Blackmagic Design Limited

Active06477380 Private limited company

Incorporated: 18 January 2008 (18 years)
Industry: Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) (46439)
Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts (46520)
Directors: Douglas Bernard Clarke
Grant Petty
Owned by: Grant David Petty
Accounts type: Medium
Region: North West
Address: Unit 5B Christleton Court
Manor Park
Runcorn
WA7 1ST

Website & contact details

Group website: blackmagicdesign.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 March 2027
Last accounts: 30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due: 20 December 2026
Last conf. stmt: 6 December 2025

Charges

Total: 4
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 4

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Clarke, Douglas Bernard

Director · Appointed 20 June 2018

Australian

Born January 1981 (45)

Petty, Grant

Director · Appointed 22 May 2008

Australian

Born July 1968 (58)

Ashton, Stuart James

Secretary · Appointed 23 January 2008

British

Officer history (3 former)

20 June 2018

Appointed Clarke, Douglas Bernard as Director

22 May 2008

Appointed Petty, Grant as Director

22 May 2008

Resigned Young, Jeromy Michael as Director

23 January 2008

Appointed Ashton, Stuart James as Secretary

23 January 2008

Appointed Young, Jeromy Michael as Director

18 January 2008

Appointed Hcs Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

18 January 2008

Resigned Hcs Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

18 January 2008

Appointed Hanover Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

18 January 2008

Resigned Hanover Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Stuart James Ashton

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Has significant influence or control

British

Born July 1979 (47)

Grant David Petty

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares (as a firm)

Holds 25–50% of voting rights (as a firm)

Right to appoint and remove directors

Australian

Born July 1968 (58)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · medium accounts

Net Assets: £2,783,386
Cash: £2,903,996
Turnover: £96,398,197
Profit Before Tax: (£561,492)
Employees: 81

Debt Ratio: 76%
Current Ratio: 1.3x
Profit Margin: -1%
Return on Equity: -19%

Trend

Turnover

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Fixed Assets	£1,110,111	£1,653,318
Current Assets	£10,324,545	£9,960,256			£12,616,041	£8,544,255
Debtors	£7,420,549	£7,257,176
Cash	£2,903,996	£2,703,080
Creditors (< 1 year)	£8,220,245	£7,397,012			£8,792,981	£8,952,942
Creditors (> 1 year)	£386,378	£827,037			£172,370	£130,282
Net Current Assets	£2,104,300	£2,563,244			£3,823,060	(£408,687)
Net Assets	£2,783,386	£3,320,321				£15,809
Shareholder Funds	£2,783,386	£3,320,321	£4,693,402	£5,330,414	£4,217,396	£15,809

Turnover	£96,398,197	£95,124,451		£127,570,131	£153,264,342	£92,608,365
Cost of Sales	£87,768,470	£86,728,393	£95,398,824	£118,006,624	£140,804,385	£84,964,997
Gross Profit	£8,629,727	£8,396,058
Admin Expenses	£9,186,495	£9,851,083	£9,222,651	£8,482,855	£7,276,614	£5,844,581
Staff Costs	£5,705,304	£5,592,582	£5,783,653		£5,827,440
Operating Profit	(£549,979)	(£1,455,025)
Profit Before Tax	(£561,492)	(£1,477,901)	(£657,590)		£5,180,904	£1,790,328
Tax	(£24,557)	(£104,820)	(£20,578)	£256,851	£979,317	£35,950
Profit for Period	(£536,935)	(£1,373,081)

Filings 76

Date	Description	Made Up To
1 October 2026	Registered office address changed
17 August 2026	Change of details for a person with significant control
17 December 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	6 December 2025
16 December 2025	Accounts for a medium company	30 June 2025
9 December 2025	Director's details changed