BOB POTTER LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-30 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-23 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£14M
+14.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+8.2% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
44
-6.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+20.7% vs 2023
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £5,048,955 | £5,196,220 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,483,185 | £1,647,885 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,603,904 | £1,935,148 | |
| Net profit | £8,122,602 | — | -£1,396,286 | — | -£1,038,072 | — | £389,638 | — | £1,623,779 | £1,425,731 | |
| Cash | £12,649,935 | — | £10,509,145 | — | £6,608,479 | — | £6,901,398 | — | £11,851,860 | £13,548,438 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,199,997 | — | £16,853,685 | — | £15,723,652 | — | £16,111,876 | — | £17,383,170 | £18,846,579 | |
| Net assets | £18,088,844 | — | £16,692,558 | — | £15,544,486 | — | £15,934,124 | — | £17,298,010 | £18,723,741 | |
| Equity | £18,088,844 | £18,088,844 | £16,692,558 | £16,692,558 | £15,544,486 | £15,544,486 | £15,934,124 | £15,934,124 | £17,298,010 | £18,723,741 | |
| Average employees | 0 | — | 112 | — | 77 | — | 56 | — | 47 | 44 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,261,926 | — | — | — | £1,451,995 | £954,987 |
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 | 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-01 | 2021-07-31 | 2021-08-01 | 2022-07-31 | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29.4% | 31.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32.2% | 27.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5% | 8.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.44x | 14.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1057.91x | 658.89x |
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
- Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 or the 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
- BOB POTTER LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- R.H.F Potter & Sons Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The principle activities of the group were: Operation of The Lakeside International Hotel as a fully operational 99-bedroom 3-star hotel; Potters International Hotel and Lakeside Continental Hotel continue to operate under Home Office Contracts on a rolling monthly basis; Operation of The Lakeside Country Club as a large event venue for Darts, Weddings and large corporate events; Operation of Grove Farm Caravan Park; Potters Steakhouse remains closed, but with leased land for storage and site office for local businesses. It is not envisaged to reopen this operation for the foreseeable future.”
- “The overall group results for the year show a profit of £1,425,731 after tax (2023 profit of £1,623,779).”
- “Lakeside Country club continued to generate revenue from Darts tournaments, Asian Wedding events, graduations and corporate events.”
- “Potters International and Lakeside Continental have continued to successfully operate under Home Office contracts.”
- “Lakeside International Hotel continues to operate on a full-service basis, with renewed plans in place to improve performance.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, David Richard | Director | 2026-02-12 | Apr 1953 | British |
| ROTHWELL, Michael John | Director | 2025-06-29 | Apr 1964 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARBICH, Jeanine Louise May, M/S | Secretary | — | 1999-08-14 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Secretary | 2022-07-20 | 2025-12-16 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Secretary | 2022-05-23 | 2022-05-23 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Secretary | 1999-08-01 | 2022-05-23 |
| FRANKLIN, Teresa | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2022-07-20 |
| FRANKLIN, Teresa | Director | 2021-09-16 | 2022-07-20 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Director | 2023-01-31 | 2025-12-16 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Director | 2022-07-21 | 2023-01-17 |
| POTTER, Barbara Vera | Director | 2022-07-20 | 2022-07-20 |
| POTTER, Joanne Potter | Director | 2021-09-16 | 2022-07-20 |
| POTTER, Robert Ronald | Director | — | 2023-04-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Ronald Potter | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-07-31 vs 2023-07-31
-
Turnover
+2.9%
£5,048,955 £5,196,220
-
Cash
+14.3%
£11,851,860 £13,548,438
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.2%
£17,298,010 £18,723,741
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-6.4%
47 44
-
Operating profit
+11.1%
£1,483,185 £1,647,885
-
Profit before tax
+20.7%
£1,603,904 £1,935,148
-
Wages
-34.2%
£1,451,995 £954,987
lowest 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