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THE SPORTING EXCHANGE LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03770548
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1999-05-04
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director has no reason to believe that the parent company will not be in a position to provide the support referred to above and therefore, with the net current asset position and net asset position of £608.9m and £4,090.7m respectively at 31 December 2024 (2023: £602.3m and £3,417.4m), they have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Subsidiaries
- Betfair Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Support services
- TSE Holdings Limited · 100% held · England and Wales · Holding company
- FanDuel Limited · 95% held · Scotland · Fantasy sports betting and support services
Significant events
- “In April 2025, as part of a Group restructure plan, the Company issued one share and share premium totalling £38.8m, to parent company, Betfair Group Ltd, and subsequently subscribed for one share in its subsidiary, TSE Holdings Ltd for £38.8m.”
- “In 2025, The Sporting Exchange Limited disposed of the Betfair Brazil brand assets to the Company. The transaction comprised the transfer of trademarks registered in Brazil, associated social media accounts, and domain names. The disposal was conducted at fair market value, with consideration settled through the recognition of an intercompany receivable.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Christina | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| COLDRAKE, Robert | Director | 2024-05-31 | Jul 1978 | British |
| JACKSON, Jeremy Peter | Director | 2018-10-22 | Oct 1975 | British |
| TRAYNOR, Edward Martin | Director | 2016-10-20 | Nov 1977 | Irish |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK, Jane Elizabeth | Secretary | 1999-08-20 | 2000-06-06 |
| CRUDDACE, Martin John, Mr. | Secretary | 2004-09-15 | 2013-06-17 |
| HUBBLE, Justin | Secretary | 2013-06-17 | 2013-10-28 |
| O'DONNELL, Owen Francis | Secretary | 2003-12-10 | 2004-09-15 |
| PATEL, Pritti | Secretary | 2016-03-24 | 2019-05-01 |
| RUSSELL, Fiona Hilary | Secretary | 2013-10-28 | 2016-03-24 |
| SEELEY, Jonathan | Secretary | 2019-05-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| WILLIAMS, David Owain Douglas | Secretary | 2000-06-06 | 2003-12-10 |
| HEXAGON REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-05-04 | 1999-08-20 |
| BATTERHAM, Christopher Michael | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2008-04-23 |
| BLACK, Andrew Wilson | Director | 1999-08-20 | 2008-04-23 |
| BROOKER, Mark | Director | 2012-11-09 | 2013-04-08 |
| BUNTING, Timothy Brian | Director | 2006-01-04 | 2006-10-20 |
| CORCORAN, Breon Thomas | Director | 2013-06-17 | 2017-12-31 |
| CRUDDACE, Martin John, Mr. | Director | 2011-12-31 | 2013-06-17 |
| DOWLEY, Laurence Justin | Director | 2005-07-02 | 2006-01-04 |
| GERSH, Alexander | Director | 2013-10-28 | 2018-10-21 |
| HANNAH, Josh David | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2008-04-23 |
| HATTON, Leonard | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2002-02-20 |
| HAZLITT, Anne Frances | Director | 2005-03-23 | 2008-04-23 |
| HILL, Stephen Guy | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2005-10-14 |
| HORTON, Robert Baynes, Sir | Director | 2004-03-29 | 2006-01-04 |
| HUBBLE, Justin Legarth | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2014-01-09 |
| IRENS, Nicholas James | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-01-04 |
| KOCH, Richard John | Director | 2002-02-20 | 2005-07-01 |
| LOCKWOOD, Gregory Kilbourn | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2005-04-18 |
| MARCO, Goguen | Director | 2002-02-21 | 2002-06-28 |
| MORANA, Stephen Gavin | Director | 2011-12-31 | 2012-07-11 |
| MORANA, Stephen Gavin | Director | 2006-09-25 | 2012-12-03 |
| O'DONNELL, Owen Francis | Director | 2004-06-22 | 2005-08-31 |
| WRAY, Edward James | Director | 1999-08-20 | 2008-04-23 |
| YU, David | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2011-12-31 |
| HEXAGON DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-05-04 | 1999-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betfair Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 279 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-03 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-04-29 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-01-17 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-05 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2024-07-05 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2024-05-09 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2023-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-11-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
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