BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED
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Cash
£335k
-40.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£175k
-26.9% vs 2024
Employees
23
+9.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£63k
-485.8% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,794,320 | £3,034,986 | £3,479,166 | £3,584,579 | £3,434,593 | £3,411,058 | -0.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £62,778 | -£89,073 | £154,662 | -£42,481 | -£88,022 | -107.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£526,768 | -£577,536 | -£717,135 | £179,190 | -£10,711 | -£62,744 | -485.8% | |
| Net profit | -£486,618 | -£586,392 | -£695,145 | £175,167 | -£13,078 | -£64,390 | -392.4% | |
| Cash | £679,654 | £755,779 | £724,826 | £658,305 | £561,478 | £334,877 | -40.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,378,327 | £837,013 | £118,515 | £308,682 | £285,522 | £177,039 | -38% | |
| Net assets | £1,358,470 | £772,078 | £76,933 | £252,100 | £239,022 | £174,632 | -26.9% | |
| Equity | — | £772,078 | £76,933 | £252,100 | £239,022 | £174,632 | -26.9% | |
| Average employees | 40 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | +9.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £79,600 | £123,156 | £126,241 | +2.5% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.1% | -2.6% | 4.3% | -1.2% | -2.6% | |
| Net margin | -17.4% | -19.3% | -20.0% | 4.9% | -0.4% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 7.5% | -75.2% | 50.1% | -14.9% | -49.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -52.8% | 22.9% | 91.4% | 74.2% | 73.2% | 74.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.45x | 1.32x |
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
- BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED 2002-11-01 → present
- BRITISH HORSE TRIALS ASSOCIATION LIMITED 1996-07-01 → 2002-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have assessed the Statement of Financial Position and the likely future cash flows at the date of approving the financial statements of British Eventing Limited... the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence”
Group structure
- BRITISH EVENTING LIMITED · parent
- British Horse Trials Association Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 69 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLADEN, Joanna Sian | Director | 2025-10-23 | Sep 1968 | British |
| BOWLER, Helen Louise | Director | 2025-10-23 | Dec 1978 | British |
| COLLOP, Andrew Charles | Director | 2025-10-23 | Sep 1966 | British |
| COTTAM, Jan | Director | 2021-11-24 | Mar 1952 | British |
| CURSHAM, William Rupert | Director | 2020-01-01 | Feb 1975 | British |
| FUNNELL, Philippa | Director | 2023-12-08 | Oct 1968 | British |
| GARNER, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2025-10-23 | May 1980 | British |
| LEVETT, Jennifer Bridget | Director | 2022-12-08 | Aug 1969 | British |
| MOXON, Joanne Adele | Director | 2022-12-08 | Jun 1977 | British |
| MULLIGAN, Julia Rosemary | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jun 1967 | British |
| PINFOLD, Corinna Jane | Director | 2024-09-17 | Jun 1962 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Rosemary Jane | Director | 2023-09-18 | Oct 1968 | Australian,British |
Show 69 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Terry Malcolm Francis | Secretary | 2004-10-19 | 2009-01-07 |
| MCGOWAN, Wendy Jill | Secretary | 2009-01-07 | 2022-06-30 |
| SMITH, John Colin | Secretary | 1996-07-11 | 2004-10-19 |
| L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-07-01 | 1996-07-11 |
| ALDOUS, William, Sir | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2007-01-21 |
| ALLEN, Michael Martin | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1999-06-17 |
| ATTWOOD, Thomas Roger | Director | 2002-01-15 | 2003-03-18 |
| BOWN, Diana Christina | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2010-11-28 |
| BRUNSDEN, Diane Elizabeth | Director | 2021-02-08 | 2024-09-12 |
| BURD, Nicholas Robert Luscombe | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2006-09-15 |
| CLAPHAM, Richard Malcolm | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-01-07 |
| CLARK, Jonathan George, Sir | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| CLISSOLD, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2005-01-25 | 2005-12-06 |
| COTTERILL, Suzannah Amanda | Director | 2012-12-19 | 2016-09-30 |
| DURRANT, Peter Michael | Director | 2001-05-08 | 2007-04-30 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 2009-01-07 | 2015-05-01 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2003-12-08 |
| ETHERINGTON-SMITH, Michael Philip | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2001-10-26 |
| FOX, Alexandra | Director | 2013-12-11 | 2017-09-29 |
| FOX, Alexandra Henriette | Director | 2004-10-29 | 2010-11-28 |
| FOX-PITT, William Speed Lane | Director | 1999-06-22 | 2005-10-27 |
| GILLESPIE, Christopher Donald | Director | 2005-12-06 | 2009-11-29 |
| GREEN, Lucinda Jane | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2006-10-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew Douglas Scott | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2000-10-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Andrew Douglas Scott | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| HENSON, William Gordon | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1999-11-02 |
| HODGSON, Paul Macgregor | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2022-02-08 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 2004-07-20 | 2004-11-30 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Jane Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2003-10-30 |
| HOLDERNESS-RODDAM, Timothy David | Director | 2010-03-05 | 2017-10-27 |
| HOLMES, David Watkin | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2019-03-31 |
| IDE, Richard Birkett | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-07-12 |
| JACK, Louise | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-02-05 |
| KATWALA, Sandeep | Director | 2022-06-21 | 2026-04-15 |
| LANE, Charles William Selby | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-11-02 |
| LOCHORE, Alexander David | Director | 2007-01-21 | 2010-11-28 |
| LOCHORE, Pollyann Elise | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2006-10-05 |
| MATTHEWS, Judith Mary | Director | 2018-04-04 | 2021-07-03 |
| MEADE, Richard John Hannay | Director | 1997-11-26 | 1999-11-02 |
| MONTEITH, Fiona Isobel | Director | 2003-10-30 | 2007-01-21 |
| OHARA, Fiona | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2021-11-15 |
| PARKER, Bridget | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1999-11-02 |
| PARSONAGE, Gary | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2022-04-09 |
| PETERS, Victoria Jane | Director | 2017-09-29 | 2023-05-24 |
| PREST, Guy Robert | Director | 2014-11-02 | 2018-11-04 |
| RADFORD, Amanda Dawn | Director | 2022-04-25 | 2022-05-10 |
| RATCLIFFE, Amanda | Director | 2010-11-28 | 2014-02-17 |
| RATCLIFFE, Amanda | Director | 2005-10-27 | 2008-09-05 |
| ROWSELL, Giles John | Director | 2010-12-10 | 2017-11-30 |
| ROWSELL, Giles John | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1999-06-11 |
| SARTORI, Mark Peter | Director | 2022-02-08 | 2025-10-20 |
| SEAMAN, Julian Richard | Director | 1997-10-28 | 1999-11-02 |
| SMITH, Leslie George Potts | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2020-11-24 |
| SMITH, Leslie George Potts | Director | 2007-01-21 | 2014-11-02 |
| SMITH, Philip | Director | 2008-09-05 | 2014-04-14 |
| STIBBE, Amanda Dianne | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2004-10-29 |
| STONE, David | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2005-12-06 |
| TATTERSALL, Christopher John | Director | 2018-11-04 | 2022-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel Joseph | Director | 2014-11-02 | 2022-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel Joseph | Director | 2008-10-29 | 2013-08-06 |
| THOMAS, Edward Hugh | Director | 2014-04-14 | 2015-03-01 |
| THOMAS, Edward Hugh | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1997-04-21 |
| THOMPSON, Hugh Reginald Patrick | Director | 1996-07-11 | 1997-10-28 |
| TUCKER, Michael Edward George | Director | 1999-11-02 | 2005-09-13 |
| WALKER, Richard Dorian | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1997-10-28 |
| WARR, Jonathan Elliot Spencer | Director | 2000-12-11 | 2001-10-26 |
| WEST, Ann Helen | Director | 2020-11-24 | 2023-09-18 |
| L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-07-01 | 1996-07-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 252 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-12 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-08-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-28 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-08-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-08-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- 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.