BISHOP SPORTS & LEISURE LTD.
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-26 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-12
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-41.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
-16.6% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
50
-12.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£692K
-45.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £7,943,001 | £7,925,367 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,090,863 | £537,994 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,263,877 | £691,909 | |
| Net profit | £505,947 | — | £604,091 | £543,200 | £939,496 | £505,868 | |
| Cash | £2,045,999 | — | £2,645,186 | £3,113,191 | £3,687,029 | £2,152,602 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £10,535,573 | £9,317,946 | £7,770,018 | |
| Net assets | £10,578,401 | — | £11,170,601 | £10,511,151 | £9,296,737 | £7,749,972 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £10,511,151 | £9,296,737 | £7,749,972 | |
| Average employees | 34 | 61 | 31 | 33 | 57 | 50 | |
| Wages | £931,445 | — | — | — | £1,615,714 | £1,845,137 |
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 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 13.7% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 11.8% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 11.7% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.19x | 3.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 79.21x |
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
- FLB Audit LLP
- 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 Group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- BISHOP SPORTS & LEISURE LTD. · parent
- Wilkinson Sports and Leisure Ltd 100%
- Niels Larsen Limited 100%
- Bishop Holdings Ltd 100%
- J S Bishop and Company Ltd 100%
- Edventure Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAYWOOD, Nathalie Megan | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | — | — |
| BISHOP, John Eric | Director | — | Feb 1941 | British |
| BISHOP, Peter David | Director | — | Sep 1948 | British |
| BISHOP, Sebastien Bernard | Director | 2004-12-22 | Dec 1982 | British |
| HALCOMB, Colin Paul | Director | 1999-04-30 | Jul 1964 | British |
| HAYWOOD, Nathalie Megan | Director | 2004-12-22 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Peter David | Secretary | — | 2012-01-01 |
| BISHOP, Adam John | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2002-10-23 |
| BISHOP, Aidan Kinglsey | Director | 2016-09-16 | 2022-02-25 |
| BISHOP, Alan Roy | Director | — | 2022-03-22 |
| BISHOP, Derek Victor | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2005-06-13 |
| BISHOP, Jess Albert | Director | — | 1999-03-05 |
| BISHOP, John Stanley | Director | — | 1996-03-13 |
| BISHOP, Megan Elsie Ada | Director | — | 2002-02-03 |
| SLATOR, Ivan Philip | Director | 1991-12-19 | 2006-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Eric Bishop | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-05-23 |
| Mr Peter David Bishop | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-08-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-05-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-22 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-22 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-22 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- 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 2025-10-31 vs 2024-10-31
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Turnover
-0.2%
£7,943,001 £7,925,367
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Cash
-41.6%
£3,687,029 £2,152,602
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Net assets
-16.6%
£9,296,737 £7,749,972
lowest in 5 filed years
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Employees
-12.3%
57 50
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Operating profit
-50.7%
£1,090,863 £537,994
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Profit before tax
-45.3%
£1,263,877 £691,909
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Wages
+14.2%
£1,615,714 £1,845,137
highest in 3 filed years
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