XLR8 SPORTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-06
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
-16.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
0% vs 2024
Employees
177
+16.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3K
-100.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-05-06.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £24,598,342 | £23,884,342 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £507,526 | -£45,483 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £575,173 | -£2,543 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £428,955 | -£1,082 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £4,682,833 | £3,926,340 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £10,676,491 | £10,711,458 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,627,609 | £10,626,527 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £10,627,609 | £10,626,527 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 152 | 177 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,365,620 | £3,783,565 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £269,437 | £288,847 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
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Turnover
-2.9%
£24,598,342 £23,884,342
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Cash
-16.2%
£4,682,833 £3,926,340
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Net assets
0%
£10,627,609 £10,626,527
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Employees
+16.4%
152 177
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Operating profit
-109%
£507,526 -£45,483
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Profit before tax
-100.4%
£575,173 -£2,543
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Wages
+12.4%
£3,365,620 £3,783,565
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 2.1% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.7% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 4.8% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 18.2% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.38x | 3.89x |
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
- JS. Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “It has been a challenging time with the increase in minimum wage and NI. Despite this, we have had a strong start to this year's trading with good margin growth across all sectors. Electric mountain bikes continue to perform strongly with steady growth in units and average selling prices.”
- “Turnover decreased in the year due to reduced market activity and EBITDA for the year has been impacted by this. However, gross margins have increased due to the continued sale of electric mountain bikes.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, Theresa | Secretary | 2023-04-11 | — | — |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-09-28 | — | — |
| KNIGHTS, Stephen William | Director | 2025-10-23 | Apr 1966 | British |
| PLATT, Dominic James | Director | 2023-10-16 | Aug 1969 | British |
| SCHULTZ, Régis | Director | 2022-09-28 | Dec 1968 | French |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Nirma | Secretary | 2022-09-28 | 2023-04-10 |
| NOY, Timothy William | Secretary | 1995-04-12 | 2021-11-19 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-04-12 | 1995-04-12 |
| BAGNALL, Lee Paul | Director | 2024-02-07 | 2025-03-11 |
| COWGILL, Peter Alan | Director | 2021-11-19 | 2022-09-28 |
| GREENHALGH, Neil James | Director | 2021-11-19 | 2023-10-03 |
| JORDAN, Dominic Martin | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-19 |
| NOY, Christopher David | Director | 1995-04-12 | 2021-11-19 |
| NOY, Iain Michael | Director | 1995-04-12 | 2021-11-19 |
| NOY, Mark Alan | Director | 1995-04-12 | 2021-11-19 |
| NOY, Timothy William | Director | 1995-04-12 | 2021-11-19 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-04-12 | 1995-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jd Outdoors Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-01-31 | Active |
| Jd Sports Fashion Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-19 | Ceased 2025-01-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-17 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-02-17 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-02-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-17 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.