Playful Entertainment Limited

Active08952140 Private limited company
Incorporated
21 March 2014 (12 years)
Industry
Support activities to performing arts (90020)
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
Greater London
Address
39-41 Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H 0AR

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 March 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Barraball, Kate
Secretary · Appointed 16 April 2021
Director · Appointed 21 March 2014
British
Born February 1977 (49)
Director · Appointed 21 March 2014
British
Born April 1963 (63)
Officer history (2 former)
25 November 2025
Resigned Salmon, Nicholas as Director
19 April 2024
Resigned Gentry, Elizabeth as Secretary
16 April 2021
Appointed Barraball, Kate as Secretary
21 March 2014
Appointed Janis, Niove Rachel as Director
21 March 2014
Appointed Byam Shaw, Matthew James as Director
21 March 2014
Appointed Gentry, Elizabeth as Secretary
21 March 2014
Appointed Salmon, Nicholas as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 16 March 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 13142742
Former controllers (3)
16 March 2021
Ceased Matthew James Byam Shaw — Owns 25–50% of shares
16 March 2021
Ceased Niove Rachel Janis — Owns 25–50% of shares
16 March 2021
Ceased Nicholas Salmon — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 16 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Playful Entertainment Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Audrey (2023) Limited DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Birnam Wood Productions Limited Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares
BM Theatre Limited DissolvedHolds 25–50% of voting rights (as a firm)
Bucket Productions Ltd DissolvedOwns 25–50% of shares
Candela London Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Dog & Duck 2025 Limited Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares
Invisible Hand Productions Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Lispenard Street Limited Proposed for strike-offOwns 25–50% of shares
Materfamilias Productions Limited Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares
Nancy Productions Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
NTN Productions Limited Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares
Paper Cup West End Ltd Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares
Snake Productions Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Til Denver Limited Status not confirmedOwns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts

Net Assets
£376,100
Cash
£457,424
Profit
£957,578
Employees
20
Debt Ratio
70%
Current Ratio
1.4x
Return on Equity
255%

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M £2.0M 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £1,563,798 £1,095,283 £370,001 £364,723 £778,522 £376,100
Balance sheet detail
202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£96,298£100,331£133,690£530,290£435,306£405,631
Current Assets£1,149,495£1,364,116£2,066,226£1,611,177£2,019,379£1,571,942
Debtors£589,915£960,968£1,254,364£981,851£900,587£1,012,139
Cash£457,424£215,534£683,363£627,326£1,118,792£559,803
Creditors (< 1 year)£848,832£685,362£1,543,075£946,162£347,620£409,443
Creditors (> 1 year)£0£263,158£800,000£1,000,000
Net Current Assets£300,663£678,754£523,151£665,015£1,671,759£1,162,499
Net Assets£376,100£778,522£364,723£370,001£1,095,283£1,563,798
Shareholder Funds£376,100£778,522£364,723£370,001£1,095,283£1,563,798

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