CINESITE VFX LIMITED
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Executive summary
Cinesite VFX Limited is a premium-tier UK visual effects house whose FY2025 results reflect severe industry-wide disruption from the Hollywood strikes rather than fundamental operational deterioration, as evidenced by EBITDA improvement despite a 49% revenue contraction. The company's diversification into immersive experiences and the transformative post-year-end £154M group refinancing — which injects £77M in equity and reduces debt to £63M — position Cinesite with a strengthened balance sheet to capitalise on the sector's recovery, particularly given the enhanced UK Film Tax Relief regime that removes the VFX expenditure cap. While the zero cash position at year-end and elevated leverage warrant scrutiny, the restructuring addresses these vulnerabilities, and Cinesite's 30-year heritage, specialised creature/environment capabilities, and demonstrated cost discipline during the downturn support its competitive positioning as the industry pipeline normalises.
Shareholders' funds
£4,306,303
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
What it does
The company's principal activities during the year were providing digital Visual Effects
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2013-04-17
- Employees
- 143 (2025 accounts · was 198 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 10 Little Portland Street, London, England, W1W 7JG
- Postcode
- W1W 7JG
- Capital
- 3,750,001 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-04-30
- Next due by
- 2028-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-17
- Next due by
- 2027-05-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 59120 Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities
Officers 3 current · 3 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by COMINO MEDIA LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
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 — ZA376739 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- cinesite.com
- Phone
- +44 207973 4000
Celebrating 30 Years of VFX & Animation- the global family of Cinesite companies provides services to the world-wide entertainment industries.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| COMINO MEDIA (UK) LIMITED | 2013-04-26 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| COMINO HOUSE FURLONG ROAD, BOURNE END, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, SL8 5AQ, UNITED KINGDOM | 2013-06-03 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 251 similar companies in W
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (143 staff).
Trading since 2013.
Competitors London
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3. NUA LTD
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6. TKBC LIMITED
This company ranks 4 among motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities in London.
The class of 2013
41%
of the 367 companies in this sector incorporated in 2013 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2021-10-12
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL947353 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2021-10-12 | — |
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