Tiny cash buffers leave small UK TV firms at risk of going bust, analysis finds
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All 2 reports on Mon, 7 September 2026
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The Guardian World
c21media.net
7 Sept, 06:00over 5 hours7 Sept, 11:15
How it spread - 2 original reports
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World06:00first to report
Median £42,000 in reserve not enough to cover filming overrun or delay to series, industry body warns Hundreds of small UK TV companies have so little cash in reserve that a filming overrun or a delay to a series could send them bust, an industry body has warned, as programme budget cuts by broadcasters threaten their future. Analysis of the Companies House accounts filings of more than 200 of the estimated 800 independent TV production companies in the UK by the industry body Indielab has...
- c21media.net11:15
Around 40% of the UK’s small independent production companies are at risk of closure within the next two years, according to a new study by Indielab, the accelerator scheme for UK-based indies.