PAULTONS PARK LIMITED
Operating as Paultons Park, the company runs an amusement park and zoological garden in Hampshire and is a subsidiary of Heronswood Holdings Limited.
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Cash
£1.4m
+17.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£21m
+34.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
758
+3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.3m
+12.9% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-11-28 | 2022-11-27 | 2023-12-03 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,363,476 | £34,686,738 | £34,748,888 | £36,916,884 | £38,912,639 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £15,994,309 | £7,512,029 | £6,307,525 | £6,404,490 | £7,225,864 | +12.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,994,312 | £7,529,010 | £6,330,144 | £6,484,370 | £7,319,399 | +12.9% | |
| Net profit | £12,399,923 | £6,436,446 | £4,865,970 | £4,862,612 | £5,487,317 | +12.8% | |
| Cash | £2,229,589 | £2,607,401 | £1,060,098 | £1,170,733 | £1,379,466 | +17.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,799,760 | £20,701,440 | £19,137,967 | £19,096,772 | £26,241,100 | +37.4% | |
| Net assets | £18,571,396 | £18,507,842 | £16,873,812 | £15,736,424 | £21,223,741 | +34.9% | |
| Equity | £18,571,396 | £18,507,842 | £16,873,812 | £15,736,424 | £21,223,741 | +34.9% | |
| Average employees | 721 | 723 | 677 | 736 | 758 | +3% | |
| Wages | £8,976,718 | £9,404,489 | £10,119,936 | £10,949,430 | £11,441,802 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,018,477 | £504,317 | £348,992 | £442,078 | £310,647 | -29.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £54,402 | £37,931 | £20,673 | -45.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £232,386 | £257,257 | £252,238 | -2% |
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 | 2021-11-28 | 2022-11-27 | 2023-12-03 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.6% | 21.7% | 18.2% | 17.3% | 18.6% | |
| Net margin | 30.7% | 18.6% | 14.0% | 13.2% | 14.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 76.9% | 36.3% | 33.0% | 33.5% | 27.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.2% | 26.8% | 29.2% | 38.2% | 33.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.01x | 0.53x | 0.60x |
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
- PAULTONS PARK LIMITED 1986-07-07 → present
- ALLEYTRENCH LIMITED 1986-06-19 → 1986-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Significant events
- “The Park was again proud of the accreditations it received during the year. An overall Quality Score of 97% in the VisitEngland Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme (VAQAS) was awarded during the annual audit that took place in June 2025 which was identical to the prior year.”
- “The company has made qualifying third party indemnity provisions for the benefit of its directors during the year. These provisions remain in force at the reporting date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANCEY, Sara Jane | Secretary | — | — | British |
| LORTON, Stephen John | Director | 2003-09-29 | Aug 1960 | British |
| MANCEY, James William | Director | 2018-01-01 | Apr 1992 | British |
| MANCEY, Lawrence John | Director | 2024-01-01 | May 1998 | British |
| MANCEY, Richard William | Director | — | Oct 1960 | British |
| MANCEY, Sara Jane | Director | — | Sep 1961 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANCEY, Kathleen Anne | Director | — | 1995-02-15 |
| MANCEY, William John | Director | — | 1995-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heronswood Holdings Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-09 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2021-09-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2020-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.