CORBETT BOOKMAKERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+3.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
-17.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
136
+0.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£903K
-1,818.1% lowest in 5 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- CORBETT BOOKMAKERS LIMITED 2000-06-29 → present
- W.T.CORBETT(RHYL)LIMITED 1971-01-04 → 2000-06-29
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £44,025,562 | — | — | £87,741,358 | £84,084,300 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£61,535 | -£938,638 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £548,367 | £501,123 | £486,886 | -£47,057 | -£902,614 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £413,724 | £450,907 | £338,623 | -£49,201 | -£864,447 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,332,937 | £4,056,957 | £3,884,877 | £2,658,441 | £2,744,685 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £5,243,792 | £4,622,450 | £5,020,790 | £4,995,274 | £4,122,916 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,237,848 | £4,602,132 | £4,972,725 | £4,924,433 | £4,060,895 | |
| Equity | £4,943,972 | £4,894,124 | £5,237,848 | £4,602,132 | £4,972,725 | £4,924,433 | £4,060,895 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 156 | 141 | 131 | 135 | 136 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,309,073 | £2,292,072 | £2,405,052 | £2,948,660 | £2,715,517 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.1% | -1.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.9% | — | — | -0.1% | -1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2% | -22.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 22.9% | 32.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.50x | 2.41x |
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
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors consider that the cash resources and liquidity available to the company as at October 2025 will be sufficient to support the business through until the end of 2026 and beyond and therefore prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Directors are satisfied with the year's results given the difficult trading environment experienced by the sector in the UK during the period coupled with further increases in costs most notably the UK minimum wage and betting taxes”
- “The net loss before tax for the year was £902,614 (2024: Loss £47,057), which taking into account the £717,945 exceptional cost in the year is considered reasonable in the context of the trading conditions.”
- “Against the backdrop of the ongoing uncertainty in the UK economy and future Regulatory measures that could potentially adversely impact the UK Retail Licensed Betting Industry, the Directors will continue to monitor the performance of the business closely with regards to the industry overall and against competitor activity and performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORBETT, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2021-07-27 | Oct 1965 | British |
| CORBETT, Michael Raymond | Director | 1995-06-22 | Nov 1960 | United Kingdom |
| CORBETT, Nicholas | Director | 2005-04-01 | Jun 1962 | United Kingdom |
| CORBETT, William Christopher | Director | 2021-07-27 | May 1964 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTMAN, Geoffrey Bernard | Secretary | 1995-03-27 | 1996-07-03 |
| MCKEON, Maureen | Secretary | — | 1995-03-27 |
| STEVENS, Andrew Martin | Secretary | 1996-07-05 | 2015-06-30 |
| CORBETT, Nicholas | Director | 1995-06-22 | 2000-12-16 |
| CORBETT, Raymond | Director | — | 2009-10-01 |
| CORBETT, William Christopher | Director | 1995-06-22 | 2000-04-27 |
| CORBETT, William Jonathan | Director | 1995-06-22 | 1999-03-01 |
| CORBETT, William Geoffrey | Director | — | 2000-04-13 |
| MCGIBBON, Sean Anthony | Director | 1995-10-20 | 2000-12-06 |
| MCKEON, Maureen | Director | — | 2021-07-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbett Bookmakers (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-10 | Active |
| The Corbett Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-31 | Ceased 2018-05-10 |
| Mr Nicholas Corbett | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-12-31 | Active |
| Mr Michael Raymond Corbett | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 166 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-26 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2019-10-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-4.2%
£87,741,358 £84,084,300
-
Cash
+3.2%
£2,658,441 £2,744,685
-
Net assets
-17.5%
£4,924,433 £4,060,895
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+0.7%
135 136
-
Operating profit
-1,425.4%
-£61,535 -£938,638
-
Profit before tax
-1,818.1%
-£47,057 -£902,614
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
-7.9%
£2,948,660 £2,715,517
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