BETTING SHOP SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£13M
+20.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+26.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
762
+27.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.2M
-13.5% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-27
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-26 | 2021-04-25 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £71,584,918 | £90,149,211 | +25.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £10,418,161 | £9,756,564 | -6.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9,539,814 | £8,247,580 | -13.5% | |
| Net profit | -£1,380,492 | -£854,481 | £9,684,528 | £5,960,505 | -38.5% | |
| Cash | £5,621,062 | £4,666,720 | £11,161,847 | £13,440,536 | +20.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,102,384 | £2,652,742 | £23,849,864 | £34,677,975 | +45.4% | |
| Net assets | -£22,924,067 | -£23,778,548 | £14,772,431 | £18,732,936 | +26.8% | |
| Equity | — | — | £14,772,431 | £18,732,936 | +26.8% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 597 | 762 | +27.6% | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £14,343,005 | £19,732,172 | +37.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £300,000 | £588,761 | +96.3% |
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 | 2020-04-26 | 2021-04-25 | 2024-04-28 | 2025-04-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 14.6% | 10.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.5% | 6.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 43.7% | 28.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.15x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 9.42x | 5.30x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit II Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- BETTING SHOP SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Betting Shop Operations Limited 100%
- Jennings (SL) Limited 100%
- Jennings Racing (2006) Limited 100%
- Jennings Racing Limited 100%
- Joe Jennings Bookmakers Limited 100%
- Jenningsbet Online Limited 100%
- Bet 21 Limited 100%
- Megabet UK Ltd 100%
- Mark Jarvis Limited 100%
- Charnwood Forest Turf Accountants Limited 100%
- Clark Racing (Northern) Limited 100%
- WADS Limited 100%
- MJ Sports Bet Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In May 24, the Group acquired Mark Jarvis Ltd, a company with 40 Licensed Betting Shops located in the Midlands and South Yorkshire.”
- “After the year end, the company entered a new facility agreement with Metro Bank PLC for £30m. This included a £25m term loan facility over 5 years. £20m was available to refinance it existing indebtedness with the lender and development funding with £5m for financing permitted acquisitions.”
- “On 30 April 2025 G R Knight provided personal guarantees to the Parent company's bankers totalling £6,000,000.”
- “In May 2025 the share premium was reduced by £4m and in October 2025 it was reduced by a further £5m. Payments were made in June 2025 and November 2025 respectively.”
- “In November 2025, 21,999,978 ordinary shares of £0.00001 each were allotted. Due to the restructuring of shares, Gregory Knight retained 10% ownership and 90% of the shares transferred to the various Knight Family Trust.”
- “The 22,222,220 ordinary shares of £0.00001 each in the capital of the Company were redesignated as: 2,222,220 A ordinary shares of £0.00001 each; 3,999,996 B ordinary shares of £0.00001 each; 3,999,996 C ordinary shares of £0.00001 each; 3,999,996 D ordinary shares of £0.00001 each; 3,999,996 E ordinary shares of £0.00001 each; and 3,999,996 F ordinary shares of £0.00001 each.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT, Victoria Emma | Secretary | 2021-10-15 | — | — |
| KNIGHT, Gregory Roy | Director | 2009-12-04 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUNDHUN, Iqbal | Secretary | 2005-05-17 | 2012-12-04 |
| KNIGHT, Julian | Secretary | 2012-12-04 | 2021-07-30 |
| WOOD, Derek Graham Richard | Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2005-05-17 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-12-10 | 2004-12-10 |
| BERMAN, Jonathan | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2009-11-01 |
| BUNDHUN, Mohamed Iqbal | Director | 2009-12-02 | 2009-12-20 |
| HOGG, Ian Christopher | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2009-11-30 |
| KNIGHT, Julian William | Director | 2009-12-04 | 2021-07-30 |
| PEARS, David Alan | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2017-09-01 |
| PEARS, Mark Andrew | Director | 2005-05-17 | 2017-09-01 |
| SHAW, Ian Jonathan | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2019-01-25 |
| WOOD, Derek Graham Richard | Director | 2004-12-10 | 2006-12-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian William Knight | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2021-07-30 |
| Mrs Charlotte Louise Boxall | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2021-07-30 |
| Mr David Alan Pears | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Mr Mark Andrew Pears | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Sir Trevor Steven Pears | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2017-09-01 |
| Gregory Roy Knight | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-11 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-10-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-05-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-05-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-02-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-02-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 8
- 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.