SPORTSBIKESHOP LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
+22.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£26M
+24.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
201
+20.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.7M
+32.8% highest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £33,275,663 | £40,852,885 | £43,721,521 | £48,373,715 | £49,918,332 | £59,149,735 | +18.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,765,541 | £4,174,651 | £4,155,381 | £4,314,050 | £4,923,360 | £6,505,049 | +32.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,749,861 | £4,159,663 | £4,137,666 | £4,378,578 | £5,027,775 | £6,677,742 | +32.8% | |
| Net profit | £2,708,232 | £3,570,591 | £3,819,432 | £3,608,594 | £3,953,065 | £5,006,494 | +26.6% | |
| Cash | £7,612,828 | £2,794,533 | £1,356,165 | £1,901,167 | £3,489,943 | £4,279,308 | +22.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £12,301,801 | £9,561,052 | £13,473,374 | £17,071,051 | £21,040,790 | £26,019,239 | +23.7% | |
| Net assets | £12,048,959 | £9,249,550 | £13,068,982 | £16,677,576 | £20,630,641 | £25,637,135 | +24.3% | |
| Equity | £12,048,959 | £9,249,550 | £13,068,982 | £16,677,576 | £20,630,641 | £25,637,135 | +24.3% | |
| Average employees | 113 | 138 | 164 | 162 | 167 | 201 | +20.4% | |
| Wages | £2,132,697 | £3,058,003 | £3,686,645 | £3,801,798 | £4,252,132 | £5,286,302 | +24.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £230,120 | £501,958 | £421,630 | £231,395 | £202,133 | £262,840 | +30% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 10.2% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 11.0% | |
| Net margin | 8.1% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 8.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 43.7% | 30.8% | 25.3% | 23.4% | 25.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.89x | 3.31x | 3.45x |
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
- Dexter & Sharpe Audit Services Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “Turnover has increased by 18.5% this year, driven by growth in online sales, growth in the existing network of 9 stores, as well as the continued expansion of the retail network. Two new stores were opened this financial year Norwich in February and Southampton in August.”
- “As of November 2025, Polo Motorrad GMBH entered into administration and has now been fully separated from Sportsbikeshop.”
- “Sportsbikeshop is no longer reporting into Polo Group and under the new structure now reports directly to Ares Management.”
- “On November 18th, Polo Motorrad und Sportswear, the German trading arm of the group, went into administration. Once Polo went into administration, the shares in Sportsbikeshop Ltd were transferred to Polo's major shareholders which are all partnerships in Ares Management Corporation. Sportsbikeshop is unaffected by events at Polo and is not liable for any group debts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINTERS, Christopher Alex | Director | 2018-09-04 | Feb 1979 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, John Stuart | Secretary | 2005-03-22 | 2018-09-04 |
| AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-03-22 | 2005-03-22 |
| BUTTON, Julian Andrew | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2008-11-20 |
| MITCHELL, James Stuart | Director | 2005-03-22 | 2025-11-20 |
| MITCHELL, John Stuart | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2018-09-04 |
| AR NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2005-03-22 | 2005-03-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ares European Direct Lending Extended Value Parallel Fund, L.P. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Ares European Credit Strategies Fund Iii (A), L.P. | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-11-21 | Active |
| Inos 26 Acquico Uk Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.