RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2021 LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
Cash
£68K
-38.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
-£457K
+0.1% vs 2023
Employees
1
-50% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Taking these factors into account, including the nature of the company's creditors and the likelihood of reaching appropriate settlements, the director believes it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Nevertheless, these circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,098,039 | £3,453,519 | £4,642,574 | — | — | £57,931 | — | |
| Operating profit | £163,241 | -£163,241 | — | — | — | -£41,904 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | £0 | -£414,825 | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | £0 | -£414,825 | — | -£41,904 | £318 | |
| Cash | £3,264,805 | £3,674,696 | £4,131,050 | £2,161,616 | — | £111,216 | £68,084 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £163,242 | £1 | £1 | -£414,824 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£317 | -£317 | -£317 | -£415,142 | — | -£457,046 | -£456,728 | |
| Equity | -£317 | -£317 | -£317 | -£415,142 | — | -£457,046 | -£456,728 | |
| Average employees | 8 | 22 | 35 | 37 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,403,446 | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
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Cash
-38.8%
£111,216 £68,084
lowest in 6 filed years
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Net assets
+0.1%
-£457,046 -£456,728
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Employees
-50%
2 1
lowest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | -4.7% | — | — | — | -72.3% | — | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | -72.3% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 100.0% | -16324100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.53x | 0.50x |
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
- RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2021 LIMITED 2017-01-20 → present
- RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2013 LIMITED 2011-04-05 → 2017-01-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Hurst Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Taking these factors into account, including the nature of the company's creditors and the likelihood of reaching appropriate settlements, the director believes it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Nevertheless, these circumstances represent a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “The Rugby League World Cup 2021, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, took place in Autumn 2022.”
- “The Executive team and independent Board members resigned on 31st March 2023, and management of the Company is now in the hands of the RFL, with the Board comprised of one director.”
- “Post-tournament, the Company no longer trades and there are a number of balances held in debtors remaining which relate to amounts owed by competing nations which are unlikely to be settled in the near future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Rhodri Wyn | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| POWER, Dermot Justin | Director | 2026-05-01 | May 1951 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUTTON, Jonathan Michael | Secretary | 2017-03-01 | 2018-03-16 |
| GIBSON, Michelle | Secretary | 2018-03-16 | 2023-03-31 |
| MOORHOUSE, Karen Elizabeth | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| ALLEN, Jane Audrey | Director | 2017-07-04 | 2020-08-08 |
| BARWICK, Brian Robert | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2019-09-19 |
| BISHOP, Jonathan | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2017-02-07 |
| BOLTON, Sally Louise | Director | 2012-04-13 | 2014-06-30 |
| BRINDLEY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2023-04-01 |
| CAIN, Stuart John | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2023-03-31 |
| CAINE, Jonathan Michael, Lord | Director | 2021-03-03 | 2023-03-31 |
| CATTON, Suzanne Margaret | Director | 2020-09-29 | 2023-03-31 |
| GRAHAM, Robert | Director | 2025-09-15 | 2026-05-01 |
| HILL, Andrew | Director | 2012-05-25 | 2017-02-07 |
| HONEYMAN, Andrew | Director | 2017-07-20 | 2020-06-12 |
| KNIGHT, Stacey Louise | Director | 2017-07-17 | 2023-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Richard Alan | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2012-04-13 |
| MOORHOUSE, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2018-06-15 | 2022-12-31 |
| PERLS, Michael James | Director | 2017-09-22 | 2023-03-31 |
| SULLIVAN, Robert James | Director | 2019-09-13 | 2023-03-31 |
| SUTTON, Antony Nigel | Director | 2023-01-01 | 2025-09-15 |
| WOOD, Nigel Jonathan | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2020-11-25 |
| YOUNG, Emma Joanne | Director | 2020-11-02 | 2023-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.