ARENA LEISURE RACING LIMITED
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Cash
£3.3M
+17.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£95M
+33.4% vs 2023
Employees
184
+7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£26M
+447.7% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,443,463 | £82,980,651 | +42% | |
| Operating profit | £7,426,634 | £29,416,757 | +296.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £4,726,429 | £25,885,883 | +447.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,623,785 | £23,767,795 | +805.9% | |
| Cash | £2,767,239 | £3,258,459 | +17.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £71,217,492 | £94,985,287 | +33.4% | |
| Net assets | £71,217,492 | £94,985,287 | +33.4% | |
| Equity | £71,217,492 | £94,985,287 | +33.4% | |
| Average employees | 172 | 184 | +7% | |
| Wages | £3,836,556 | £3,580,914 | -6.7% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.7% | 35.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 28.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 31.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.3% | 78.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.72x | 0.85x | |
| Interest cover | 1.39x | 5.74x |
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
- Adler Shine LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Group structure
- ARENA LEISURE RACING LIMITED · parent
- Arena Racing (Southwell) Limited 100%
- The Doncaster Racecourse Management Limited 81%
- Ffos Las Racecourse Limited 100%
- Folkestone Racecourse Limited 100%
- Lingfield Park Limited 100%
- Southwell Racecourse Limited 100%
- Windsor Racing Limited 100%
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Limited 100%
- Worcester Racecourse Limited 81%
- Racecourse Data Company Limited 9.09%
- Lingfield Park Property Development Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Investment in fixed assets during the year was restricted to essential works, committed projects and the fulfilment of regulatory obligations.”
- “The Company supported fellow group companies during the year, facilitating the movement of cash around the group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Megan Joy | Secretary | 2012-04-23 | — | — |
| HUNT, Bradley David | Director | 2020-09-24 | Sep 1973 | British |
| NAHUM, Stephane Abraham Joseph | Director | 2012-03-30 | Dec 1975 | French |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERCER, Robert | Secretary | 2007-01-03 | 2012-04-23 |
| GRAVITAS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-09 | 2007-01-03 |
| ELLIOTT, Mark | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2012-03-30 |
| KELLY, Anthony Brian | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2015-07-23 |
| MERCER, Robert | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2012-05-31 |
| ODRISCOLL, Patrick Colin | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2018-09-29 |
| RENTON, Robert Ian | Director | 2007-01-03 | 2012-08-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Kevin Stuart | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2020-09-24 |
| SPINCER, Mark | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2025-11-21 |
| GRAVITAS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-10-09 | 2007-01-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arena Leisure Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-01-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2019-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.