SPARRING PARTNERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-08
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2M
Equity attributable
Employees
203
Average over period
Profit before tax
£14M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-08.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,819,341 | £26,246,094 | |
| Operating profit | -£6,999,383 | £14,952,350 | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,637,024 | £14,101,749 | |
| Net profit | -£8,637,024 | £14,101,749 | |
| Cash | £512,260 | £4,150,386 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,211,858 | £1,757,019 | |
| Net assets | -£15,785,234 | -£1,683,485 | |
| Equity | -£15,785,234 | -£1,683,485 | |
| Average employees | 211 | 203 | |
| Wages | £4,270,054 | £5,938,637 |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -35.3% | 57.0% | |
| Net margin | -43.6% | 53.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -577.6% | 851.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 189.6% | 107.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | -4.24x | 16.69x |
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
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments, the directors have concluded that the group has sufficient resources to continue its operations for the foreseeable future and have therefore prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SPARRING PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
- Gymbox Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 27th June 2024, the business agreed terms for restructuring its debt with HSBC and BGF. As per the terms of the arrangement, the company agreed to a rephasing of the loan repayment schedules with both HSBC and BGF, to delay repayment of all facilities to August and November 2025 respectively.”
- “The group was acquired by Urban Gym Company (UGG) on 24th October 2024. As part of this acquisition, the debt owed to HSBC and BGF was settled, and a new loan facility was agreed with HSBC.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVERDIJK, Pascal Gerrit Jan | Director | 2024-10-24 | Nov 1977 | Dutch |
| RANDALL, Neil David | Director | 2024-10-24 | Oct 1981 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALL, Tom | Secretary | 2006-03-08 | 2007-04-27 |
| BATE, Arianne | Secretary | 2017-02-21 | 2019-04-08 |
| CADD, Susan Anne | Secretary | 2002-04-23 | 2004-12-22 |
| DHALIWAL, Jamie | Secretary | 2015-04-01 | 2017-02-21 |
| HEAD, Lynda Carole | Secretary | 2013-03-15 | 2015-01-16 |
| HILTON, Richard Stuart | Secretary | 2007-04-27 | 2013-03-15 |
| HILTON, Richard Stuart | Secretary | 2004-12-22 | 2006-03-08 |
| JOHNSON, Martin | Secretary | 2019-04-08 | 2019-11-27 |
| LEVY, Simon Alexander | Secretary | 2001-04-24 | 2002-04-23 |
| RICHARDS, Hayley | Secretary | 2024-04-12 | 2024-10-24 |
| VERNON, Scott | Secretary | 2020-12-31 | 2024-06-04 |
| VERNON, Scott | Secretary | 2019-11-27 | 2020-04-21 |
| WILLIAMSON, Gem | Secretary | 2011-05-01 | 2013-03-15 |
| WOOLF, Nick | Secretary | 2020-04-15 | 2020-12-31 |
| ASH, Chris | Director | 2003-08-13 | 2004-12-22 |
| BALFOUR, Michael William | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2004-12-22 |
| CHILD, Colin Charles | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2003-04-11 |
| COOPER, David | Director | 2004-12-22 | 2024-10-24 |
| DIAPER, Marc David | Director | 2014-04-17 | 2024-10-24 |
| GAVAGHAN, Kevin | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2002-09-06 |
| HENCHOZ, Patrick | Director | 2006-03-08 | 2013-11-21 |
| HILTON, John David | Director | 2002-02-26 | 2003-08-13 |
| HILTON, Richard Stuart | Director | 2001-04-24 | 2024-10-24 |
| NEWMAN, Timothy Carlo | Director | 2002-09-02 | 2004-12-22 |
| VERNON, Scott | Director | 2011-12-22 | 2024-10-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparring Partners Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-10-31