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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-04-22 (in 11mo)

Last made up 2026-04-08

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£7M

+754.4% vs 2023

Net assets

£209M

+2.3% vs 2023

Employees

323

-12.7% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£7M

+139% vs 2023

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. SPOTLIGHT SPORTS GROUP LIMITED 2020-01-29 → present
  2. CENTURYCOMM LIMITED 1997-09-16 → 2020-01-29
  3. SPEED 6439 LIMITED 1997-06-16 → 1997-09-16

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £60,751,000£61,273,000
Operating profit -£17,424,000£6,167,000
Profit before tax -£17,183,000£6,707,000
Net profit -£18,961,000£4,876,000
Cash £801,000£6,844,000
Total assets less current liabilities £205,200,000£209,845,000
Net assets £204,166,000£208,911,000
Equity £204,166,000£208,911,000
Average employees 370323
Wages £16,592,000£16,193,000

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 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin -28.7%10.1%
Net margin -31.2%8.0%
Return on capital employed -8.5%2.9%
Current ratio 0.36x0.44x
Interest cover -122.70x2055.67x

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
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Deloitte LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group, which the company is dependent upon for liquidity purposes given the debt structuring, have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months after the date of signing the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. SPOTLIGHT SPORTS GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Raceform Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Publication of racing newspapers, periodicals and annuals
    2. Bloodstock Media Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Bloodstock industry marketing
    3. Apsley Group International Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Digital sports tipping platforms
    4. 90 Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Online reputation management
    5. ICS-Digital Limited Liability Partnership 100% · United Kingdom · Production and management of audio, text and image content
    6. Guess What Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Holding company
    7. Independent Content Services Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Production and management of audio, text and image content
    8. Before The Off Ltd 100% · United Kingdom · Production and management of audio, text and image content
    9. Intellr Inc 100% · United States of America · Digital sports tipping platform
    10. Bloodstock Media Pty Ltd 100% · Australia · Bloodstock industry marketing

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 19 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PETTY, Mark Jonathan Secretary 2024-10-07
RENSHAW, Mark John Director 2016-09-15 Mar 1975 British
Show 19 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FLOOD, Mark Secretary 2007-10-01 2008-02-11
FRANCIS, Mark Louis Secretary 2008-02-11 2023-02-01
VICKERS, Paul Andrew Secretary 1997-09-04 2001-12-10
WINDER, Simon Paul Secretary 2023-02-01 2024-10-07
T M SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Secretary 2001-12-10 2007-10-01
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1997-06-16 1997-09-04
ALLWOOD, Charles John Director 1997-09-04 2000-07-20
BARBER, Stephen David Director 1998-11-11 1999-09-30
BYRNE, Alan John Director 2007-10-01 2023-02-01
CROWLEY, Peter Magner Director 2007-10-01 2016-09-15
EWING, Margaret Director 2000-07-20 2001-12-10
FRANCIS, Mark Louis Director 2016-09-15 2023-02-01
HUGHES, Neill David Director 2007-10-01 2016-09-15
MILLINGTON, Bruce Director 2016-09-15 2019-01-02
VICKERS, Paul Andrew Director 1997-09-04 2001-12-10
WILSON, Charles Martin Director 1997-09-04 1998-01-15
WINDER, Simon Paul Director 2023-02-01 2024-10-07
T M DIRECTORS LIMITED Corporate Director 2001-12-10 2007-10-01
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1997-06-16 1997-09-04

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Stradbrook Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 161 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-05-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2023-05-03 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2023-04-25 CC04 Statement of companys objects
Date Type Category Description
2026-04-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-04-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-10-07 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-07 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2024-06-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-04-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-06-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-03 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2023-05-03 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2023-04-28 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-04-25 CC04 change-of-constitution Statement of companys objects
2023-04-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-04-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-04-18 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2023-04-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-04-18 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-02-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-02-20 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

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

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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