WEST HANTS LAWN TENNIS COMPANY(BOURNEMOUTH)LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-16 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-02
Watchouts
Cash
£122K
+2,087.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£988K
-3.5% vs 2023
Employees
80
-4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£36K
-33.1% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis due to the supporting opinion of the directors, the inherent strength of the business, and support and commitment of the membership. On the 1st of January 2025, all the memberships, assets and liabilities of the company transferred to a new entity, The West Hants Club (registered company number 13692644 and registered charity number 1204064), and the business ceased to trade. All trade and assets will be transferred as a going concern to the West Hants Club at the value held on the date of transfer, and for that reason a basis other than the going concern basis has been used in the accounts.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,504,470 | £3,757,255 | |
| Operating profit | -£20,578 | -£30,485 | |
| Profit before tax | -£26,795 | -£35,663 | |
| Net profit | -£26,795 | -£35,663 | |
| Cash | £5,597 | £122,458 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,456,456 | £4,057,048 | |
| Net assets | £1,023,178 | £987,515 | |
| Equity | £1,023,178 | £987,515 | |
| Average employees | 84 | 80 | |
| Wages | £1,652,278 | £1,723,295 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.8% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.5% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 80.3% | 80.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.26x | 0.27x | |
| Interest cover | -2.87x | -5.69x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ward Goodman Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis due to the supporting opinion of the directors, the inherent strength of the business, and support and commitment of the membership. On the 1st of January 2025, all the memberships, assets and liabilities of the company transferred to a new entity, The West Hants Club (registered company number 13692644 and registered charity number 1204064), and the business ceased to trade. All trade and assets will be transferred as a going concern to the West Hants Club at the value held on the date of transfer, and for that reason a basis other than the going concern basis has been used in the accounts.”
Group structure
- WEST HANTS LAWN TENNIS COMPANY(BOURNEMOUTH)LIMITED(THE) · parent
- West Hants Lawn Tennis Company (Trading) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 1st of January 2025, all the memberships, assets and liabilities of the company transferred to a new entity, The West Hants Club (registered company number 13692644 and registered charity number 1204064), and the business ceased to trade. All trade and assets will be transferred as a going concern to the West Hants Club at the value held on the date of transfer, and for that reason a basis other than the going concern basis has been used in the accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FITZ-GERALD, Nicholas John Purcell | Secretary | 2016-05-25 | — | — |
| BRADY, Christopher | Director | 2019-05-22 | Feb 1947 | British |
| BUTLER, Nigel Stuart | Director | 2016-02-16 | Oct 1957 | British |
| HURD, Mark Richard | Director | 2016-02-16 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 1992-09-28 | 1994-09-01 |
| WISE, Colin Arthur Stanly | Secretary | 1994-10-03 | 2016-05-25 |
| ATKIN, Richard David | Director | 2003-02-25 | 2012-08-22 |
| BESSANT, Edwin Charles | Director | 1998-08-24 | 2023-12-31 |
| BOOTH, Robert Markham | Director | 2000-11-21 | 2010-11-30 |
| BRAY, Michelle Susan | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2018-11-21 |
| BROOMFIELD, Vivian | Director | 1995-01-30 | 2000-11-21 |
| BROOMFIELD, Vivian | Director | — | 1993-08-28 |
| CARTER SHAW, Robert | Director | 1997-12-09 | 2006-05-02 |
| CLAYTON, Gilbert Talbot Hatton | Director | 1995-04-25 | 1999-07-10 |
| CLIPSON, Paul Thomas | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2007-05-08 |
| COOPER, Karla Frances | Director | 2011-03-07 | 2023-05-25 |
| DAVIES, Timothy Bevan | Director | 2015-01-01 | 2015-12-07 |
| DONNELLY, Mark Stephen | Director | 2009-11-30 | 2011-02-24 |
| DOOLEY, Patrick Joseph | Director | 1993-05-24 | 1997-05-27 |
| DRY, Eric | Director | — | 2016-02-16 |
| ERRINGTON, David | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1994-02-06 |
| HUMBY, Nicholas Wayne | Director | 2011-09-29 | 2015-01-01 |
| MITCHELL, Michael Christopher Hewitson | Director | 1993-10-01 | 1994-04-23 |
| O'SHEA, Hayley | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2021-11-24 |
| PARSONS, Geoffrey Thomas Brookes | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1997-06-08 |
| POXON, Andrew John | Director | 2015-12-14 | 2017-05-17 |
| RICHARDS, David Roddick, Dr | Director | 2010-08-12 | 2015-07-16 |
| SCADGELL, Oliver George | Director | 2019-05-22 | 2022-06-21 |
| SMITH, Martin Anthony | Director | 1997-05-27 | 2023-06-21 |
| SMITH, Stuart Graham | Director | 1995-10-24 | 2018-11-21 |
| STEELE, Simon Naunton | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2022-06-21 |
| STUBBS, Pamela Rowland | Director | — | 1998-08-24 |
| TAYLOR, John Russell | Director | 1993-10-25 | 1994-11-27 |
| TAYLOR, Kevan | Director | 2007-12-13 | 2009-05-29 |
| THOMPSON, Carl | Director | — | 1998-08-24 |
| WEST, David Stanley Eric | Director | 1996-02-27 | 1997-05-27 |
| WHITE, Barrie John | Director | 1992-09-28 | 1993-02-27 |
| WISE, Colin Arthur Stanley | Director | 1993-10-25 | 2000-11-07 |
| WISEMAN, Keith St John | Director | 1995-10-24 | 1997-10-27 |
| WOODSFORD, Audrey Hope | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Brady | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2023-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Oliver George Scadgell | Individual | Voting 75–100% | 2019-05-22 | Ceased 2022-06-21 |
| Mr Simon Naunton Steele | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-19 | Ceased 2022-06-21 |
| Mr Edwin Charles Bessant | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-31 |
| Mr Stuart Graham Smith | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-21 |
| Mr Andrew Poxon | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-19 |
| Lta Nominees Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 236 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-23 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2025-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+7.2%
£3,504,470 £3,757,255
-
Cash
+2,087.9%
£5,597 £122,458
-
Net assets
-3.5%
£1,023,178 £987,515
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Employees
-4.8%
84 80
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Operating profit
-48.1%
-£20,578 -£30,485
-
Profit before tax
-33.1%
-£26,795 -£35,663
-
Wages
+4.3%
£1,652,278 £1,723,295
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers