† STER CENTURY (UK) 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
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 59140Where the company stands among the 501 active companies whose first SIC code is 59140 (Motion picture projection activities).
- VUE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED£399m
- UNITED CINEMAS INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITIONS LIMITED£163.7m
- GRAVES (CUMBERLAND) LIMITED£45m
- EVERYMAN MEDIA GROUP PLC£26.6m
- STER CENTURY (UK) LIMITED£18.5m
- LEWES COMMUNITY SCREEN£13.1m
- EVERYMAN MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED£11.7m
- SAVOY CINEMAS LIMITED£11.1m
- APOLLO CINEMAS LIMITED£11m
- SNIPPLE ANIMATION STUDIOS LTD£8.9m
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, so those groups are smaller than 501. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: STER CENTURY (UK) LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
STER CENTURY (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03347110. It was incorporated on 2 Apr 1997. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (W12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is motion picture projection activities (59140).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Nov 2025); the company files audit-exempt subsidiary. Turnover was £37,792,000. Profit for the year was £1,554,000. Net assets were £18,489,000, up 9.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,779,000. Total assets were £99,948,000 and total liabilities £81,459,000. The company had an average of 30 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 501 active companies whose first SIC code is 59140: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 42 that publish turnover (median £1,062,271). By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £8,161). By total assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £79,791). By cash it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £47,946). By number of employees it ranks higher than 91% of them (median 1). It is older than 90% of them (median age 7.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 42 days to pay suppliers, and 59% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2017/18 shows median hourly pay for women 0.9% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered. 5 of 41 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Aug 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 16 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
| 2023/24 † | 2024/25 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 33,979,000 | 37,792,000 |
| Profit for the year | -2,383,000 | 1,554,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 2,540,000 | 1,779,000 |
| Total assets | 100,751,000 | 99,948,000 |
| Total liabilities | 83,867,000 | 81,459,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 16,884,000 | 18,489,000 |
| Average number of employees | 30 | 30 |
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
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 42 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 59%
- Standard payment terms
- 0–45 days
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 43%
- 31 to 60 days 39%
- After 60 days 18%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 30 Nov 2021
- 36
- 34%
- 67%
- 31 May 2021
- 146
- 3%
- 84%
- 30 Nov 2020
- 87
- 4%
- 74%
- 31 May 2020
- 51
- 26%
- 58%
- 30 Nov 2019
- 45
- 35%
- 65%
- 31 May 2019
- 38
- 42%
- 59%
- 29 Nov 2018
- 37
- 31%
- 70%
- Median hourly pay
- women 0.9% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 4% higher
- Employer size
- 1000 to 4999 employees
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
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.
History
4 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £37.8m, net assets £18.5m, 30 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £34m, net assets £16.9m, 30 employees
- Aurora Cinema Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.