BRITISH ENSIGN GOLF LTD.
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Cash
£156k
+97% vs 2024
Net assets
£5.3m
+13% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
55
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£512k
+24.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £4,016,396 | £4,495,325 | £4,996,951 | +11.2% | |
| Operating profit | £6,322 | £724,550 | £931,988 | £653,547 | £819,051 | +25.3% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,470,483 | £448,624 | £455,779 | £410,485 | £511,832 | +24.7% | |
| Net profit | £191,306 | £297,058 | £306,629 | £790,223 | £882,930 | +11.7% | |
| Cash | £11 | £59 | £224,658 | £79,408 | £156,430 | +97% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,194,241 | £1,371,299 | £9,122,948 | £9,484,205 | £6,104,963 | -35.6% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £4,133,590 | £4,668,813 | £5,276,743 | +13% | |
| Equity | — | £1,371,299 | £4,133,590 | £4,668,813 | £5,276,743 | +13% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 93 | 53 | 55 | +3.8% | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £1,372,421 | £1,550,547 | £1,646,816 | +6.2% | |
| 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. 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 23.2% | 14.5% | 16.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.6% | 17.6% | 17.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | 52.8% | 10.2% | 6.9% | 13.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 60.9% | 56.5% | 56.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.73x | 2.08x | 0.66x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.96x | 1.49x | 1.63x |
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
- BRITISH ENSIGN GOLF LTD. 2004-06-07 → present
- TRUEACRES LIMITED 2004-05-19 → 2004-06-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Lewis Brownlee (Chichester) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty in relation to the appropriateness of continuing to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BRITISH ENSIGN GOLF LTD. · parent
- Ensign Leisure Limited 100%
- Finemoss Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After the balance sheet date, the group has re-financed its bank borrowing which was due to expire during 2026. A new secured facility of £5.6m, with interest charged at 3.8% per annum over the Bank of England's base rate, has been agreed for a 7 year period with a concessionary period of 24 months of interest only repayments.”
- “The group has also entered into a lease agreement, which expires in 2051, with an initial annual rent of £87,000 plus VAT (previously £57,200 plus VAT per annum) subject to periodic review, securing the tenure of the group at this site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKER, Edward Peter | Director | 2018-06-14 | Aug 1977 | British |
| BLACKER, Luke James | Director | 2018-06-14 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKER, Peter Gordon | Secretary | 2018-06-27 | 2025-08-15 |
| CRESSWELL, Graeme David, Mr. | Secretary | 2004-06-02 | 2012-07-02 |
| CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-05-19 | 2004-06-02 |
| BISHOP, Charles Edward Pearson | Director | 2004-06-02 | 2008-11-06 |
| BLACKER, Peter Gordon, The Estate Of Mr | Director | 2004-06-02 | 2018-06-14 |
| CRESSWELL, Graeme David, Mr. | Director | 2008-03-20 | 2012-07-02 |
| CRESSWELL, Graeme David, Mr. | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2008-03-19 |
| PARKER, Charles Michael | Director | 2008-03-10 | 2015-04-27 |
| CHETTLEBURGH'S LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-05-19 | 2004-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Ensign Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Luke James Blacker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-14 | Active |
| Mr Edward Peter Blacker | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2018-06-14 | Active |
| The Estate Of Mr Peter Gordon Blacker | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-07-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-09-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.