CASTLEFORD RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£7.1k
-91.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£3.5m
+8.5% first positive since 2022
Employees
114
+10.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2m
-73.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £4,394,769 | £4,274,241 | £4,302,388 | +0.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,079,609 | -£1,142,022 | -£1,982,078 | -73.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£679,890 | -£1,167,347 | -£2,025,064 | -73.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£766,809 | -£653,361 | -£891,691 | -£1,596,441 | -79% | |
| Cash | £1,505,577 | £1,386,627 | £1,343,283 | £634,224 | £86,576 | £7,101 | -91.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,581,961 | £1,126,952 | £1,110,656 | £6,069,747 | £5,940,112 | £7,339,818 | +23.6% | |
| Net assets | £816,933 | £343,019 | -£423,790 | £4,116,829 | £3,225,138 | £3,499,815 | +8.5% | |
| Equity | £816,933 | £343,019 | -£423,790 | £4,116,829 | £3,225,138 | £3,499,815 | +8.5% | |
| Average employees | 117 | 84 | 80 | 111 | 103 | 114 | +10.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,474,927 | £3,033,224 | £3,863,339 | +27.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £115,852 | £117,804 | £120,274 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £2,118 | £2,152 | £2,580 | +19.9% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2021-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -24.6% | -26.7% | -46.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -14.9% | -20.9% | -37.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -17.8% | -19.2% | -27.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.4% | 92.2% | 109.8% | 56.4% | 64.6% | 61.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.36x | 0.30x | 0.57x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -2.71x | -42.65x | -45.88x |
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
- Henton & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These circumstances indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2025, Martin Jepson formally exercised his option to become majority shareholder...”
- “During the year amounts due to former directors and shareholders were restructured as part of a share option transaction. As a result, loan balances of £1,163,375 were waived and recognised as capital contributions within equity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARKSON, Robert | Secretary | 2013-04-30 | — | — |
| ALEXANDER, Philip James | Director | 2025-07-09 | Sep 1962 | British |
| BROWN, Martin James | Director | 2025-07-09 | Jan 1976 | British |
| JEPSON, Martin Clive | Director | 2023-11-30 | Apr 1962 | British |
| JONES, Dean | Director | 2026-07-01 | May 1967 | British |
| VAUSE, Steven | Director | 2013-08-03 | Jun 1957 | British |
| WILSON, Daniel James | Director | 2025-07-09 | Jun 1982 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACKETT, Denise | Secretary | — | 2000-05-12 |
| GOODALL, Stephen | Secretary | 2000-05-15 | 2005-08-16 |
| REED, Andrew David | Secretary | 2005-12-08 | 2013-05-06 |
| AINSLEY, Harry | Director | — | 1995-07-25 |
| ASHTON, Charles Edward | Director | — | 1998-09-22 |
| ASHWORTH, Brian | Director | 1992-04-30 | 2013-11-26 |
| BUTLER, Ian, Doctor | Director | — | 1995-08-16 |
| CHEESBROUGH, Terry | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2017-01-12 |
| DAVISON, Charles | Director | — | 1999-12-26 |
| DUFF, John | Director | 2013-08-05 | 2022-11-18 |
| ELSTONE, Robert Colin | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2007-01-15 |
| FULTON, James Ian | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2024-10-17 |
| FULTON, James | Director | 1994-07-05 | 2016-05-01 |
| GAUNT, Russell William | Director | 2003-12-31 | 2005-12-12 |
| GILL, Steven | Director | 2017-01-12 | 2018-08-21 |
| GOODALL, Stephen | Director | 1999-12-13 | 2005-08-16 |
| GRATTAN, Mark Stuart | Director | 2013-08-04 | 2025-03-27 |
| HINDLE, Philip Morrell | Director | — | 2009-09-22 |
| HULLEY, Roger David | Director | 1999-06-07 | 2008-04-01 |
| LOWE, Dion | Director | 2013-08-06 | 2024-10-17 |
| LYNCH, Cyril John | Director | — | 1994-08-25 |
| ORR, Samuel Paul | Director | 1998-06-30 | 1999-05-11 |
| POULTER, David John | Director | — | 1993-05-11 |
| REED, Andrew David | Director | 2006-12-05 | 2013-01-25 |
| RHODES, John Jackson | Director | — | 1992-08-04 |
| ROBINSON, Peter David | Director | 1995-04-22 | 1998-10-06 |
| SHARMAN, Terence Reginald Murray | Director | 2000-01-10 | 2003-09-16 |
| WRIGHT, Richard Hammil | Director | 1995-11-07 | 2018-09-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Clive Jepson | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Mrs Janet Elaine Fulton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-17 | Ceased 2025-07-09 |
| Mr James Ian Fulton | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-07-06 | Ceased 2025-07-09 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 198 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.