THE BLACKPOOL PIER COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£650k
+10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.6m
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
190
-5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£261k
+62.8% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,320,718 | £13,890,582 | £13,576,183 | -2.3% | |
| Operating profit | £145,646 | -£207,760 | £154,205 | +174.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£335,649 | -£701,445 | -£260,782 | +62.8% | |
| Net profit | -£302,826 | -£558,907 | -£263,749 | +52.8% | |
| Cash | £1,264,983 | £589,175 | £649,936 | +10.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,977,469 | £15,573,490 | £14,776,764 | -5.1% | |
| Net assets | £11,975,456 | £9,984,049 | £9,595,014 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £11,975,456 | £9,984,049 | £9,595,014 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 213 | 200 | 190 | -5% | |
| Wages | £5,929,496 | £5,332,538 | £5,300,764 | -0.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,038,593 | £588,654 | £602,390 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £2,642 | £13,260 | £16,800 | +26.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £347,060 | £236,222 | £244,931 | +3.7% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | -1.5% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | -2.0% | -4.0% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.8% | -1.3% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.8% | 46.3% | 46.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.38x | 1.42x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | 0.28x | -0.38x | 0.33x |
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
- THE BLACKPOOL PIER COMPANY LIMITED 2016-01-15 → present
- PIERS (BLACKPOOL) LIMITED 2015-05-23 → 2016-01-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ashworth Treasure Limited
- 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... may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- THE BLACKPOOL PIER COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Northern Victorian Pier Limited 100%
- R S Leisure Blackpool Limited 100%
- Euro Attractions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 31st March 2026, there was a significant change in shareholdings with Mr and Mrs P Sedgwick now holding a minority interest and Mr PJ Sedgwick and Miss R Sedgwick being majority shareholders.”
- “In June 2026, the group sold it's 100% shareholding in Northern Victorian Pier Limited to Okken Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEDGWICK, Peter James | Director | 2015-05-23 | Sep 1945 | British |
| SEDGWICK, Peter James | Director | 2015-05-23 | Oct 1980 | British |
| SEDGWICK, Renee | Director | 2015-05-23 | Oct 1976 | British |
| SEDGWICK, Sue | Director | 2015-05-23 | May 1950 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Renee Sedgwick | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-20 | Active |
| Mr Peter James Sedgwick | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2026-03-20 | Active |
| Mrs Sue Sedgwick | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
| Mr Peter James Sedgwick | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-03-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 54 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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.