ARENA LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£5M
+36.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£278M
+2.3% vs 2023
Employees
3
-25% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
+27.6% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,641,714 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£943,545 | -£221,062 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £6,445,017 | £8,224,090 | |
| Net profit | — | £4,105,893 | £6,193,094 | |
| Cash | — | £3,890,388 | £5,323,365 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £271,869,144 | £278,062,238 | |
| Net assets | — | £271,869,144 | £278,062,238 | |
| Equity | £267,763,251 | £271,869,144 | £278,062,238 | |
| Average employees | — | 4 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | £317,529 | £745,495 |
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 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -2.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 81.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.3% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 7.36x | 3.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | -2.20x | -0.49x |
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
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Group structure
- ARENA LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Arena Leisure Catering Limited 100%
- Arena Leisure Racing Limited 100%
- Arena Racing (Southwell) Limited 100%
- The Doncaster Racecourse Management Limited 81%
- Folkestone Racecourse Limited 100%
- Lingfield Park Limited 100%
- Southwell Racecourse Limited 100%
- Windsor Racing Limited 100%
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Limited 100%
- Worcester Racecourse Limited 81%
- Racecourse Data Company Limited 9.09%
- Gefion Technologies Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Adler Shine LLP was appointed as auditor in the year.”
- “During the year, the entity disposed of its interests in Emina Estates Limited, Galleon Hotels Limited, and Wingrove Properties Limited. The disposals were completed for £3 consideration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-04-23 | — | — |
| HUNT, Bradley David | Director | 2020-09-24 | Sep 1973 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2012-03-30 | Dec 1975 | French |
| PARNELL, Brendan James | Director | 2023-06-26 | Nov 1967 | Australian |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HULL, David Julian | Secretary | — | 1991-11-13 |
| LYNN, Robert | Secretary | 1993-03-31 | 1998-09-08 |
| MERCER, Robert | Secretary | 2001-05-17 | 2012-04-23 |
| PENROSE, Ian Richard | Secretary | 1998-08-03 | 2001-05-17 |
| POPE, Martin Edward | Secretary | 1991-11-13 | 1993-06-29 |
| BARNES, Michael John | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2005-10-31 |
| CUNNINGHAM, David James Coulter | Director | 1993-03-23 | 1993-11-02 |
| DUFFY, Martin Bartlett | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1993-11-05 |
| EDWARDS, Derek Thomas | Director | 1991-09-04 | 1993-03-22 |
| ELLIOTT, Mark | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2012-03-30 |
| FRANKS, Harold | Director | 1993-03-23 | 1994-01-04 |
| GOLDIE-MORRISON, Keith Cooper | Director | — | 1993-03-23 |
| HARRIS, Antony Charles | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2012-03-30 |
| HOGG, Ian Christopher | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2004-11-24 |
| HOWARD OF LYMPNE, Michael, Rt Hon | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2013-04-23 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2015-07-23 |
| KENT-LEMON, Nigel William | Director | 1995-09-21 | 1998-12-11 |
| LOTTO, Giuliano Lorenzo | Director | 1993-07-09 | 1995-08-28 |
| LYNN, Robert | Director | 1993-03-31 | 1998-09-08 |
| MCGANN, Martin Francis | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2008-12-31 |
| MERCER, Robert | Director | 2012-04-23 | 2012-05-31 |
| MOULD, Harold Raymond | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2010-05-19 |
| MOWAT, Alastair Mcivor | Director | 1995-11-16 | 1997-05-21 |
| MUDDLE, Richard John | Director | 1999-07-26 | 2001-05-10 |
| NEGAL, Keith Harry Angel | Director | — | 1992-05-14 |
| ODRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2018-09-29 |
| PAGE, Andrew | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2012-03-30 |
| PARKER BOWLES, Andrew, Brigadier | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2012-03-30 |
| PARR, Graham Thomas | Director | 1997-05-21 | 2004-11-24 |
| PENROSE, Ian Richard | Director | 1998-08-03 | 2005-09-30 |
| PONTIN, Frederick William, Sir | Director | 1991-09-04 | 1995-08-28 |
| POPE, Martin Edward | Director | — | 2001-10-30 |
| RENTON, Robert Ian | Director | 2004-11-24 | 2012-08-31 |
| REUBEN, James Adam | Director | 2012-05-14 | 2024-09-25 |
| ROBERTSON, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2020-09-24 |
| SAUNDERS, David Michael | Director | — | 1994-12-15 |
| THORPE, David Allan | Director | 2010-05-19 | 2012-03-30 |
| WITHERS, Roger Dean | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2006-05-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Racing Corporation Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 393 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+36.8%
£3,890,388 £5,323,365
-
Net assets
+2.3%
£271,869,144 £278,062,238
-
Employees
-25%
4 3
-
Operating profit
+76.6%
-£943,545 -£221,062
-
Profit before tax
+27.6%
£6,445,017 £8,224,090
-
Wages
+134.8%
£317,529 £745,495
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