BARCREST GROUP LIMITED
Operating in the gambling and betting sector, the business is a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Draw Ltd and formerly traded as IGT-UK Ltd.
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
141
-15.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.1m
+374.5% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £39,150,000 | £46,532,000 | £32,352,000 | -30.5% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,803,000 | -£2,353,000 | £5,747,000 | +344.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,643,000 | -£2,211,000 | £6,070,000 | +374.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,752,000 | -£2,464,000 | £6,210,000 | +352% | |
| Cash | £1,896,000 | £3,222,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £10,058,000 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £67,416,000 | £7,879,000 | — | — | |
| Equity | — | £7,879,000 | — | — | |
| Average employees | 191 | 166 | 141 | -15.1% | |
| Wages | £8,397,000 | £7,944,000 | £7,262,000 | -8.6% | |
| 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 | -4.6% | -5.1% | 17.8% | |
| Net margin | -4.5% | -5.3% | 19.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -23.4% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | -123.9% | 72.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 1.44x | — |
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
- BARCREST GROUP LIMITED 2005-10-28 → present
- IGT-UK LTD 1998-01-22 → 2005-10-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director is satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months from the date these financial statements are approved and signed. On this basis, the Company has prepared its accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BARCREST GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Barcrest Developments BV 50%
Significant events
- “Post year end on 6 April 2026, all of the employees of the Company were transferred to Global Draw Limited as part of the corporate simplification plan mentioned in the Strategic report.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GABHAWALA, Sweta | Director | 2022-11-18 | Oct 1981 | Indian |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLY, Bibi Rahima | Secretary | 1998-01-22 | 1998-03-16 |
| CREIGHTON, John Kenneth | Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 2000-03-21 |
| FAITH, Melissa Elizabeth | Secretary | 2000-03-22 | 2011-09-23 |
| SARNO, John, Mr. | Secretary | 2011-09-23 | 2015-06-19 |
| ALLRED, Peter John | Director | 1999-04-06 | 2003-07-31 |
| BAKER, George Thomas | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2005-03-01 |
| BENGTSON, Melissa Autumn Braff | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2022-11-18 |
| BERRIDGE, Lee | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2007-04-27 |
| BROWN, Sara Beth | Director | 1999-11-01 | 2003-11-05 |
| COLLETT, Brian | Director | 1998-01-22 | 1998-03-16 |
| EKLUND, Michael Christopher | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2021-10-15 |
| FAITH, Melissa Elizabeth | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-09-23 |
| FRATER, Stephen George | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| HERRERA, Marco Antonio | Director | 2020-08-11 | 2020-10-31 |
| HORNE, Phillip Douglas | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2020-04-04 |
| JONES, David Gwyn | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2011-09-23 |
| KARSKENS, Paulus Johannes Cornelis Aloysius | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2010-09-30 |
| KENNEDY, Timothy William | Director | 2008-05-05 | 2011-09-23 |
| LAMB, Robert Owen | Director | 1999-02-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| LIPKIN, Jeffrey, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2014-05-02 |
| MATTHEWS, Thomas Joseph | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2010-03-01 |
| MCKAY, Dean Brian | Director | 1998-03-16 | 1999-11-01 |
| MELENDRES, Robert Carey, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-30 | 2011-09-23 |
| MOORCROFT, David Alex Lee | Director | 2013-06-14 | 2015-09-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Michael | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2025-04-30 |
| QUARTIERI, Michael Alan | Director | 2020-04-04 | 2020-06-26 |
| RAMSHAW, James Lilwall | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-09-23 |
| TIMMIS, Ian, Mr. | Director | 2011-09-23 | 2013-02-15 |
| WHITE, Robert James | Director | 2003-08-04 | 2013-06-14 |
| WOLSTENHOLME, Dennis Brisco | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2011-09-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Draw Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-05-21 | Active |
| Scientific Games International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-05-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-01 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-11-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-01 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-11-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-25 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.