BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-23 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£77M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£238M
Equity attributable
Employees
9,622
Average over period
Profit before tax
£189M
Period ending 2025-03-30
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2023-06-01 → present
- BETFRED GROUP LIMITED 2012-09-03 → 2023-06-01
- JCCO 282 LIMITED 2011-07-25 → 2012-09-03
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £907,987,000 | £1,458,457,000 | |
| Operating profit | £467,000 | £209,665,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£35,847,000 | £188,682,000 | |
| Net profit | -£71,692,000 | £128,848,000 | |
| Cash | £67,653,000 | £76,514,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £438,271,000 | £352,460,000 | |
| Net assets | £164,008,000 | £237,549,000 | |
| Equity | £164,008,000 | £237,549,000 | |
| Average employees | 9,949 | 9,622 | |
| Wages | £225,703,000 | £326,715,000 |
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 | 2023-10-01 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 14.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.9% | 8.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 59.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.9% | 57.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | 0.01x | 4.22x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In making their going concern assessment the Directors have considered a forecast period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements... On the basis of the considerations above the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and Company will be able to meet liabilities as they fall due for the forecast period and as such have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Betfred Group Limited 100%
- Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited 100%
- Tote (Successor Company) Limited 100%
- Tote Bookmakers Limited 100%
- Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited 100%
- Betfred International Holdings Limited 100%
- Betfred USA Sports LLC 100%
- Betfred USA Sports (Two) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Iowa) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Colorado) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Pennsylvania) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Nevada) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Washington) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Virginia) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Ohio) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Arizona) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Louisiana) LLC 100%
- Betfred Sports (Maryland) LLC 100%
- Betfred Technology Limited 100%
- Gaming Technology SA (Pty) Limited 100%
- Betfred South Africa Holdings (Pty) 70%
- Betting World (Pty) Limited 70%
- Sepels Best Bets (Pty) Limited 70%
- Sepels Sportsbet Gauteng (Pty) Limited 70%
- K2024367247 (South Africa) (Pty) Limited 70%
- BF SA Support Services (Pty) Limited 70%
- K2022390467 (South Africa) (Pty) Limited 100%
- Lottostar (Pty) Limited 51%
- Bluegrass Limited 100%
- Tote Digital Limited 100%
- Tote Credit Limited 100%
- Tote Limited 100%
- Tote Investors Limited 100%
- Tote Computer Services Limited 100%
- Tote Course Limited 100%
- Tote Europools Limited 100%
- Tote UK International Limited 100%
- Totepool Limited 100%
- Totesport Limited 100%
- Demmy the Bookmaker Limited 100%
- Hanley Racing Limited 100%
- Giftcircle Limited 100%
- A&R Racing Limited 100%
- The Chase Retail Limited 100%
- Betfred Limited 100%
- Done Management Limited 100%
- Betfred Sports Café Limited 100%
- Campbells (Bookmakers) 100%
- Communications Agency 100%
- Dartlake Limited 100%
- Betting World Limpopo (Pty) Limited 70%
- Betting World Northern Cape (Pty) Limited 70%
- Betting World North West (Pty) Limited 70%
- Betting World Mpumalanga (Pty) Limited 70%
- Betting World Newton Park (Pty) Limited 70%
Significant events
- “During the current period, the Group ceased trading in nine US states; disposed of its business in Spain; and acquired K2024367247 (South Africa) (Pty) Limited, a South Africa Investment Holding Company which owns 100% of BF SA Support Services Pty Limited.”
- “During the current period, the development of an online platform continued and as at 30 March 2025 development costs of £88,306,000 (2023: £65,396,000) are included in intangible assets. The platform went live in December 2023 for new customers and existing customers were successfully migrated at the start of 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Nicola Joan | Director | 2016-10-06 | May 1977 | English |
| DONE, Fred | Director | 2012-03-08 | Mar 1943 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Joanne Louise | Director | 2021-04-06 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Michael Rodney | Secretary | 2012-03-08 | 2020-12-02 |
| LONGDEN, Steven | Secretary | 2020-12-02 | 2021-04-16 |
| JC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
| BLOOD, Michael James | Director | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
| HADDOCK, John Kenneth | Director | 2014-12-24 | 2016-10-06 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Barry Graham Kirk | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-12-31 |
| STEBBINGS, Mark Warren | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2023-07-01 |
| JC DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Louise Whittaker | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2026-03-24 | Active |
| Mrs Nicola Anne Done-Orrell | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2023-01-11 | Active |
| Mr Fred Done | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter Eric Done | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-30 vs 2023-10-01