{"name":"MAIDSTONE STUDIOS LIMITED","company_number":"01471172","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"1980-01-04","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Vinters Park, New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5NZ","postcode":"ME14 5NZ","sic_codes":[{"code":60200,"description":"Television programming and broadcasting activities"},{"code":68209,"description":"Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"THE FAMILY CHANNEL STUDIOS LIMITED","changed_on":"1996-05-10"},{"name":"TVS PRODUCTION LIMITED","changed_on":"1993-09-08"},{"name":"SOUTH & SOUTH-EAST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED","changed_on":"1985-02-12"},{"name":"SOUTH-EAST COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED","changed_on":"1980-12-31"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"30 December","last_made_up_to":"2025-12-31","next_due":"2027-09-30"},"employees":{"count":20,"accounts_date":"2025-12-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-12-31","net_assets":4581497,"cash":321071,"average_employees":20},{"financial_date":"2024-12-31","net_assets":4978013,"cash":302134,"average_employees":20},{"financial_date":"2023-12-31","net_assets":5815209,"cash":173129,"average_employees":20},{"financial_date":"2022-12-31","net_assets":5831548,"cash":195970},{"financial_date":"2021-12-31","net_assets":5678771,"cash":238727}],"officers":{"current":4,"resigned":29,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":14,"outstanding":5},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Maidstone Studios Limited presents a medium risk profile, balancing a solid £4.58M asset base against declining net assets, halved working capital, and a significant 80% increase in related-party rent that likely caused a 2025 pre-dividend loss. The £5.2M disposal of production assets indicates a strategic pivot, necessitating a review of future revenue streams. While current filings are compliant and solvency is not yet threatened, the deteriorating liquidity position and reliance on group debtors require immediate and targeted investigation.","website":"https://maidstonestudios.com/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/maidstone-studios","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01471172","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/control","charges":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/charges","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/maidstone-studios/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/maidstone-studios"}