VISTASTAR LEISURE PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-17 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+173.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£19M
-1.4% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£274K
-55.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care 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 | — | — | — | — | £7,688,529 | £6,890,692 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,294,743 | £915,805 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £619,939 | £274,105 | |
| Net profit | £113,998 | £102,038 | — | — | £334,598 | £161,148 | |
| Cash | £1,128,622 | £2,123,362 | — | — | £405,563 | £1,108,853 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,798,796 | £19,293,744 | — | — | £31,967,744 | £31,334,160 | |
| Net assets | £7,855,399 | £7,926,437 | — | — | £19,681,673 | £19,402,721 | |
| Equity | £7,855,399 | £7,926,437 | £5,100,622 | £5,969,004 | £19,681,673 | £19,402,721 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,939,005 | £2,206,746 |
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 | — | — | — | — | 16.8% | 13.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.4% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 2.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 42.7% | 42.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.68x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 1.92x | 1.43x |
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
- Goodman Jones LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- VISTASTAR LEISURE PLC · parent
- Gold's Gym (UK) Limited 100%
- The Continental Hotel Limited 100%
- Vistastar Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year ended 31st March 2025 continued the trend of previous years with increased membership numbers for the gyms. Unfortunately the results for the year have been affected by a significant reduction in hotel income which was expected.”
- “Having committed to significant levels of re-investment in our product over the years, this has contributed to the strong recovery we are now seeing.”
- “We have restructured the group internally with strong systems and efficient operations. This is clearly evident by the on-going recovery of the business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDHU, Ricky | Secretary | 2017-08-02 | — | — |
| SANDHU, Kawaljit Singh | Director | 1996-05-03 | Jul 1966 | British |
| SANDHU, Ricky | Director | 2017-08-02 | Mar 1992 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRINGTON, Michael | Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 1996-05-03 |
| SANDHU, Dharminder Singh | Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 2017-08-02 |
| SANDHU, Dharminder Singh | Director | 1996-05-03 | 2017-08-02 |
| SANDHU, Surjit Singh | Director | 1997-03-01 | 1998-04-05 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-03 | 1996-05-03 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-05-03 | 1996-05-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kawaljit Singh Sandhu | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2018-05-23 | 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-10.4%
£7,688,529 £6,890,692
-
Cash
+173.4%
£405,563 £1,108,853
-
Net assets
-1.4%
£19,681,673 £19,402,721
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-29.3%
£1,294,743 £915,805
-
Profit before tax
-55.8%
£619,939 £274,105
-
Wages
+13.8%
£1,939,005 £2,206,746
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