SWIM SPORTS COMPANY LTD
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Cash
£810k
+53.7% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
-£770k
+55.8% vs 2025
Employees
419
+5.3% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£573k
-24.5% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £7,468,000 | £14,559,000 | £15,450,000 | +6.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£668,000 | £1,407,000 | £701,000 | -50.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£1,327,000 | £759,000 | £573,000 | -24.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£1,327,000 | £993,000 | £971,000 | -2.2% | |
| Cash | £0 | £836 | £20,000 | £527,000 | £810,000 | +53.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £343,937 | -£7,423 | -£1,551,000 | -£567,000 | £440,000 | +177.6% | |
| Net assets | -£247,066 | -£323,426 | -£2,485,000 | -£1,741,000 | -£770,000 | +55.8% | |
| Equity | -£247,066 | -£323,426 | -£2,485,000 | -£1,741,000 | -£770,000 | +55.8% | |
| Average employees | 26 | 0 | 292 | 398 | 419 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,372,000 | £4,787,000 | £5,012,000 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £241,000 | £363,000 | +50.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £10,000 | £41,000 | +310% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £145,000 | £194,000 | +33.8% |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -8.9% | 9.7% | 4.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -17.8% | 6.8% | 6.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 159.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 125.1% | 109.8% | 122.8% | 115.7% | 106.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.12x | 0.16x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -1.01x | 2.17x | 5.48x |
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
- PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “To support its expansion plans, a revolving credit facility with Santander of £6m was secured to fund the build and fit-out of new sites.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADLINGTON, Rebecca | Director | 2022-05-27 | Feb 1989 | British |
| PARRY, Stephen Benjamin | Director | 2017-01-09 | Mar 1977 | British |
| WORRALL, Amelia Rae | Director | 2024-10-16 | Aug 1984 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASEY, Theresa | Secretary | 2023-08-28 | 2024-10-16 |
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-08-28 | 2024-10-16 |
| CUNLIFFE, James Lee | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2022-05-27 |
| DUKE, Michael | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2017-01-09 |
| FOX, Peter Jonathan Geoffrey | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2023-11-29 |
| GREENHALGH, Neil James | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2023-10-03 |
| MILLMAN, Richard Fraser | Director | 2017-01-09 | 2018-12-31 |
| PEACOCK, Alun Wayne | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2024-10-16 |
| PLATT, Dominic James | Director | 2023-10-04 | 2024-10-16 |
| ROWE, Steven Paul | Director | 2023-11-29 | 2024-10-16 |
| SCHULTZ, Régis | Director | 2023-08-28 | 2024-10-16 |
| TURNER, Adrian Roy | Director | 2022-05-27 | 2024-10-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Swimming Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-02-21 | Active |
| Swimgroupholdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-01-07 | Ceased 2022-02-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2026-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.