CASTLE LEISURE LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+156.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£55M
+7.6% vs 2024
Employees
550
-0.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£7M
+35.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-29 | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £37,136,548 | £38,804,766 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £4,795,753 | £7,276,411 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £4,800,309 | £6,513,629 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £3,621,004 | £5,020,728 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £675,802 | £1,732,654 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £58,125,954 | £69,425,745 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £51,500,746 | £55,414,687 | |
| Equity | £42,475,069 | £41,476,145 | — | — | — | £51,500,746 | £55,414,687 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 555 | 550 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £12,790,370 | £13,450,535 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-29 | 2020-12-27 | 2021-12-26 | 2022-12-25 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.9% | 18.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.8% | 12.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3% | 10.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.39x | 0.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 840.48x | 9.52x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “A compulsory levy of 0.2% of Gross Gaming Yield was implemented in April 2025, doubling the Company's annual contribution towards minimising gambling related harm.”
- “Employer's NI increased from April 2025, both as a result of an increase in the rate and by a reduction in the starting threshold.”
- “Bingo Duty will be removed from 1st April 2026. The Company has committed to reinvest this back into its product offering and amenities to protect and grow the business.”
- “During the year the Company completed the upgrade of Company firewalls, routers and software to enhance cyber security protection measures and implemented enhanced failover systems to ensure ongoing business continuity.”
- “The Directors anticipate further consolidation within the bingo market in the near term. The Company has been actively assessing expansion opportunities and acquired a further four freehold properlies during the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER FRENCH, Jemma | Secretary | 2026-01-01 | — | — |
| ANDREWS, Isabella Sophie Allan | Director | 2022-12-31 | Oct 1994 | British |
| BROWN, Katie Lynn | Director | 2015-04-01 | Jun 1981 | British |
| DAVIES, Wayne John | Director | 2006-12-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| HARRIS, Benjamin Geoffrey | Director | 2023-07-03 | Mar 1977 | British |
| HARRIS, Jeffrey Charles | Director | — | Apr 1950 | British |
| PHILLIPS, Simon David | Director | 2014-04-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
| YAPP, Philip James Trevor | Director | 2000-01-03 | Mar 1959 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Edward | Secretary | — | 1992-12-31 |
| BRIERLEY, Diane Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-12-26 | 2012-08-01 |
| MORGAN, Lisa | Secretary | 2012-08-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| YAPP, Mary Hunter | Secretary | 1993-01-01 | 1997-12-26 |
| ANDREWS, David Scott | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2015-03-31 |
| ANDREWS, David Hunter | Director | — | 2002-10-25 |
| ANDREWS, Edward | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| ANDREWS, John Francis | Director | — | 1995-01-01 |
| ANDREWS, Mark Hunter | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| BRIERLEY, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 1995-03-06 | 2012-09-30 |
| EDWARDS, Francis Keith | Director | — | 2014-01-02 |
| MORGAN, Lisa Mary | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2025-12-31 |
| YAPP, Mary Hunter | Director | — | 2000-01-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeffrey Charles Harris | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 204 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-02 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-02-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-28 vs 2024-12-29
-
Turnover
+4.5%
£37,136,548 £38,804,766
-
Cash
+156.4%
£675,802 £1,732,654
-
Net assets
+7.6%
£51,500,746 £55,414,687
-
Employees
-0.9%
555 550
-
Operating profit
+51.7%
£4,795,753 £7,276,411
-
Profit before tax
+35.7%
£4,800,309 £6,513,629
-
Wages
+5.2%
£12,790,370 £13,450,535
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers