FAMILY AMUSEMENTS 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
£1M
-6.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+5.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
150
+14.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-1.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,829,760 | £11,628,495 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,989,071 | £1,939,962 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,852,445 | £1,817,995 | |
| Net profit | £298,228 | £380,687 | — | — | £1,353,582 | £1,311,196 | |
| Cash | £263,379 | £388,530 | — | — | £1,505,883 | £1,411,014 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,087,598 | — | — | — | £22,961,442 | £24,246,276 | |
| Net assets | £9,314,188 | £9,543,044 | — | — | £20,284,670 | £21,444,035 | |
| Equity | £9,314,188 | — | £8,425,038 | £11,751,471 | £20,284,670 | £21,444,035 | |
| Average employees | 103 | 91 | — | — | 131 | 150 | |
| Wages | £1,900,486 | £1,463,009 | — | — | £3,307,711 | £3,551,357 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 18.4% | 16.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 11.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.7% | 8.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.89x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 21.46x | 22.16x |
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
- Ensors Accountants LLP
- 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
- FAMILY AMUSEMENTS LIMITED · parent
- S.M.T. Amusements Limited 100%
- Pier Amusements Felixstowe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In July 2024, the company acquired the long-term lease and trading assets of an established amusement site in Suffolk. This addition is expected to support stable performance and contribute positively in the coming year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THREADWELL, Darren John | Director | — | Mar 1966 | British |
| THREADWELL, Georgina Lilian | Director | 2026-03-06 | May 1937 | British |
| THREADWELL, Henry George | Director | 2025-07-04 | Dec 1997 | British |
| THREADWELL, James Stanley George | Director | — | Aug 1958 | British |
| THREADWELL, Sarah Jane | Director | 2010-04-06 | Aug 1965 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIMENT, Barry James | Secretary | — | 2008-04-04 |
| WOODMANSEE, Deborah Jean | Secretary | 2008-04-04 | 2026-03-27 |
| MOSS, David | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| WILLIMENT, Barry James | Director | — | 2008-04-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darren John Threadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Stanley George Threadwell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-05-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£10,829,760 £11,628,495
-
Cash
-6.3%
£1,505,883 £1,411,014
-
Net assets
+5.7%
£20,284,670 £21,444,035
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+14.5%
131 150
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-2.5%
£1,989,071 £1,939,962
-
Profit before tax
-1.9%
£1,852,445 £1,817,995
-
Wages
+7.4%
£3,307,711 £3,551,357
highest in 4 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