DAVID LLOYD LEISURE LIMITED
Trading as David Lloyd Clubs, the company is a private equity-backed operator of health, fitness and leisure facilities across the United Kingdom and Europe.
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Cash
£3.6m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£418m
Equity attributable
Employees
5,475
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£17m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £630,086,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £46,569,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£17,451,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£26,478,000 | — | |
| Cash | £3,586,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,114,665,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £418,285,000 | — | |
| Equity | £418,285,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 5,475 | — | |
| Wages | £152,350,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,207,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £33,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £659,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | -4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | 0.52x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- DAVID LLOYD LEISURE LIMITED 1993-02-08 → present
- WILLACRE LIMITED 1980-09-08 → 1993-02-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group and the Company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the signing date of the financial statements and for the foreseeable future thereafter. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual reports and financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 58 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARNES, Russell | Director | 2022-11-29 | Aug 1970 | British |
| BURROWS, Patrick James | Director | 2017-12-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 58 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNE, Lorna Barrington | Secretary | 1995-02-24 | 1997-10-10 |
| BUXTON SMITH, Maria Rita | Secretary | 2000-04-25 | 2002-09-25 |
| FAIRHURST, Russell William | Secretary | 2004-01-22 | 2007-08-02 |
| FAIRHURST, Russell William | Secretary | 1997-10-10 | 1999-04-28 |
| GRAY, David Charles Norreys | Secretary | 1993-02-12 | 1995-02-17 |
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Secretary | 2007-11-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| HASWELL, Charles Christopher Miles | Secretary | — | 1993-02-12 |
| HINDES, Mark Lewis William | Secretary | 2007-08-02 | 2007-11-23 |
| LOWRY, Daren Clive | Secretary | 2003-03-14 | 2007-08-02 |
| THORPE, Elizabeth Anne | Secretary | 1999-04-28 | 2004-01-22 |
| APPLETON, Michael Richard Erle | Director | — | 1992-03-01 |
| BACKHOUSE, Nicholas Paul | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2011-04-08 |
| BREW, Lawrence Guy | Director | — | 1992-05-05 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | — | 1993-03-03 |
| CHISWELL, Peter David | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2002-04-19 |
| CLARKE, James | Director | 1995-07-17 | 1998-02-27 |
| COWAN, Jonathan | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2005-10-28 |
| DODD, Eric Stephen | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| EARLAM, Donald Glenn | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2022-12-01 |
| FEARN, Matthew | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-06-01 |
| FLOWER, Zoe Nicola | Director | 2004-01-22 | 2007-03-26 |
| FURPHY, Keith | Director | 1991-10-30 | 1999-08-31 |
| GOLDSTEIN, Peter David | Director | 1993-02-03 | 1995-09-08 |
| GRAY, David Charles Norreys | Director | 1992-11-23 | 1995-02-17 |
| GUYER, Paul John | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Gillian Elizabeth | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| HASWELL, Charles Christopher Miles | Director | — | 1993-03-03 |
| HINDES, Mark Lewis William | Director | 2007-08-02 | 2007-11-23 |
| HUNTER, John Foster Bray | Director | 1993-01-19 | 1995-09-30 |
| JARVIS, Peter Jack | Director | 1995-09-08 | 1997-06-17 |
| JOHNSTON, Kenneth James | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2004-01-22 |
| KAHLON, Hardon | Director | — | 1992-06-29 |
| KING, Christopher | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2008-04-28 |
| KITCHER, Caroline | Director | 2006-06-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| LANZ, David Michael | Director | 1995-02-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| LLOYD, David | Director | — | 1996-10-25 |
| LLOYD, Linda Kathleen | Director | 1996-08-23 | 1998-12-31 |
| LLOYD, Scott Anthony | Director | 2007-08-02 | 2017-12-31 |
| LUCK, Richard Nigel | Director | 2007-09-06 | 2008-04-28 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Director | — | 1993-03-03 |
| MILLER, Stewart | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2005-09-30 |
| NAGLE, David | Director | — | 1992-11-23 |
| PECORELLI, Giuseppe | Director | — | 1992-11-23 |
| PELLINGTON, Andrew David | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-08-02 |
| PENNISTON, David Roy | Director | 2003-03-24 | 2005-11-01 |
| PERELMAN, Alan Steven | Director | 1995-09-08 | 2001-02-23 |
| PHILLIPS, Mark Randall | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2002-01-01 |
| PHILLIPS, Nicholas | Director | 2007-03-26 | 2009-11-28 |
| PHILPOTT, Stephen John Randall | Director | 1995-10-18 | 2000-12-06 |
| RICKETTS, John David | Director | 1999-10-01 | 2001-04-07 |
| ROGERS, John Leonard | Director | 1993-01-13 | 1995-09-08 |
| SMALLEY, Louise Helen | Director | 2003-03-14 | 2006-06-05 |
| TAYLOR, Ian Compton | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1995-10-18 |
| TYE, Michael Edward | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2007-08-02 |
| WADE, Stephen John | Director | 2002-01-01 | 2002-10-25 |
| WEEDALL, Lynne Marie | Director | 1999-10-18 | 2003-01-31 |
| WRIGHT, Grant Campbell | Director | 2003-01-31 | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Leisure Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 522 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.