BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

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  2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

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

• Turnover

  +0.1%

  £37,211,204 → £37,254,725

• Cash

  -49%

  £2,056,057 → £1,047,928

• Net assets

  -12.5%

  £13,782,239 → £12,058,688

• Employees

  +11.8%

  695 → 777

• Operating profit

  -174.5%

  £1,102,762 → -£821,982

• Profit before tax

  -683.9%

  £286,912 → -£1,675,182

• Wages

  +11.9%

  £13,238,092 → £14,813,652

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

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.

1. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1984-10-05 → present
2. KNIGHTLEA LIMITED 1984-07-30 → 1984-10-05

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

MHA

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The financial statements do not reflect any adjustments as a result of the increase in economic uncertainty. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies note within the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
   1. Blackpool Pleasure Beach Limited 100% · UK · Operation of amusement devices
   2. Blackpool Leisure and Amusement Consultancy Limited 100% · UK · Consultancy and entertainment
   3. Milleride Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   4. Velvet Coaster 100% · UK · Dormant
   5. Ocean Boulevard II Limited 75% · UK · Hotel
   6. South Shore Mutual Insurance Company Limited 87.7% · UK · Insurance services
   7. Cable Chutes (Blackpool) Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   8. Morecambe Pleasure Park Holdings Company 78% · UK · Dormant
   9. Frontierland Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
   10. Park Inventions and Devices Manufacturing Company 100% · UK · Dormant
   11. Hotchkiss Patents and Investments Limited 95% · UK · Dormant

Significant events

• “On park attendances rose slightly by 2% but overall remain depressed against pre pandemic levels. The continuing cost of living crisis has made customers hesitant. Poor weather during key trading periods also acted as a contributor restricting visits to the park and the hotel.”
• “The net result is an operating loss for the year of £1.1m. This is compounded by higher interest rates pushing up our borrowing costs from £1.1M to £1.5m. The company posts a loss before tax of £2.7m (2023: £521k loss).”
• “During the year the company commenced construction of a new staff facility incorporating a canteen, changing and locker rooms, showers and training rooms as part of our investment in our staff.”
• “In the period covered by the report, Blackpool Pleasure Beach has continued their rollout of LED across the site, which reduces the energy used on site. There has been a new staff canteen built equipped with a ground source heat pump. This innovative system harnesses renewable geothermal energy further contributing to the organisation's environmental stewardship.”
• “Significant energy improvements have been seen at the Valhalla site. The Valhalla site has reopened after removing the Snow Scene Cauldrons, resulting in reduced energy consumption. Additionally, a modulating boiler has been installed to further enhance energy efficiency by adjusting power output based on real-time heating demands. Further, all Valhalla lighting changed to LED in the reporting period.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

11

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.