GOLDEN BEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-13 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-29
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+48.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£9M
+3.8% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
62
-4.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£500K
+223.2% 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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- GOLDEN BEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 1994-12-13 → present
- GOLDEN BEAR PRODUCTS LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1994-12-13
- SPIRITEVEN LIMITED 1979-10-02 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £17,011,000 | £18,865,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£412,000 | £500,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -£406,000 | £500,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£6,000 | — | £562,000 | — | £449,000 | — | -£150,000 | £313,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,231,000 | £1,823,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,745,000 | — | £5,308,000 | — | £4,487,000 | — | £8,359,000 | £8,659,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,350,000 | — | £8,235,000 | £8,548,000 | |
| Equity | £3,897,000 | £3,891,000 | £3,892,000 | £4,454,000 | £4,454,000 | £4,350,000 | £2,486,000 | £8,235,000 | £8,548,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 65 | 62 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £2,847,000 | £2,880,000 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -2.4% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -4.9% | 5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.41x | 2.57x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -15.85x | 17.86x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- 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 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
- GOLDEN BEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Golden Bear Products Limited 100%
- Golden Bear International Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Co-Founder and Chairman John Hales passed away in January 2025.”
- “2024/25 saw the UK toy market in decline with the toy industry analytics provider, Circana, reporting a 3.7% decine Year on Year in calendar year 2024.”
- “The group's new Sports and Outdoor Brand strikesphere continued to grow and expanded into more international markets, including the US. The Group was very proud to win Circana's award for the fastest growing Sports and Outdoor Brand in Europe, at The Nuremberg Toy Fair in January 2025.”
- “The group cemented its place within the games category in the UK and Ireland, with more additions to its Bear Faced GamesTM portfolio including Fart Yoga, which also started to get some traction internationally.”
- “An impairment credit of £260,000 (2024: £105,000 loss) has been recognised in cost of sales against stock during the year due to slow-moving and obsolete stock.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONALD, Andrew David Livingstone | Secretary | 2025-05-31 | — | — |
| HALES, Lisa Janette | Director | 1999-03-19 | Mar 1968 | British |
| HALES, Oliver Richard | Director | 2025-05-31 | Sep 1993 | British |
| HALES, Robert Harold | Director | 1999-03-19 | Jun 1965 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Christine Anne | Director | 1979-10-02 | Aug 1952 | British |
| NICHOLLS, Emily Jayne | Director | 2015-03-04 | Sep 1991 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLLS, Christine Anne | Secretary | — | 2025-05-31 |
| HALES, John Richard | Director | 1979-10-02 | 2025-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Harold Hales | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2025-09-18 | Active |
| Mr John Richard Hales | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-09-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
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Turnover
+10.9%
£17,011,000 £18,865,000
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Cash
+48.1%
£1,231,000 £1,823,000
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Net assets
+3.8%
£8,235,000 £8,548,000
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-4.6%
65 62
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Operating profit
+221.4%
-£412,000 £500,000
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Profit before tax
+223.2%
-£406,000 £500,000
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Wages
+1.2%
£2,847,000 £2,880,000
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