KNOCKHATCH LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+3.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+9.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
178
+18.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£615K
-36.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- KNOCKHATCH LEISURE LIMITED 1989-10-26 → present
- PREMIERHOLD LIMITED 1989-09-11 → 1989-10-26
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £3,788,510 | £4,419,096 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £955,993 | £587,662 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £971,616 | £614,627 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £762,858 | £484,130 | |
| Cash | £11,178 | £14,046 | £16,187 | — | £4,156,124 | £4,295,684 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,949,339 | £2,930,267 | £3,487,412 | — | £5,403,352 | £5,850,104 | |
| Net assets | £2,597,883 | £2,607,165 | £3,270,998 | — | £5,015,916 | £5,500,046 | |
| Equity | £2,597,883 | £2,607,165 | £3,270,998 | £4,163,502 | £5,015,916 | £5,500,046 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 150 | 178 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,022,121 | £1,457,179 |
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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 25.2% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 20.1% | 11.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 17.7% | 10.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 22.0% | 20.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.27x | 4.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 91.22x | 9.78x |
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
- Watson Associates (Audit Services) Ltd
- 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.”
Group structure
- KNOCKHATCH LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Knockhatch Adventure Park Limited 100%
- Knockhatch Ski Centre Limited 100%
- Knockhatch Forest School Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the company continued to invest in upgrading the park with the addition of a new water family coaster and a ring-tailed lemur exhibit in the zoo.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BONNY, Charles Edwin | Director | 2011-08-01 | May 1969 | British |
| JAGGERS, Colin | Director | 1997-11-04 | Apr 1974 | British |
| JAGGERS, Steven Graham | Director | 2011-08-01 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAGGERS, Annette Elizabeth | Secretary | 1997-11-04 | 2015-06-26 |
| MITCHELL, Penelope Alison Denham | Secretary | — | 1997-10-18 |
| JAGGERS, Annette Elizabeth | Director | — | 2015-06-26 |
| JAGGERS, Graham | Director | — | 1996-12-01 |
| MITCHELL, Penelope Alison Denham | Director | 2002-07-14 | 2006-09-19 |
| MITCHELL, Penelope Alison Denham | Director | — | 1997-10-18 |
| MITCHELL, Philip Lawrence Larke | Director | — | 2007-08-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Jaggers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-25 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-17 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+16.6%
£3,788,510 £4,419,096
-
Cash
+3.4%
£4,156,124 £4,295,684
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+9.7%
£5,015,916 £5,500,046
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+18.7%
150 178
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-38.5%
£955,993 £587,662
-
Profit before tax
-36.7%
£971,616 £614,627
-
Wages
+42.6%
£1,022,121 £1,457,179
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