EDINBURGH LEISURE
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+16.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
-9.7% vs 2024
Employees
1,108
+1.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+42.5% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EDINBURGH LEISURE 1997-12-17 → present
- EDINBURGH LEISURE LIMITED 1997-10-01 → 1997-12-17
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,374,000 | £44,763,000 | |
| Operating profit | £1,190,000 | £1,696,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,190,000 | £1,696,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,618,000 | -£1,429,000 | |
| Cash | £2,870,000 | £3,336,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,294,000 | £8,092,000 | |
| Net assets | £14,707,000 | £13,278,000 | |
| Equity | £14,707,000 | £13,278,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,087 | 1,108 | |
| Wages | £19,973,000 | £22,586,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | -3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 21.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -36.3% | -13.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | 28.75x |
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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' 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
- EDINBURGH LEISURE · parent
- Edinburgh Leisure Two Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024/25 has been an exciting year for Edinburgh Leisure as it undertook a review of its strategic framework to launch its next 5-year strategy along with undertaking a sustainability review in year with both moving to implementation in 2025/26. User numbers across Edinburgh Leisure venues continued to increase and exceeded the in-year target set by 3% and outperformed 2023/24 by 6%.”
- “Implementation of the new boulders in the climbing Arena along with launch of the bouldering room.”
- “Implementation and launch of the new Edinburgh Leisure website.”
- “Installation of new LED lighting at Saughton complex, Meggetland and Craiglockhart.”
- “Upgrades to the roof and pool media at Ainslie Park.”
- “Investment in grounds maintenance equipment.”
- “In partnership with City of Edinburgh Council the development and approval of Physical Activity and Sport Strategy for the City and the citywide Pitch strategy.”
- “Installation of new changing facilities at Kirkbrae.”
- “Continued development of the options for the Portobello Swim Centre lifecycle refurbishment project.”
- “A multitude of mechanical and electrical upgrades across the estate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLLAND, Jennifer Margaret | Secretary | 2025-04-04 | — | — |
| COWDY, Christopher Robert Craigie | Director | 2022-07-08 | Feb 1971 | British |
| DARRIE, Lorna Jean | Director | 2024-11-04 | Dec 1976 | British |
| DAVIDSON, Euan, Cllr | Director | 2025-05-08 | Jul 1994 | British |
| DIXON, Denis Charles, Councillor | Director | 2017-12-14 | Apr 1952 | Scottish |
| EVANS, John Berryman | Director | 2021-12-13 | Jun 1963 | British |
| GRAHAM, Margaret Arma | Director | 2025-06-03 | Jan 1959 | British |
| HARRIS, Stephanie-Anne Ritchie | Director | 2024-11-04 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MORAN, Jacqueline | Director | 2013-12-09 | Nov 1962 | British |
| MUNN, James Gavin Anderson | Director | 2022-05-09 | Aug 1968 | British |
| PANGLEA, Lee Ann | Director | 2018-11-16 | Jun 1973 | British |
| PATERSON, Malgorzata | Director | 2021-12-13 | Jun 1981 | British |
| REID, Malcolm Christie | Director | 2024-11-04 | Sep 1988 | British |
| STANIFORTH, Alexander | Director | 2017-05-25 | Feb 1982 | Scottish |
| TAYLOR, John Edward | Director | 2017-05-24 | May 1973 | British |
| WILSON, Andrew | Director | 2025-11-03 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMISKEY, John | Secretary | 2013-07-29 | 2013-09-16 |
| COMISKEY, John | Secretary | 2009-03-26 | 2011-09-26 |
| JACKSON, Keith | Secretary | 2008-08-29 | 2009-03-26 |
| JOHNSTON, Kevin James | Secretary | 2013-09-16 | 2025-04-04 |
| MCMILLAN, Iris Christine Mary | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2003-11-27 |
| MORRISON, Susanne | Secretary | 2011-09-26 | 2013-07-29 |
| STEWART, James Scott | Secretary | 2003-11-27 | 2008-08-29 |
| ADAMSON, Douglas Thomas | Director | 2007-08-07 | 2011-06-13 |
| AITKEN, Ewan Ritchie | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2006-09-25 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Craig | Director | 2006-10-24 | 2007-05-28 |
| BALFOUR, Jeremy Ross | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2017-04-18 |
| BECK, Ute | Director | 2004-11-30 | 2008-05-28 |
| BENNETT, Nicholas Brian | Director | 2005-11-24 | 2012-01-01 |
| BOOTH, Charles William | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2017-05-25 |
| BROCK, Deirdre Leanne, Cllr | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2012-05-30 |
| BROWN, David Honeyman | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1998-07-15 |
| BRUCE, Graeme John | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2022-07-08 |
| BURNS, Andrew Douglas, Cllr | Director | 2006-11-02 | 2007-05-28 |
| CAIRNS, Ronald, Councillor | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2017-05-03 |
| CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr | Director | 2023-05-04 | 2025-06-03 |
| CAMERON, Lezley Marion, Cllr | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2022-07-08 |
| CAMERON, Lezley Marion | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2003-05-01 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian Douglas, Councillor | Director | 2017-08-24 | 2017-12-14 |
| CAMPBELL, Katherine Rosa | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2017-08-24 |
| CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald | Director | 1997-10-01 | 2003-05-01 |
| CASEY, Derek Grant, Dr | Director | 2002-03-26 | 2007-05-28 |
| COALTER, Joseph Alfred | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2006-11-28 |
| DAVIES, Jestyn Rowland | Director | 2015-02-23 | 2021-02-22 |
| DIJKSTRA-DOWNIE, Sanne Carlien, Cllr | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2025-05-08 |
| DORAN, Karen, Councillor | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2017-06-29 |
| DUCKER, Rachel Alice | Director | 2021-12-13 | 2025-11-03 |
| FITZPATRICK, William | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2007-05-28 |
| FOWLER, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 1997-11-07 | 1998-07-15 |
| FRANCHETTI, Julie | Director | 2000-11-28 | 2004-11-30 |
| GODZIK, Paul | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2010-05-26 |
| GOODLAD, Kenneth Henry | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2018-06-25 |
| HALDANE, Scott Thomas | Director | 2012-03-05 | 2024-11-04 |
| HALL, Craig Fairley | Director | 2018-08-27 | 2021-08-26 |
| HART, Norma Austin | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2015-06-25 |
| HENDERSON, Richard Russell, Councillor | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2006-09-25 |
| HIGGINSON, Catherine Susan Maxwell, Dr | Director | 2010-06-11 | 2012-08-01 |
| HUNTER, George Alexander | Director | 1999-06-21 | 2001-11-21 |
| HUNTER, Shelley Sinclair | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2010-06-14 |
| JEFFREY, Richard Benjamin | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2013-02-01 |
| JOBSON, Roy | Director | 2007-05-31 | 2008-11-11 |
| JONES, Raymond | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2010-08-03 |
| JONES, Raymond | Director | 2010-02-01 | 2014-01-31 |
| LEE, George Duncan | Director | 2011-01-11 | 2012-05-15 |
| LEWIS, Richard John, Cllr | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2017-05-03 |
| LONGSTAFF, John Alan | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-05-28 |
| LOUDON, Alison Jane Bruce | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2001-11-21 |
| MACKENZIE, Douglas Alexander Hay | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1999-06-21 |
| MCKENZIE, Douglas | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2018-08-14 |
| MCLEOD, Norman Henry | Director | 1997-11-07 | 2003-11-27 |
| MCMILLAN, Colin James | Director | 2016-12-05 | 2023-03-07 |
| MCMILLAN, Iris Christine Mary | Director | 1997-10-01 | 1997-10-03 |
| MEEK, Brian Alexander | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2004-08-02 |
| MESSENGER, Gillian | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2016-10-31 |
| MILNE, David Ferguson | Director | 2015-01-05 | 2021-01-04 |
| MULLIGAN, Margaret Mary | Director | 1997-10-03 | 1999-06-21 |
| MUMFORD, Colin John, Dr | Director | 2009-05-25 | 2024-09-09 |
| MUNRO, Gordon John | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2012-05-30 |
| MURPHY, Andrew | Director | 2005-09-28 | 2006-09-25 |
| MURRAY, Helen Sylvia Calder | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2016-11-28 |
| O DONNELL, Kevin Anthony | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2003-09-30 |
| OSLER, Harriet Erica Grace, Cllr | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2022-07-08 |
| PARKER, Caroline Jane | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2022-05-09 |
| PETKEVICIUS, Agnes Janet | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2017-05-25 |
| PRINGLE, Michael Stanley Robert | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2003-05-01 |
| SIBBALD, Michael Robert | Director | 2008-11-11 | 2013-09-19 |
| SINCLAIR, Barry Alexander | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2013-04-08 |
| STEVANOVIC, David | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2000-05-13 |
| SUTHERLAND, Alexander Lundie | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2014-02-04 |
| THOMAS, Marjorie | Director | 2007-05-28 | 2012-05-30 |
| THOMSON, Derek Neil | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2008-11-11 |
| TOPE, Beth Ann | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2007-09-26 |
| WALKER, Valerie Margaret | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2023-05-04 |
| WALKER, William | Director | 1998-07-15 | 2003-11-25 |
| WALLACE, Michael William | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2014-12-09 |
| WATT, Lesley | Director | 1997-10-03 | 2001-11-26 |
| WHYTE, Iain | Director | 2004-09-27 | 2012-05-30 |
| WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-11-25 |
| WILSON, John | Director | 1997-12-08 | 2010-08-05 |
| WINSTANLEY, Charles Jeffery | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2015-01-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 268 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-09-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+13.7%
£39,374,000 £44,763,000
-
Cash
+16.2%
£2,870,000 £3,336,000
-
Net assets
-9.7%
£14,707,000 £13,278,000
-
Employees
+1.9%
1,087 1,108
-
Operating profit
+42.5%
£1,190,000 £1,696,000
-
Profit before tax
+42.5%
£1,190,000 £1,696,000
-
Wages
+13.1%
£19,973,000 £22,586,000
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