SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE

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 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

McCabe Ford Williams

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE · parent
   1. South Downs Leisure Enterprises Ltd 100% · England and Wales · Operation of an events venue

Significant events

• “Since opening in June 2023 Sea Lanes Brighton, has welcomed over 200,000 visitors.”
• “We plan to bring Hampton Pool into the South Downs Leisure model and will be mobilising Hilsea Lido in the Autumn of 2025.”
• “The successful insourcing of payroll in May 2025 and our shift to paperless systems for payslips and timesheets reflect our drive for efficiency and sustainability.”
• “Our collaboration with Abbeycroft Leisure and Leisure Labs to introduce Al into our app, promises to improve member retention and potentially create new revenue opportunities.”
• “New solar PV installations, battery storage at Wadurs, and bike-to-work incentives are helping shift our carbon trajectory. We are proud to report that Wadurs Swimming Pool ran on net-zero electricity for several days this summer.”
• “Investment in energy-efficient infrastructure such as Ground Source Heat Pumps at Splashpoint paid for by Morgan Sindall and Worthing Borough Council”
• “Successful tender and transition of operations at Hampton Pool, starting June 2025.”

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

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

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

  +8.3%

  £10,547,027 → £11,426,710

• Cash

  -3.3%

  £2,116,721 → £2,045,924

• Net assets

  +27%

  £2,568,312 → £3,261,885

• Employees

  +20.3%

  404 → 486

• Operating profit

  +9%

  £738,697 → £805,543

• Profit before tax

  +9%

  £738,697 → £805,543

• Wages

  +10.1%

  £3,948,112 → £4,346,610

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