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Cash

£1.9M

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£2.4M

highest in 3 filed years

Employees

207

Average over period

Profit before tax

£4.1M

Period ending 2025-12-31

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-10-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £19,819,341£26,246,094£26,118,270
Operating profit -£6,999,383£14,952,350£4,026,629
Profit before tax -£8,637,024£14,101,749£4,111,895
Net profit -£8,637,024£14,101,749£4,111,895
Cash £512,260£4,150,386£1,944,924
Total assets less current liabilities £1,211,858£1,757,019£6,718,201
Net assets -£15,785,234-£1,683,485£2,428,410
Equity -£15,785,234-£1,683,485£2,428,410
Average employees 211203207
Wages £4,270,054£5,938,637£4,694,396
Directors' remuneration £729,667

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 . Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 14 months prior. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-10-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin -35.3%57.0%15.4%
Net margin -43.6%53.7%15.7%
Return on capital employed -577.6%851.0%59.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 189.6%107.9%92.9%
Current ratio 0.16x0.34x0.50x
Interest cover -4.24x16.69x

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
Azets Audit Services
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 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

  1. SPARRING PARTNERS LIMITED · parent
    1. Gymbox Limited 100% · London, SE1 6TJ · Dormant company

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 25 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
AVERDIJK, Pascal Gerrit Jan Director 2024-10-24 Nov 1977 Dutch
RANDALL, Neil David Director 2024-10-24 Oct 1981 British
Show 25 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BALL, Tom Secretary 2006-03-08 2007-04-27
BATE, Arianne Secretary 2017-02-21 2019-04-08
CADD, Susan Anne Secretary 2002-04-23 2004-12-22
DHALIWAL, Jamie Secretary 2015-04-01 2017-02-21
HEAD, Lynda Carole Secretary 2013-03-15 2015-01-16
HILTON, Richard Stuart Secretary 2007-04-27 2013-03-15
HILTON, Richard Stuart Secretary 2004-12-22 2006-03-08
JOHNSON, Martin Secretary 2019-04-08 2019-11-27
LEVY, Simon Alexander Secretary 2001-04-24 2002-04-23
RICHARDS, Hayley Secretary 2024-04-12 2024-10-24
VERNON, Scott Secretary 2020-12-31 2024-06-04
VERNON, Scott Secretary 2019-11-27 2020-04-21
WILLIAMSON, Gem Secretary 2011-05-01 2013-03-15
WOOLF, Nick Secretary 2020-04-15 2020-12-31
ASH, Chris Director 2003-08-13 2004-12-22
BALFOUR, Michael William Director 2002-02-26 2004-12-22
CHILD, Colin Charles Director 2002-02-26 2003-04-11
COOPER, David Director 2004-12-22 2024-10-24
DIAPER, Marc David Director 2014-04-17 2024-10-24
GAVAGHAN, Kevin Director 2002-02-26 2002-09-06
HENCHOZ, Patrick Director 2006-03-08 2013-11-21
HILTON, John David Director 2002-02-26 2003-08-13
HILTON, Richard Stuart Director 2001-04-24 2024-10-24
NEWMAN, Timothy Carlo Director 2002-09-02 2004-12-22
VERNON, Scott Director 2011-12-22 2024-10-24

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Sparring Partners Holdings Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 184 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2026-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-11-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-11-05 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-06-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2026-02-21 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2026-02-18 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2026-02-04 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2025-10-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-05-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-12-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-12-09 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company current extended PDF
2024-11-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-11-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-11-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-11-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-11-08 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2024-11-05 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-11-05 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-10-29 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-10-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-10-28 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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