GLOBAL DRAW LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-24.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£97M
-37.6% vs 2023
Employees
215
+19.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£73M
+106.1% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £100,232,000 | £105,921,000 | |
| Operating profit | £34,854,000 | £13,267,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £35,224,000 | £72,600,000 | |
| Net profit | £35,324,000 | £72,300,000 | |
| Cash | £8,661,000 | £6,542,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | |
| Net assets | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | |
| Equity | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | |
| Average employees | 180 | 215 | |
| Wages | £9,309,000 | £11,152,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £256,000 | £271,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+5.7%
£100,232,000 £105,921,000
-
Cash
-24.5%
£8,661,000 £6,542,000
-
Net assets
-37.6%
£154,789,000 £96,623,000
-
Employees
+19.4%
180 215
-
Operating profit
-61.9%
£34,854,000 £13,267,000
-
Profit before tax
+106.1%
£35,224,000 £72,600,000
-
Wages
+19.8%
£9,309,000 £11,152,000
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 34.8% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 35.2% | 68.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 13.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.91x | 4.62x | |
| Interest cover | 4356.75x | 28.41x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director has reviewed the forecast of the Company's activities for a period of at least 12 months from the signing of the Statement of Financial Position. Taking into account current market conditions, volatility, and the potential group rationalisation of the UK business discussed in the Strategic Report, the Director is satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future. On this basis, the Company has prepared its accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL DRAW LIMITED · parent
- Barcrest Group Limited 100%
- Barcrest Development BV 50%
Significant events
- “Capital reorganisation exercise in 2024, dividend in specie received from subsidiary Barcrest Group Limited.”
- “Significant reduction in intercompany assets and liabilities from £154.8m to £96.6m in 2024 as part of capital reorganisation.”
- “Impairment loss of £24.2m recognised in 2024 for investment in Barcrest Group Limited.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOTTILE, James, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-25 | Sep 1960 | American |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAELSON, Ira Huey | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2011-10-31 |
| RAYNOR, Michelle Susan Ann | Secretary | 1998-05-12 | 2006-04-20 |
| SARNO, John Berard, Director & Secretary | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2015-06-19 |
| SCHLOSS, Martin Edward | Secretary | 2006-04-20 | 2006-06-08 |
| ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-12 | 1998-05-12 |
| EKLUND, Michael Christopher | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2021-10-15 |
| FRATER, Stephen George | Director | 1998-05-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| GRUBMULLER, Walter | Director | 1998-06-23 | 1999-05-15 |
| HERRERA, Marco Antonio | Director | 2020-08-11 | 2020-10-31 |
| HORNE, Phillip Douglas | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2020-04-04 |
| HUNTLEY, William James | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2008-07-09 |
| JAMES, Constance Purcell, Ms. | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2023-08-25 |
| MOORCROFT, David Alex Lee | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Michael | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2025-04-30 |
| QUARTIERI, Michael Alan | Director | 2020-04-04 | 2020-06-26 |
| RAPHAELSON, Ira Huey | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2011-10-31 |
| SARNO, John Berard | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-06-19 |
| SCHLOSS, Martin Edward | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2006-06-08 |
| STAPLEY, Barry, Dr | Director | 1998-06-23 | 2006-04-20 |
| TIMMIS, Ian | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2013-02-15 |
| ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-12 | 1998-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light & Wonder, Inc., | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-03 | Active |
| Scientific Games International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | 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 | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type 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.