ENTAIN WAVE LIMITED
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Cash
£0
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1.2m
-7.7% first positive since 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£100k
+90% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£5,800,000 | -£600,000 | £0 | +100% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,000,000 | -£1,000,000 | -£100,000 | +90% | |
| Net profit | -£5,700,000 | -£900,000 | -£100,000 | +88.9% | |
| Cash | £200,000 | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,300,000 | £1,200,000 | -7.7% | |
| Net assets | -£3,100,000 | £1,300,000 | £1,200,000 | -7.7% | |
| Equity | -£3,100,000 | £1,300,000 | £1,200,000 | -7.7% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £17,000 | £6,500 | £8,000 | +23.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | -46.2% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 62.9% | 65.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.54x | 1.55x | 1.52x | |
| Interest cover | -19.33x | -1.50x | 0.00x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- ENTAIN WAVE LIMITED 2022-04-14 → present
- SPORTINGBET (PRODUCT SERVICES) LIMITED 2007-01-26 → 2022-04-14
- SPORTINGBET 4 LIMITED 2002-05-14 → 2007-01-26
- SPORTINGBET.COM 4 LIMITED 2000-06-28 → 2002-05-14
- FINLAW 221 LIMITED 2000-05-03 → 2000-06-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- ENTAIN WAVE LIMITED · parent
- Wave Operations (Kenya) Limited 100%
- Wave SA (PTY) Ltd 85%
- Wave Online (Kenya) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The impairment charge relates to Wave SA (PTY) Ltd. The subsidiary ceased operations in March 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKEY, John Patrick | Director | 2026-07-31 | May 1967 | British |
| MORGAN, Benjamin William Edward | Director | 2024-11-18 | Jul 1984 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARSENIĆ, Sonja | Secretary | 2019-10-31 | 2019-11-21 |
| TALISMAN, Daniel Jeremy | Secretary | 2001-01-10 | 2015-10-26 |
| FILEX SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-05-03 | 2001-01-10 |
| LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-11-21 | 2026-09-28 |
| ALEXANDER, Kenneth Jack | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2016-10-11 |
| BLANDFORD, Mark Robert | Director | 2001-01-10 | 2007-01-22 |
| COOPER, Richard Quentin Mortimer | Director | 2013-03-19 | 2016-10-11 |
| HADDOW, Sara Kiew | Director | 2024-11-18 | 2026-07-31 |
| HOBDAY, David Arthur | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2008-05-12 |
| HUMBERSTON, James Patrick | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2018-12-12 |
| LEWIS, Adam Robert Arthur | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2023-06-30 |
| LONGTON, William George Harry | Director | 2016-10-11 | 2023-08-09 |
| MCIVER, Andrew Ross | Director | 2007-01-22 | 2013-03-19 |
| NALL, Gary Martin | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2023-12-31 |
| PATEL, Bejay | Director | 2023-08-09 | 2023-08-09 |
| SMITH, Stuart John | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2022-06-27 |
| SUTTERS, Charles Alexander | Director | 2024-09-22 | 2024-11-18 |
| SUTTERS, Charles Alexander | Director | 2019-10-31 | 2022-06-27 |
| WILKINSON, James Henry | Director | 2008-04-16 | 2013-03-19 |
| WOOD, Robert Matthew | Director | 2023-12-31 | 2024-09-22 |
| FILEX NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-05-03 | 2001-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entain Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-11 | Active |
| Sportingbet Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-05-03 | Ceased 2022-04-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.