TENPIN LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
-5.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£80m
-3% vs 2024
Employees
2,343
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£19m
-30.8% lowest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of TENPIN LIMITED's latest filing
Tenpin brought in £146m, but higher overheads and thinner margins pushed profits down 20%. That didn't stop the US owners from taking a £17.5m dividend. 🎳📉 #tenpin #bowling #businessuk #financials #privateequity
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £130,564,000 | £142,032,000 | £146,484,000 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | £36,256,000 | £36,986,000 | £29,474,000 | -20.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,965,000 | £27,447,000 | £19,006,000 | -30.8% | |
| Net profit | £23,758,000 | £24,686,000 | £14,399,000 | -41.7% | |
| Cash | £9,366,000 | £11,583,000 | £10,996,000 | -5.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £283,660,000 | £299,414,000 | £300,170,000 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £73,919,000 | £82,665,000 | £80,226,000 | -3% | |
| Equity | £73,919,000 | £82,665,000 | £80,226,000 | -3% | |
| Average employees | 1,808 | 2,188 | 2,343 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £26,724,000 | £29,157,000 | £31,892,000 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £128,000 | £485,000 | £1,187,000 | +144.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £190,495 | £458,034 | +140.4% |
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 | 2024-12-29 | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 27.8% | 26.0% | 20.1% | |
| Net margin | 18.2% | 17.4% | 9.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 12.4% | 9.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.6% | 75.2% | 76.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.75x | 0.90x | 0.72x | |
| Interest cover | 4.97x | 3.88x | 2.82x |
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
- TENPIN LIMITED 2003-08-18 → present
- PRECIS (2358) LIMITED 2003-06-06 → 2003-08-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, which the Directors believe to be appropriate based on the review carried out and explained in the going concern section on pages 11-12.”
Group structure
- TENPIN LIMITED · parent
- Tenpin Five Limited 100%
- Tenpin (Sunderland) Limited 100%
- Tenpin One Limited 100%
- Tenpin (Halifax) Limited 100%
- Quattroleisure Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, the Group purchased all gaming machines previously operated under finance leases for a total of £9.0m, paid in 2 instalments with £5.0m paid in February 2025 and £4.0m paid in February 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHEPPARD, George Jason | Secretary | 2017-12-04 | — | — |
| ASTLE, Bret | Director | 2024-05-03 | Dec 1975 | British |
| BRAYBROOK, Rachel Marie | Director | 2024-05-03 | Jun 1986 | British |
| SHEPPARD, George Jason | Director | 2017-12-04 | Nov 1981 | British |
| WILLIS, Mark Simon | Director | 2025-08-19 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRICK, Mark | Secretary | 2015-04-24 | 2017-12-04 |
| DARWIN, Richard James | Secretary | 2010-10-31 | 2015-04-24 |
| SMITH, Peter Anthony | Secretary | 2003-08-08 | 2010-10-31 |
| OFFICE ORGANIZATION & SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-06 | 2003-08-08 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-06-06 | 2003-06-06 |
| ARORA, Vineet | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-03-05 |
| BARRETT, David William | Director | 2003-11-28 | 2006-04-26 |
| BASING, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2010-07-30 | 2021-05-05 |
| BLACKWELL, Graham Edwin | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2026-06-10 |
| CARRICK, Mark | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2017-12-04 |
| COLLINS, Kaye Elizabeth | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2010-01-15 |
| DARWIN, Richard James | Director | 2010-07-14 | 2015-04-24 |
| FREEMAN, Charles Truscott | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2017-02-28 |
| GARROOD, Duncan Steven, Dr | Director | 2018-12-14 | 2020-09-07 |
| HAND, Alan Michael | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2018-12-14 |
| HASPEL, Peter William | Director | 2004-10-07 | 2010-07-30 |
| MITCHELL, Alastair John | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2005-02-25 |
| OPPENHEIM, Nicholas | Director | 2009-12-15 | 2010-07-30 |
| PREW, Simon Barry | Director | 2006-11-21 | 2009-12-31 |
| SMITH, Antony David | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2024-05-07 |
| SMITH, Peter Anthony | Director | 2003-08-08 | 2010-07-30 |
| WILLIS, Mark | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2019-03-31 |
| PEREGRINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-06-06 | 2003-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teg Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 242 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.