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BBC Studios Distribution Limited

ActiveCompany number 01420028Private limited companyEst. 197959113 · Television programme production activitiesHammersmith and Fulham, London
Official record ↗
Age47 years
older than 99% of its sector
Same activity, United Kingdom11,177live companies · 35th oldest
In Hammersmith and Fulham33,042live companies · 444 in the same activity
At this address114live companies incl. this one
Latest accounts2026full accounts, made up to 31 Mar 2026

In brief

BBC Studios Distribution Limited is a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales on 15 May 1979. At 47 years old it is older than 99% of the 11,177 live companies whose main activity is television programme production activities. Its registered office is in Hammersmith and Fulham, London, at an address shared with 113 other live companies. 444 live companies in Hammersmith and Fulham share the same main activity. Its latest accounts were made up to 31 March 2026 and filed as full accounts. It was previously called BBC Worldwide Limited, a name it changed on 1 October 2018.

Register details

Registered nameBBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Company number01420028
Company typePrivate Limited Company
Registered office1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, W12 7FA London
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
Nature of business (UK SIC 2007)59113 Television programme production activities · 90030 Artistic creation
International sector (ISIC Rev.4)J · 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities

Timeline

Register events, newest first.

  • Confirmation statement made up
  • Accounts made upFull accounts
  • Name changedPreviously BBC Worldwide Limited
  • Incorporated

Filings and charges

Deadlines and charge counts from the register.

Next accounts due31 December 2027
Accounting reference date31 March
Next confirmation statement28 May 2027
Last confirmation statement14 May 2026
Charges registered1
Outstanding · satisfied0 · 1

Charges are security interests (such as mortgages) registered against the company.

Television programme production activities in the United Kingdom

Live companies whose main activity is 59113: 11,177 in total, median age 9 years, 623 incorporated in the past 12 months.

All 11,177 companies
This company's decadeOther decades
02,0004,0006,0008,0001930s: 111930s1940s: 111940s1950s: 661950s1960s: 771960s1970s: 26261970s1980s: 95951980s1990s: 3833831990s2000s: 1,7371,7372000s2010s: 4,9124,9122010s2020s: 4,0094,0092020s
Incorporated per year, still live
02004006008002011: 39920112012: 4852013: 50920132014: 6162015: 59720152016: 4582017: 47520172018: 4982019: 56120192020: 5102021: 46020212022: 5892023: 57320232024: 6452025: 73220252026: 500

Location

Registered office in Hammersmith and Fulham, London.

Hammersmith and Fulham
Live companies in Hammersmith and Fulham33,042
Same activity in Hammersmith and Fulham444
New in Hammersmith and Fulham, past 12 months3,432

Also registered at this address

113 other live companies share this registered office; shown are those incorporated closest in time to this one.

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Sources

Register data: Companies House, Free Company Data Product, delivery of 1 October 2026. Places: ONS Postcode Directory (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sector names: Eurostat NACE Rev. 2. Context figures are computed by FirmsDB from these sources. This page is not an official register; check the official record before relying on it.