BRISTOL RUGBY CLUB LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
Cash
£146K
-55.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£44M
-11.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
177
+7.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6M
-0.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BRISTOL RUGBY CLUB LIMITED 2003-01-23 → present
- BRISTOL RUGBY LIMITED 1998-09-10 → 2003-01-23
- PAPERDAY LIMITED 1998-07-20 → 1998-09-10
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,926,768 | £11,091,688 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£5,427,796 | -£5,478,952 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£5,517,610 | -£5,556,111 | |
| Net profit | — | -£3,484,457 | -£3,316,834 | — | -£4,861,191 | -£4,661,926 | |
| Cash | — | £3,015,868 | £1,122,707 | — | £327,295 | £146,116 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£13,733,712 | -£20,066,883 | — | -£33,203,358 | -£37,672,836 | |
| Net assets | — | -£26,472,709 | -£29,789,543 | — | -£39,217,954 | -£43,879,880 | |
| Equity | -£22,988,252 | -£26,472,709 | -£29,789,543 | -£34,349,145 | -£39,217,954 | -£43,879,880 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 164 | 177 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £9,288,591 | £9,463,806 |
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 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -45.5% | -49.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -40.8% | -42.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 16.3% | 14.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 237.9% | 257.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.17x | 0.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -60.43x | -70.62x |
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
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- BRISTOL RUGBY CLUB LIMITED · parent
- Bristol Bears Women Rugby Club Limited 100%
- Bristol Bears Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG, Victoria Louise | Secretary | 2025-11-01 | — | — |
| BOOY, Christopher Arthur, Mr. | Director | 2003-08-01 | Nov 1952 | British |
| LANSDOWN, Jon Stephen | Director | 2016-11-01 | Sep 1983 | British |
| TAINTON, Thomas Darren | Director | 2024-07-01 | Jan 1989 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DODDS, Gareth Yeaman | Secretary | 2003-12-12 | 2012-02-10 |
| MARSHALL, Gavin Thomas | Secretary | 2017-05-31 | 2025-10-31 |
| NEWMAN, John Richard | Secretary | 2003-05-11 | 2003-08-01 |
| SMITH, Stuart Raymond | Secretary | 1998-08-10 | 2002-07-01 |
| WINNIE, David Alan | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2003-05-11 |
| ST JAMES SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-08-01 | 2003-12-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-07-20 | 1998-08-10 |
| CLILVERD, Robert Joseph | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2019-08-06 |
| DE SCOSSA, Nicholas John Noel | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2000-10-31 |
| DUNFORD, Geoffrey Martin Hugh | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2001-11-19 |
| GORVETT, Stephen John | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2017-05-31 |
| KANE, John Harper, Squadron Leader | Director | 2009-04-01 | 2012-02-10 |
| LAYCOCK, John Steven | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2012-02-10 |
| MARSHALL, Gavin Thomas | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2025-10-31 |
| MORLEY, Alan John | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-10-29 |
| NEWMAN, John Richard | Director | 1998-08-10 | 2003-08-01 |
| PEARCE, Malcolm Victor Lawrence | Director | 2012-02-10 | 2017-05-31 |
| PEARCE, Malcolm Victor Lawrence | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2003-08-01 |
| POMPHREY, Nigel John | Director | 2003-08-01 | 2007-10-29 |
| PORTCH, John Leslie | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2012-02-10 |
| POWELL, David Michael | Director | 2005-05-23 | 2009-05-11 |
| ROWELL, Jack | Director | 1998-08-17 | 2002-10-28 |
| RUSHTON, Andrew John | Director | 1998-08-10 | 2001-12-31 |
| TAINTON, Mark Anthony | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| WHITE, David | Director | 2007-10-29 | 2008-07-25 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-07-20 | 1998-08-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Margaret Alison Lansdown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-06-01 | Ceased 2025-04-08 |
| Mr Stephen Philip Lansdown | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-25 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2022-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
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Turnover
-7%
£11,926,768 £11,091,688
-
Cash
-55.4%
£327,295 £146,116
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-11.9%
-£39,217,954 -£43,879,880
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+7.9%
164 177
-
Operating profit
-0.9%
-£5,427,796 -£5,478,952
-
Profit before tax
-0.7%
-£5,517,610 -£5,556,111
-
Wages
+1.9%
£9,288,591 £9,463,806
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