PIRATE STUDIOS LIMITED
Company number 09669260 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Pirate Studios Limited presents a classic venture-scale growth profile with significant revenue momentum but deeply concerning financial stability metrics. The company is technically insolvent with net liabilities of £65M and critically low cash of £88K, making it entirely dependent on continued shareholder and creditor support. While the 25% revenue growth and backing from Gaw Capital provide some reassurance, the accelerating liability accumulation — without corresponding site expansion — raises fundamental questions about the path to self-sustainability. Any investment consideration requires thorough examination of the going concern basis, debt covenants, and the nature of shareholder funding commitments.
Shareholders' funds
£78,500,693
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
Provision of self service music studios
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2015-07-03
- Employees
- 0 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- 13 Rothbury Road, London, England, E9 5HA
- Postcode
- E9 5HA
- Capital
- 953 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-29
- Financial year end
- 29 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-03
- Next due by
- 2027-07-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 90040 Operation of arts facilities
Officers 6 current · 7 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA211608 (Tier 2), registered since 2016.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- pirate.com
- Phone
- 08001812317, +44 7446669061, 03332419598
Musicians, podcasters, dancers — this is your space to create. 24/7 self-service studios for professional and casual use available to book online.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 18 ASHWIN STREET, LONDON, E8 3DL, ENGLAND | 2018-07-16 |
| PARK HOUSE 10 PARK STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 5HX, ENGLAND | 2016-08-02 |
| DEBEN HOUSE 1-5 LAWRENCE HILL, BRISTOL, BS5 0BY, UNITED KINGDOM | 2016-02-19 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 73 similar companies in E
Trading since 2015.
No.1 of the largest operation of arts facilities companies in London →
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among operation of arts facilities in London.
The class of 2015
42%
of the 293 companies in this sector incorporated in 2015 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 11 titles
- Leasehold
- 11
- Most recent registration
- 2020-11-03
- Where
- Greater London (5), City Of Bristol (3), West Yorkshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGL518106 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-11-03 | — |
| BL156679 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2020-09-21 | — |
| BB8416 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-08-18 | — |
| AGL503821 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2020-03-02 | — |
| YY133917 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2020-01-06 | — |
| ESX399163 | Brighton And Hove | Leasehold | 2019-06-13 | — |
| YY121489 | West Yorkshire | Leasehold | 2019-05-10 | — |
| TGL499538 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-04-30 | — |
| BGL138059 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2018-01-09 | — |
| BL146843 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2017-10-18 | — |
| BL146237 | City Of Bristol | Leasehold | 2017-08-16 | — |
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