SPORTING CLUB ST. HELENS LIMITED
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Cash
£245k
+106.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.7m
-46.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
609
+7.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3.5m
+2.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,095,180 | £8,581,390 | £8,876,350 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,205,612 | -£3,554,463 | -£3,459,279 | +2.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,259,991 | -£3,600,943 | -£3,505,200 | +2.7% | |
| Net profit | -£2,046,191 | -£1,921,533 | -£3,369,718 | -75.4% | |
| Cash | £153,495 | £118,733 | £245,130 | +106.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,636,209 | £14,729,036 | £11,126,920 | -24.5% | |
| Net assets | £8,827,790 | £6,906,257 | £3,701,901 | -46.4% | |
| Equity | £8,827,790 | £6,906,257 | £3,701,901 | -46.4% | |
| Average employees | 545 | 565 | 609 | +7.8% | |
| Wages | £5,082,919 | £5,539,662 | £5,721,606 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £698,304 | £658,594 | — | — |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -24.3% | -41.4% | -39.0% | |
| Net margin | -22.5% | -22.4% | -38.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.8% | -24.1% | -31.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 79.0% | 88.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.09x | 0.06x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | -40.54x | -70.55x | -75.33x |
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
- SPORTING CLUB ST. HELENS LIMITED 2001-03-14 → present
- COURSEBUY LIMITED 1999-11-11 → 2001-03-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- WR Partners
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- SPORTING CLUB ST. HELENS LIMITED · parent
- St Helens Rugby Football Club 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Group since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLSHAW, Peter | Secretary | 2024-03-27 | — | — |
| COLEMAN, Dermot John | Director | 2016-07-22 | Dec 1962 | British |
| COLEMAN, Michael | Director | 2010-03-19 | Oct 1960 | British |
| FAIRHURST, Michael Christopher | Director | 2025-02-07 | May 1963 | British |
| MARREN, Kevin John | Director | 2009-02-10 | Sep 1960 | British |
| MCCORMACK, Robert Keith | Director | 2009-05-29 | Sep 1946 | British |
| MCMANUS, Eamonn | Director | 2001-11-30 | May 1956 | British |
| NICHOLL, Joseph | Director | 2006-01-27 | Jun 1964 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARROW, Paul Bernard | Secretary | 2006-11-08 | 2007-06-08 |
| BULLOUGH, John Samuel | Secretary | 2001-03-06 | 2006-01-27 |
| CARTER, Peter | Secretary | 2007-10-29 | 2013-04-30 |
| CULLEN, Michael John | Secretary | 2007-06-08 | 2007-09-03 |
| KAY, Malcolm | Secretary | 1999-12-02 | 2001-03-06 |
| KITCHEN, Paul John | Secretary | 2013-08-01 | 2016-07-22 |
| WHITEHEAD, Colin Roy | Secretary | 2016-07-22 | 2024-03-27 |
| HASLAMS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-27 | 2006-11-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-11-11 | 1999-12-02 |
| ASHTON, Eric | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2008-03-20 |
| BARROW, Paul Bernard | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2007-06-08 |
| BELL, Andrew James | Director | 2009-04-16 | 2012-01-30 |
| COLQUITT, Anthony James | Director | 2007-04-04 | 2013-07-29 |
| GREEN, Christopher James | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2007-06-08 |
| HARTLEY, James Alexander George | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2025-11-21 |
| KAY, Malcolm | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2002-03-25 |
| LYONS, Fergus John | Director | 2010-04-19 | 2012-01-30 |
| MCGUIRE, Donal Patrick | Director | 2006-01-27 | 2007-06-08 |
| MCGUIRE, Sean Francis | Director | 2002-12-09 | 2007-04-18 |
| MULCAHY, Stephen Francis | Director | 2003-12-02 | 2005-04-13 |
| SPENCER, Joseph Alan | Director | 2001-11-30 | 2009-09-07 |
| THOMAS, Arthur William | Director | 1999-12-02 | 2005-02-08 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-11-11 | 1999-12-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Coleman | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Eamonn Mcmanus | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.