NEXT GENERATION CLUBS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£19m
+31.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£12m
-17.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,536,000 | £39,936,000 | £41,794,000 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | £27,537,000 | £30,198,000 | £27,271,000 | -9.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £11,734,000 | £14,439,000 | £11,921,000 | -17.4% | |
| Net profit | £11,451,000 | £11,012,000 | £8,505,000 | -22.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £164,364,000 | £179,951,000 | £191,480,000 | +6.4% | |
| Net assets | -£38,233,000 | -£27,221,000 | -£18,716,000 | +31.2% | |
| Equity | -£38,233,000 | -£27,221,000 | -£18,716,000 | +31.2% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 69.7% | 75.6% | 65.3% | |
| Net margin | 29.0% | 27.6% | 20.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.8% | 16.8% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 120.5% | 113.5% | 108.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 9.06x | 9.32x | |
| Interest cover | 1.69x | 1.80x | 1.60x |
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
- NEXT GENERATION CLUBS LIMITED 1996-12-04 → present
- WRITEAERO LIMITED 1996-11-05 → 1996-12-04
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 Company have adequate resources to continue operating for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, and for the foreseeable future thereafter. As such, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Group structure
- NEXT GENERATION CLUBS LIMITED · parent
- Harbour Club Ltd 100%
- Sports Management (Scotland) Ltd 100%
- Nextgen Ltd 100%
- Newhaven Restaurant Ltd 100%
- N.G.C. Project Management Ltd 100%
- Smilewood Ltd 100%
- Celsius Spa Ltd 100%
- Harbour Club Operations Ltd 100%
- David Lloyd Leisure Nominee No 3 Ltd 100%
- David Lloyd Leisure Nominee No 4 Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 April 2026, the Group completed the acquisition of Aspria, a luxury health club operator with ten premium members' clubs across Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURROWS, Patrick James | Director | 2017-12-01 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Secretary | 2007-11-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| HINDES, Mark Lewis William | Secretary | 2004-04-30 | 2007-11-23 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Secretary | 1998-02-05 | 2004-04-30 |
| TAPPENDEN, Carole Patricia | Secretary | 1996-11-22 | 1998-02-05 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-05 | 1996-11-22 |
| BROSNAN, Denis | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2006-07-14 |
| EARLAM, Donald Glenn | Director | 2016-04-06 | 2022-12-01 |
| GUYER, Paul John | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2018-12-31 |
| HARRIS, Ian Michael Brian | Director | 2007-11-23 | 2017-12-31 |
| HINDES, Mark Lewis William | Director | 2001-03-06 | 2007-11-23 |
| IRWIN, Edward Joseph | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2006-07-14 |
| IVELL, Robert Lewis | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2013-11-01 |
| KING, Christopher | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2008-04-28 |
| LAURIE, John | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2006-07-14 |
| LLOYD, David Alan | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2006-07-14 |
| LLOYD, Scott Anthony | Director | 1996-11-22 | 2017-12-31 |
| MCELROY, Eamon Francis | Director | 1998-07-08 | 2006-07-14 |
| MCGARTOLL, Owen Raphael | Director | 1998-01-09 | 2006-07-14 |
| MCHUGH, Christopher Patrick | Director | 2004-01-21 | 2006-07-14 |
| ODELL, Timothy Earnleigh | Director | 1999-11-16 | 2000-08-01 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-11-05 | 1996-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.