THE GREAT RUN COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.2m
+71.8% vs 2024
Employees
59
+391.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
+62.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,419,219 | £17,533,060 | +53.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,111,350 | £2,900,384 | +37.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £2,111,350 | £3,433,436 | +62.6% | |
| Net profit | £1,204,329 | £1,540,484 | £1,403,323 | £859,236 | £1,583,512 | £2,565,892 | +62% | |
| Cash | £0 | £281 | £0 | — | £0 | £15,284,090 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,234,418 | £4,789,000 | £5,265,122 | £5,423,192 | £2,496,899 | £4,223,676 | +69.2% | |
| Net assets | £3,225,307 | £4,765,791 | £5,206,081 | £5,372,397 | £2,455,909 | £4,218,371 | +71.8% | |
| Equity | £3,225,307 | £4,765,791 | £5,206,081 | £5,372,397 | £2,455,909 | £4,218,371 | +71.8% | |
| Average employees | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 59 | +391.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £724,466 | £3,411,174 | +370.9% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 18.5% | 16.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.9% | 14.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 84.6% | 68.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.8% | 54.6% | 53.0% | — | 80.5% | 79.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.23x | 1.25x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-01-30
- THE GREAT RUN COMPANY LIMITED 2025-01-30 → present
- NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1998-06-17 → 2025-01-30
- VIEW FROM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 1997-06-02 → 1998-06-17
- SAVESIGN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1997-01-10 → 1997-06-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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
- “As part of our continued focus on trail events, the Great Run Company has taken a minority stake in Wild Deer Events Limited, a north east based trail event company with over 30 events, predominantly across the North of England.”
- “2026 saw a continuation of the participation pattern of 2025 with continued strong sales across all events. Early 2026 saw the launch of Run South London, a new half marathon which is a joint initiative with Merton Borough Council.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Lisa | Secretary | 2023-12-07 | — | — |
| FOSTER, Brendan | Director | 1997-10-10 | Jan 1948 | British |
| FOSTER, Catherine Susan | Director | 2022-01-25 | Mar 1979 | British |
| FOSTER, Paul Brendan | Director | 2021-01-19 | Mar 1977 | British |
| HOMES, Nicolette | Director | 2022-01-25 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MATHER, Peter James | Director | 2022-08-01 | Jul 1960 | British |
| WILKINS, Eric Malcolm | Director | 1997-10-10 | Dec 1952 | British |
| WRIGHT, Gary Robert | Director | 2022-01-25 | Jun 1979 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, Lindsey | Secretary | 2023-04-20 | 2023-12-07 |
| MARSHALL, Stuart | Secretary | 2009-04-10 | 2014-02-06 |
| RUTHERFORD, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2014-02-06 | 2016-10-28 |
| SHELDON, Christopher Edward | Secretary | 2017-01-23 | 2017-08-14 |
| WILKINS, Eric Malcolm | Secretary | 1997-10-10 | 2009-04-10 |
| WRIGHT, Gary | Secretary | 2017-08-03 | 2023-04-20 |
| DICKINSON DEES | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-05-14 | 1997-10-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-01-10 | 1997-05-14 |
| CAINE, John | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2006-10-06 |
| COCKMAN, Frank | Director | 1997-10-10 | 1999-02-05 |
| FLYNN, John | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2019-07-18 |
| HEWITT, Anthony Jonathan | Director | 1997-05-14 | 1997-10-10 |
| NEWTON, David James | Director | 2006-10-01 | 2015-11-27 |
| NICHOLSON, Sean | Director | 1997-05-14 | 1997-10-10 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-10 | 1997-05-14 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-01-10 | 1997-05-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-30 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-30 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-04-28 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.