AMUSEMENT EQUIPMENT CO.LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-19
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-10
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£85K
+228% vs 2022
Net assets
£4M
-3.4% vs 2022
Employees
75
Average over period
Profit before tax
£486K
+516.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-19.
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-10.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2,167,395 | — | — | £2,776,685 | £2,346,683 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £251,150 | — | — | £210,966 | £1,732,244 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £136,227 | — | — | £78,837 | £485,682 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £136,227 | — | — | £105,531 | £309,087 | |
| Cash | — | — | £157,247 | £55,334 | £52,242 | £25,949 | £85,110 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,639,259 | £1,990,233 | £1,912,980 | £7,310,154 | £7,513,283 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,664,573 | £1,562,124 | £1,598,247 | £4,533,326 | £4,377,911 | |
| Equity | £2,811,088 | £2,640,547 | £2,664,573 | £1,562,124 | £1,598,247 | £4,533,326 | £4,377,911 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 78 | 69 | 78 | 0 | 75 | |
| Wages | — | — | £725,915 | — | — | £789,367 | £782,815 |
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 | 2017-12-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 11.6% | — | — | 7.6% | 73.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.3% | — | — | 3.8% | 13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.9% | — | — | 2.9% | 23.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 44.6% | 49.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.19x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.14x | — | — | 1.28x | 6.03x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and taking into account all relevant facts, the directors have concluded that it is reasonable to prepare the financial statements using the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company has experienced a turbulent few years, with core trading impacted firstly by the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, then the fire in 2022, which resulted in the destruction of the Copper Fish restaurant and the old Cinderella's nightclub.”
- “Since the balance sheet date, the company suffered a fire within its amusement arcade, which led to the temporary closure of this facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLLOM, Albert John, Mr. | Director | 2013-03-01 | Dec 1978 | British |
| BOLLOM, Frederick Stanley | Director | 2012-05-10 | May 1983 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLLOM, John Anthony | Secretary | 1998-07-06 | 2019-10-02 |
| EVANS, Jacqueline Rhiannon | Secretary | 1993-03-05 | 1998-07-06 |
| JAMESON, Ruby Phyllis | Secretary | — | 1993-03-05 |
| BOLLOM, John Anthony | Director | — | 2019-10-02 |
| BOLLOM, Stanley Cecil | Director | — | 2010-12-13 |
| BOLLOM, William Patrick | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2018-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameco Leisure Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-10-02 | Active |
| Mr John Anthony Bollom | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-02 |
| Mr Frederick Stanley Bollom | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-02 |
| Mr Albert John Bollom | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
-15.5%
£2,776,685 £2,346,683
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Cash
+228%
£25,949 £85,110
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Net assets
-3.4%
£4,533,326 £4,377,911
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Employees
—
Not reported
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Operating profit
+721.1%
£210,966 £1,732,244
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+516.1%
£78,837 £485,682
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
-0.8%
£789,367 £782,815
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