LIGHTWATER VALLEY ATTRACTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-02 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-19
Watchouts
Cash
£290K
+85.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-9.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
203
-8.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£123K
+93.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
There exists a material uncertainty in relation to the ability of the Company to operate as a going concern as a result of this risk.
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2023-12-24 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,633,000 | £4,892,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£1,683,000 | £184,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,880,000 | -£123,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,430,000 | -£165,000 | |
| Cash | £243,194 | £92,139 | £156,000 | £290,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,239,293 | £3,921,341 | £10,187,000 | £10,241,000 | |
| Net assets | £2,895,618 | £2,235,859 | £1,812,000 | £1,647,000 | |
| Equity | £2,895,618 | £2,235,859 | £1,812,000 | £1,647,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 169 | 222 | 203 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,953,000 | £1,905,000 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-24
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Turnover
+5.6%
£4,633,000 £4,892,000
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Cash
+85.9%
£156,000 £290,000
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
-9.1%
£1,812,000 £1,647,000
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-8.6%
222 203
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Operating profit
+110.9%
-£1,683,000 £184,000
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Profit before tax
+93.5%
-£1,880,000 -£123,000
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Wages
-2.5%
£1,953,000 £1,905,000
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 | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2023-12-24 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -36.3% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -30.9% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -16.5% | 1.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 85.6% | 87.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.98x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -8.54x | 0.60x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“There exists a material uncertainty in relation to the ability of the Company to operate as a going concern as a result of this risk.”
Significant events
- “On 31 March 2025, the Group signed an amendment to its loan facility.”
- “In May 2025, the Group's listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange was cancelled with the delisting becoming effective on 2 May 2025.”
- “In September 2024, the Group took the decision to dispose of the remaining five loss-making sites comprising the Bars trading division.”
- “In April 2025, the Group took the decision to actively seek a buyer for the sale of Lightwater Valley.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELLORS, Edward James | Director | 2025-12-18 | Oct 1979 | British |
| MELLORS, James Henry | Director | 2025-12-18 | Oct 1945 | British |
| MELLORS, James Frederick | Director | 2025-12-18 | Oct 1977 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUSHION, Peter | Secretary | 2002-12-11 | 2010-08-27 |
| FENN, Nicholas Patrick | Secretary | 2000-10-12 | 2001-01-31 |
| GHOLAM, Robert Elie | Secretary | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-18 |
| JOHNSON, Gary | Secretary | 2012-05-07 | 2017-06-06 |
| JOHNSON-TREHERNE, Peter Miles | Secretary | 2010-08-28 | 2017-06-06 |
| SMITH, John Anthony | Secretary | 2016-06-16 | 2025-06-30 |
| TREHERNE, Peter | Secretary | 2001-01-31 | 2002-12-11 |
| WYLLIE, Victoria Claire | Secretary | 2010-09-16 | 2012-05-07 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-10-12 | 2000-10-12 |
| ACKORD, Anne Elizabeth | Director | 2021-06-17 | 2025-12-18 |
| BAINBRIDGE, Mark | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2017-06-06 |
| BELGROVE, Timothy Michael | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2005-06-14 |
| BRADSHAW, Robert Pryce | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2002-03-08 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Ian Robert | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2021-06-17 |
| CUSHION, Peter | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2005-11-07 |
| ENRIGHT, Michael John | Director | 2017-06-06 | 2021-06-17 |
| GHOLAM, Robert Elie | Director | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-18 |
| JOHNSON-TREHERNE, Peter Miles | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2017-06-06 |
| LAST, Stephen John | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2001-01-31 |
| LEECH, Allan James Stuart | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2017-06-06 |
| LEECH, Allan James Stuart | Director | 2002-08-22 | 2005-11-02 |
| MASON, Philip | Director | 2000-10-12 | 2001-01-31 |
| SMITH, John Anthony | Director | 2021-06-17 | 2025-06-30 |
| WESTGATE, Dudley Charles Salmon | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2012-02-10 |
| WESTGATE, Dudley Charles Salmon | Director | 2001-01-31 | 2005-11-02 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-12 | 2000-10-12 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-10-12 | 2000-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellors Group Fantasy Island Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| The Brighton Pier Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-17 | Ceased 2025-12-18 |
| Livingstone Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-06-06 | Ceased 2021-06-17 |
| Mr Allan James Leech | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-06 |
| Mr Peter Miles Johnson-Treherne | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 203 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-02 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-01-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-17 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-17 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-17 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.