TOMBOLA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20M
-20.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£155M
+80.1% vs 2023
Employees
596
-31.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£84M
+65.8% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £201,675,715 | £255,225,556 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £48,586,667 | £73,416,637 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £50,790,378 | £84,198,518 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £6,311,032 | £41,674,661 | £68,314,196 | |
| Cash | — | £11,802,230 | £8,617,248 | £619,042 | £3,648,924 | £25,169,569 | £19,972,403 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £86,058,269 | £155,023,177 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £86,058,269 | £155,023,177 | |
| Equity | £31,071,675 | — | — | — | -£21,185,660 | £86,058,269 | £155,023,177 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 639 | 684 | 870 | 596 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £13,935,952 | £30,474,042 | £33,763,529 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £669,126 | £84,900 |
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
+26.6%
£201,675,715 £255,225,556
-
Cash
-20.6%
£25,169,569 £19,972,403
-
Net assets
+80.1%
£86,058,269 £155,023,177
-
Employees
-31.5%
870 596
lowest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+51.1%
£48,586,667 £73,416,637
-
Profit before tax
+65.8%
£50,790,378 £84,198,518
-
Wages
+10.8%
£30,474,042 £33,763,529
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1% | 28.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 20.7% | 26.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 56.5% | 47.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.25x | 3.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 338.67x | 132.01x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- 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 and parent 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.”
Group structure
- TOMBOLA LIMITED · parent
- Tombola (Canada) Limited 100%
- Tombola (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Tombola (International) Plc 100%
- Tombola Services SL 100%
- Tombola Italia Srl 100%
- Tombola Services Denmark ApS 100%
- TSS Sweden AB 100%
- Tombola International Malta Plc 100%
- Tombola Services B.V. 100%
- Tombola Services Germany GmbH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Christina | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| MCCORMICK, Leslie Paul | Director | 2025-08-31 | Jun 1976 | British |
| OZCAN, Recep | Director | 2024-04-19 | Sep 1974 | British |
| RICKUS, Alex Gerald Whiteman | Director | 2024-05-27 | Apr 1986 | British |
| STURGEON, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2025-11-26 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRONIN, Alison Jane | Secretary | 1999-12-07 | 2022-01-10 |
| GRAEME, Dorothy May | Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-07 | 1999-12-07 |
| SEELEY, Jonathan | Secretary | 2022-01-10 | 2024-07-01 |
| BEARD, James Philip Hedley | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2024-02-09 |
| BIRCH, Stephen | Director | 2025-01-06 | 2025-08-31 |
| BUNN, James Richard | Director | 2024-04-19 | 2025-11-26 |
| CRONIN, Alison Jane | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2022-01-10 |
| CRONIN, James Edward | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2022-01-10 |
| CRONIN, Michael Andrew | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2022-01-10 |
| CRONIN, Philip John | Director | 1999-12-07 | 2021-01-10 |
| CRONIN, Robert Adam | Director | 2011-01-14 | 2022-01-10 |
| GRAEME, Lesley Joyce | Nominee Director | 1999-12-07 | 1999-12-07 |
| KINGSTON, Robert John | Director | 2022-01-10 | 2022-11-30 |
| WARRINER, Mike | Director | 2023-04-04 | 2024-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tse Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-01-10 | Active |
| Philip John Cronin | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-01-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.