THE NEW LOTTERY COMPANY LIMITED

1. THE NEW LOTTERY COMPANY LIMITED 2020-06-15 → present
2. WHITE KNIGHT LOTTERY LIMITED 2020-02-17 → 2020-06-15
3. THE NEW LOTTERY COMPANY LIMITED 2019-07-17 → 2020-02-17

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

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

KPMG LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Notwithstanding net liabilities and net current liabilities of £1.8 million as at 31 December 2024, and a £112,000 loss for the year then ended, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which the directors consider to be appropriate for the following reasons. The ultimate parent company, Northern & Shell Plc, has indicated its intention to continue to make available such funds as are needed by the company, and that it does not intend to seek repayment of the amounts due at the balance sheet date, until at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The company was actively engaged in bidding for the 4th UK National Lottery licence, which commenced in February 2024. The award decision was made by the Gambling Commission in March 2022 and unfortunately, after what they describe as a 'fair, open and robust competition', the Northern & Shell group's bid was not selected to be the 'Preferred Applicant'. Having reviewed the competition decision, Northern & Shell legally challenged the fairness and integrity of the bid process on a number of grounds and, during the year, extended the action to encompass a claim alleging unlawful modifications to the lottery contract upon which the applicants had bid and on which the group was effectively denied the opportunity to re-tender. In June 2024, the High Court ruled that a full trial would run for an eight week period from October 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

0

last 12 months

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

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  -6.7%

  -£1,678,000 → -£1,790,000

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Profit before tax

  -0.8%

  -£127,000 → -£128,000

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