QUEENS STAITH LEISURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-06 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-23
Watchouts
Cash
£7M
+16.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£30M
+3.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
131
-8.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
-6.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- QUEENS STAITH LEISURE LIMITED 1998-12-16 → present
- GEDIYAT THIRTY SIXTH PROPERTY LIMITED 1992-03-25 → 1998-12-16
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £8,596,804 | £8,369,610 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,798,062 | £1,602,991 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,988,099 | £1,856,918 | |
| Net profit | £1,150,939 | £666,410 | £1,498,318 | — | £1,297,442 | £1,274,041 | |
| Cash | £4,089,035 | £5,084,759 | £6,601,905 | — | £5,997,913 | £7,007,328 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £30,145,966 | £31,117,354 | |
| Net assets | £24,768,500 | £25,267,634 | £26,615,339 | — | £28,683,666 | £29,653,254 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £17,333,505 | £28,683,666 | £29,653,254 | |
| Average employees | 137 | 110 | 142 | — | 143 | 131 | |
| Wages | £1,720,699 | £1,275,627 | £1,660,848 | — | £1,873,242 | £1,931,457 |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 20.9% | 19.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.1% | 15.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 6.0% | 5.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 14.80x | 14.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 26058.87x | — |
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 Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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
- QUEENS STAITH LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- P D Smith (Holdings) Limited 100%
- P D Smith Properties Limited 100%
- Low Maintenance Limited 100%
- Moorside Developments Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company is also involved in residential property development and has concluded the sale of a major development during the year. It has also continued to acquire sites for ongoing development. The company has continued to develop plots after the year end and is still actively looking to acquire other potential sites for development as the directors believe this area of the business continues to have significant potential. The company has also sold one its investment properties during the year and has a number of others currently on the market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Craig Vincent | Secretary | 1998-07-31 | — | British |
| SMITH, Craig Vincent | Director | 1998-07-31 | Sep 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Lee Allen | Director | 1998-07-31 | Feb 1975 | British |
| SMITH, Philip David | Director | 1998-07-31 | Mar 1949 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENSON, Richard Turner | Secretary | 1992-03-25 | 1998-07-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-25 | 1992-03-25 |
| BACKHOUSE, Michael | Director | 1992-03-25 | 1998-07-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Robert Alan | Director | 1992-03-25 | 1998-07-31 |
| MAGEE, Ralph Thomas | Director | 1993-04-05 | 1998-05-15 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-25 | 1992-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip David Smith | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Lee Allen Smith | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Craig Vincent Smith | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-26 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- 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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-2.6%
£8,596,804 £8,369,610
-
Cash
+16.8%
£5,997,913 £7,007,328
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.4%
£28,683,666 £29,653,254
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-8.4%
143 131
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Operating profit
-10.8%
£1,798,062 £1,602,991
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Profit before tax
-6.6%
£1,988,099 £1,856,918
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Wages
+3.1%
£1,873,242 £1,931,457
highest in 5 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