BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-15 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£561K
-14.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£239K
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
21
-4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£11K
-106% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED 2002-11-01 → present
- BRITISH HORSE TRIALS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1996-07-01 → 2002-11-01
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £3,584,579 | £3,434,593 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £154,662 | -£42,481 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £179,190 | -£10,711 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £175,167 | -£13,078 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £658,305 | £561,478 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £308,682 | £285,522 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £252,100 | £239,022 | |
| Equity | £1,845,088 | £1,358,470 | £772,078 | £76,933 | £252,100 | £239,022 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | -1.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.9% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 50.1% | -14.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.45x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Saffery 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 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
- BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED · parent
- British Horse Trials Association Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Other reserves movement during the year reflects £10,622 in respect of free issue of frangible pins and reverse pinning kits (2023 - £15,554).”
- “The Directors have established a fund (the "Abandonment Fund") for the purposes of providing goodwill payments to Members in the event of the cancellation or abandonment of events by such means and on such terms as the Directors may from time to time decide in their sole discretion.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 68 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLADEN, Joanna Sian | Director | 2025-10-23 | Sep 1968 | British |
| BOWLER, Helen Louise | Director | 2025-10-23 | Dec 1978 | British |
| COLLOP, Andrew Charles | Director | 2025-10-23 | Sep 1966 | British |
| COTTAM, Jan | Director | 2021-11-24 | Mar 1952 | British |
| CURSHAM, William Rupert | Director | 2020-01-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| FUNNELL, Philippa Rachel | Director | 2023-12-08 | Jul 1968 | British |
| GARNER, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2025-10-23 | May 1980 | British |
| KATWALA, Sandeep | Director | 2022-06-21 | Jun 1960 | British |
| LEVETT, Jennifer Bridget | Director | 2022-12-08 | Aug 1969 | British |
| MOXON, Joanne Adele | Director | 2022-12-08 | Jun 1977 | British |
| PINFOLD, Corinna Jane | Director | 2024-09-17 | Jun 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2023-09-18 | Oct 1968 | Australian,British |
Show 68 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Terry Malcolm Francis | Secretary | 2004-10-19 | 2009-01-07 |
| MCGOWAN, Wendy Jill | Secretary | 2009-01-07 | 2022-06-30 |
| SMITH, John Colin | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 2004-10-19 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1996-07-11 |
| ALDOUS, William, Sir | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2007-01-21 |
| ALLEN, Michael Martin | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1999-06-17 |
| ATTWOOD, Thomas Roger | Director | 2002-01-15 | 2003-03-18 |
| BOWN, Diana Christina | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2010-11-28 |
| BRUNSDEN, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2024-09-12 |
| BURD, Nicholas Robert Luscombe | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2006-09-15 |
| CLAPHAM, Richard Malcolm | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-01-07 |
| CLARK, Jonathan George, Sir | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| CLISSOLD, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2005-12-06 |
| COTTERILL, Suzannah Amanda | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2016-09-30 |
| DURRANT, Peter Michael | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2007-04-30 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 2009-01-07 | 2015-05-01 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2003-12-08 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-10-26 |
| FOX, Alexandra | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2017-09-29 |
| FOX, Alexandra Henriette | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2010-11-28 |
| FOX-PITT, William Speed Lane | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2005-10-27 |
| GILLESPIE, Christopher Donald | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2009-11-29 |
| GREEN, Lucinda Jane | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2006-10-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew Douglas Scott | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2000-10-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew Douglas Scott | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| HENSON, William Gordon | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1999-11-02 |
| HODGSON, Paul Macgregor | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2022-02-08 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2004-11-30 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2003-10-30 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Timothy David | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2017-10-27 |
| HOLMES, David Watkin | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| IDE, Richard Birkett | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-07-12 |
| JACK, Louise | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-02-05 |
| LANE, Charles William Selby | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-11-02 |
| LOCHORE, Alexander David | Director | 2007-01-21 | 2010-11-28 |
| LOCHORE, Pollyann Elise | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2006-10-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Judith Mary | Director | 2018-04-04 | 2021-07-03 |
| MEADE, Richard John Hannay | Director | 1997-11-26 | 1999-11-02 |
| MONTEITH, Fiona Isobel | Director | 2003-10-30 | 2007-01-21 |
| OHARA, Fiona | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2021-11-15 |
| PARKER, Bridget | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1999-11-02 |
| PARSONAGE, Gary | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2022-04-09 |
| PETERS, Victoria Jane | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2023-05-24 |
| PREST, Guy Robert | Director | 2014-11-02 | 2018-11-04 |
| RADFORD, Amanda Dawn | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2022-05-10 |
| RATCLIFFE, Amanda | Director | 2010-11-28 | 2014-02-17 |
| RATCLIFFE, Amanda | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2008-09-05 |
| ROWSELL, Giles John | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2017-11-30 |
| ROWSELL, Giles John | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1999-06-11 |
| SARTORI, Mark Peter | Director | 2022-02-08 | 2025-10-20 |
| SEAMAN, Julian Richard | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-11-02 |
| SMITH, Leslie George Potts | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2020-11-24 |
| SMITH, Leslie George Potts | Director | 2007-01-21 | 2014-11-02 |
| SMITH, Philip | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2014-04-14 |
| STIBBE, Amanda Dianne | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2004-10-29 |
| STONE, David | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2005-12-06 |
| TATTERSALL, Christopher John | Director | 2018-11-04 | 2022-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel Joseph | Director | 2014-11-02 | 2022-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel Joseph | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2013-08-06 |
| THOMAS, Edward Hugh | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2015-03-01 |
| THOMAS, Edward Hugh | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1997-04-21 |
| THOMPSON, Hugh Reginald Patrick | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1997-10-28 |
| TUCKER, Michael Edward George | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2005-09-13 |
| WALKER, Richard Dorian | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| WARR, Jonathan Elliot Spencer | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2001-10-26 |
| WEST, Ann Helen | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-09-18 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-01 | 1996-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 245 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-4.2%
£3,584,579 £3,434,593
-
Cash
-14.7%
£658,305 £561,478
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£252,100 £239,022
-
Employees
-4.5%
22 21
-
Operating profit
-127.5%
£154,662 -£42,481
-
Profit before tax
-106%
£179,190 -£10,711
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