The Firmwatch take
Brown Films Limited (04299313) currently shows: Watch signal detected, based on accounts to 31 October 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Current ratio below 1.0 plus 1 more cautionary signal — extracted from the latest filed accounts.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Oct 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
4 October 2001
24 years on the register
Sector
Film, video, TV, music production
SIC 59111 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£123k
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Worth watching
The latest public accounts contain some cautionary signs, but not enough to suggest severe distress on their own.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Publishing and Media
How this company compares in 48,415 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — Brown Films Limited shows £123k in net assets. Sector median is £200.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£123k
Top 10% in sector · sector median £200 · 48,415 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
£101k
Median £2k
Current ratio
0.0×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Old public accounts
The latest extracted accounts period is more than 18 months old.
Address pattern · WC1B 5AA
226 other UK companies registered at this postcode.
Active
213
Dissolved
2
Strike-off action
11
People
Who runs this company
- BI
BROWN, Iain John Lawrie
director · since 2001
Registered office
Address intelligence
226 other companies use this address.
High-volume registered-office service. Many UK companies use these legitimately, but they are also a known hosting location for shell entities. Treat this as a flag, not a verdict.
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