WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED
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Cash
£720k
-25.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£11m
+1.2% vs 2024
Employees
101
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£152k
-24.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,556,531 | £14,504,587 | £12,856,194 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £438,804 | £151,879 | £143,050 | -5.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £450,637 | £200,068 | £151,607 | -24.2% | |
| Net profit | £312,519 | £126,324 | £228,100 | +80.6% | |
| Cash | £1,526,222 | £962,639 | £720,170 | -25.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,803,470 | £11,320,146 | £11,360,863 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | £11,507,688 | £11,134,012 | £11,262,112 | +1.2% | |
| Equity | £11,507,688 | £11,134,012 | £11,262,112 | +1.2% | |
| Average employees | 110 | 101 | 101 | 0% | |
| Wages | £3,588,903 | £3,621,650 | £3,847,042 | +6.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £30,017 | £93,190 | £132,156 | +41.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £626 | £3,965 | £6,395 | +61.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.5% | 32.0% | 29.0% | |
| Current ratio | 2.61x | 2.51x | 2.84x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED 1983-06-09 → present
- DORADA WICKSTEED LIMITED 1980-12-31 → 1983-06-09
- CHARLES WICKSTEAD & COMPANY LIMITED 1958-04-21 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- WICKSTEED LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Fawns Recreational Services Limited 100%
- McLays Supplies Limited 100%
- Wicksteed Leisure Limited 100%
- Wicksteed Playground Equipment Limited 100%
- WicksteedatHome Limited 100%
- Russell Leisure Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the directors resolved to undertake an internal group reorganisation whereby the trade and related assets and liabilities of the Company's immediate subsidiary, Fawns Recreational Services Limited, will be transferred to Wicksteed Leisure Limited.”
- “In addition the directors have taken the decision to transfer the administration of Russell Leisure Limited into Wicksteed Leisure Limited. Following this Russell Leisure Limited will continue to trade under its own name.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGGINTON, Lynne | Director | 2026-01-05 | Jan 1978 | British |
| HOWARD, Charles Edward John | Director | 2014-02-01 | Nov 1986 | British |
| HOWARD, Thomas Henry Greville | Director | 2017-07-17 | Aug 1983 | British |
| PERKINS, Katherine Jane | Director | 2016-03-22 | Nov 1967 | British |
| SMYTH, Iain Robert | Director | 2026-01-15 | Sep 1976 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT, Mitchell Jason | Secretary | 2015-02-17 | 2015-06-22 |
| FALKNER, Thomas James | Secretary | 2018-11-20 | 2023-01-01 |
| HOLDEN, Philip Edward | Secretary | — | 1998-07-15 |
| HORNE, Sarah Louise | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | 2024-12-23 |
| PERKINS, Katherine Jane | Secretary | 2015-06-22 | 2017-04-11 |
| ROCKINGHAM, Sheila Kathleen | Secretary | 2001-04-13 | 2015-02-17 |
| TILLEY, Trevor Kingsley | Secretary | 1998-07-16 | 2001-04-13 |
| BAGGALEY, Brian Stanley | Director | 1993-01-01 | 2007-03-02 |
| BROOKES, Adam David | Director | 2026-04-20 | 2026-06-30 |
| FALKNER, Thomas James | Director | 2021-02-09 | 2023-01-01 |
| GOWANS, Jamie Alexander | Director | 2018-10-17 | 2025-05-30 |
| HOLDEN, Philip Edward | Director | — | 2013-11-11 |
| HOWARD, Greville Patrick Charles, The Lord Howard Of Rising | Director | 2013-11-11 | 2021-04-06 |
| HOWARD OF RISING, The Lord | Director | — | 2003-12-15 |
| KWAH, Chen Kain | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2021-08-09 |
| MCKIE, Paul Henry | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2026-05-29 |
| ROCKINGHAM, Sheila Kathleen | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2014-06-01 |
| SHATFORD, Graham Richard | Director | 1998-11-16 | 2021-05-10 |
| SMITHSON, Kenneth Richard | Director | — | 2000-03-27 |
| TILLEY, Trevor Kingsley | Director | 1998-12-02 | 2001-04-13 |
| WETHERELL, Stuart Nicholas | Director | 2007-03-02 | 2021-10-31 |
| WOODS, Jonathon William | Director | 2016-09-06 | 2018-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardentome Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.