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Next accounts due

2026-05-31 (this month)

Last filed for 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-16 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-02

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£878K

Latest balance sheet

Net assets

£2M

highest in 5 filed years

Employees

310

Average over period

Profit before tax

£605K

Period ending 2024-10-31

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31

Metric Trend 2019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-10-31
Turnover £16,014,997£17,989,684
Operating profit £1,314,187£698,284
Profit before tax £1,268,216£604,643
Net profit £1,130,449£411,062
Cash £81,135£60,771£2,187£2,043,211£877,785
Total assets less current liabilities £146,508£254,579£194,745£4,810,547£4,679,880
Net assets £86,920£60,851£32,663£2,302,423£2,357,682
Equity £86,920£60,851£32,663£1,449,874£2,302,423£2,357,682
Average employees 252120363310
Wages £4,182,261£4,791,171
Directors' remuneration £150,030£183,367

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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-08-31

Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 14 months versus 12 months prior.

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-10-31
Operating margin 8.2%3.9%
Net margin 7.1%2.3%
Return on capital employed 27.3%14.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 76.6%70.9%
Current ratio 0.67x0.61x
Interest cover 28.32x7.20x

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
Consolidated group
Auditor
Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

  1. QLP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
    1. QL Partnership Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    2. Superbowl UK Macclesfield Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    3. Superbowl UK Hull Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    4. Superbowl UK Cardiff Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    5. Superbowl UK Newport Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    6. Superbowl UK Merthyr Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    7. Superbowl UK Ipswich Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    8. Superbowl UK Swansea Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    9. Superbowl UK St Helens Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    10. Superbowl UK Norwich Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    11. Superbowl UK Warrington Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    12. Superbowl UK Barnsley Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre
    13. Superbowl UK Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    14. Superbowl UK Bishop Aukland Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    15. Superbowl UK Crewe Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    16. Regent Superbowl Limited 100% · UK · Dormant
    17. Superbowl UK Stafford Limited 100% · UK · Family entertainment centre

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 1 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
QUAINTANCE, Mark Leslie Director 2017-10-03 Jan 1972 British
QUAINTANCE, Paul David Director 2017-10-03 Feb 1974 British
QUAINTANCE-BLACKFORD, Kate Elizabeth Director 2017-10-03 Sep 1982 British
Show 1 resigned officer
Name Role Appointed Resigned
QUAINTANCE, David Leslie Director 2017-10-03 2021-06-28

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr David Leslie Quaintance Individual Appoints directors 2017-10-03 Ceased 2017-10-03
Mr Mark Leslie Quaintance Individual Appoints directors 2017-10-03 Ceased 2017-10-03
Mr Paul David Quaintance Individual Appoints directors 2017-10-03 Ceased 2017-10-03
Mrs Kate Elizabeth Quaintance-Blackford Individual Appoints directors 2017-10-03 Ceased 2017-10-03

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 70 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2025-12-02 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF
2025-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-10-06 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares PDF
2025-07-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-05-23 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2024-11-04 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2024-10-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-10-18 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-10-16 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
16

last 12 months

Capital events
12

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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