STUDIO 1 LTD

Active
Company number 06900186Private limited companyIncorporated 2009
⚠ Confirmation statement overdue. It was due on 11 Nov 2026.

Key figures

£139,018-0.9%
Net assets 2024/25
-14.2%
Average annual change 2019/20–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k400 k2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, STUDIO 1 LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 74209

Where the company stands among the 3,447 active companies whose first SIC code is 74209 (Photographic activities not elsewhere classified).

Net assets£139,018
Higher than 90% · median £6,720
Total assets£354,333
Higher than 91% · median £28,693
Cash£105,448
Higher than 82% · median £15,042
Employees6
Higher than 96% · median 1
Company age17.5 years
Older than 84% · median 7.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. GETTY IMAGES DEVCO UK LIMITED£13.2m
  2. ICARUS PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£11.1m
  3. MICHAEL HOPPEN GALLERY LTD.£8m
  4. REDBOW PRODUCTIONS LIMITED£5.5m
  5. GETMAPPING LIMITED£5.3m
  6. SKN LAB LIMITED£4.8m
  7. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN LTD.£4.5m
  8. MASCIONIASSOCIATI INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£4.3m
  9. QUICKFIX RETOUCH LIMITED£3.9m
  10. BRIDGEMAN ART LIBRARY LIMITED(THE)£3.7m

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 3,447. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: STUDIO 1 LTD

What kind of company is it?

STUDIO 1 LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06900186. It was incorporated on 8 May 2009. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cranleigh (GU6). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is photographic activities not elsewhere classified (74209).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Jun 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £139,018, down 0.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £105,448. The company had an average of 6 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,447 active companies whose first SIC code is 74209: By net assets it ranks higher than 90% of them (median £6,720). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £28,693). By cash it ranks higher than 82% of them (median £15,042). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 84% of them (median age 7.0 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, leather goods and bags. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments, electrical equipment.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Mar 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand304,698244,862123,059105,212105,448
Total assets558,651472,444392,687293,834354,333
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity337,670287,908257,509140,218139,018
Average number of employees66776

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.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments, plastics, leather goods and bags, electrical equipment and toys, games and sports goods.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

12 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £139k, 6 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £140.2k, 7 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £257.5k, 7 employees
  4. Jonathan Aaron SHAYLER appointedDirector
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £287.9k, 6 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £337.7k, 6 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £298.6k, 6 employees
  8. Mr Ian David Hemingway registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (4)
  1. Mr Julian Paphitis registered as a person with significant control
  2. Julian PAPHITIS appointedDirector
  3. Ian David HEMINGWAY appointedDirector
  4. 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.