THE ORIGINAL BOWLING COMPANY LIMITED

1. THE ORIGINAL BOWLING COMPANY LIMITED 2010-08-13 → present
2. AMF BOWLING UK LIMITED 2004-06-25 → 2010-08-13

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

KPMG LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, a period of at least 12 months from the date of this report. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”

Group structure

1. THE ORIGINAL BOWLING COMPANY LIMITED · parent
   1. AMF Bowling (Eastleigh) Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   2. Mable Entertainment Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   3. Milton Keynes Entertainment Company Limited 100% · England and Wales · Dormant
   4. Original Bowling Company (NI) Limited 100% · Northern Ireland · Dormant

Significant events

• “The Company made significant investment in the opening of 5 new centres and 5 refurbishments, further solidifying its market-leading position.”
• “The Company achieved record levels of revenue, supported by disciplined cost management and continued investment in the customer proposition.”
• “LFL game volumes were down 7.5% compared to the prior year, reflecting the impact of unseasonal weather and muted consumer confidence.”
• “Over 70% of revenue is not subject to cost-of-goods inflation, and centre staff costs represent less than 20% of UK revenue, providing a strong buffer against external pressures.”
• “The Company invested net capex of £23.6m, including £4.8m into refurbishment and £15.9m for new centres.”

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

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +6.4%

  £199,696,000 → £212,411,000

• Cash

  -39.5%

  £18,289,000 → £11,067,000

• Net assets

  -25.6%

  £198,421,000 → £147,648,000

• Employees

  -3.9%

  2,379 → 2,287

• Operating profit

  +1.6%

  £55,498,000 → £56,390,000

• Profit before tax

  -1.1%

  £46,002,000 → £45,503,000

• Wages

  +10.1%

  £39,429,000 → £43,427,000

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