THE HOME OF GOLF LIMITED
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Cash
£3.8m
+15,319.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
-23.2% vs 2024
Employees
439
+698.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.2m
-31.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,372,537 | £13,871,522 | £18,228,215 | +31.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4,230,189 | £4,740,381 | £3,190,946 | -32.7% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4,230,189 | £4,740,381 | £3,227,160 | -31.9% | |
| Net profit | -£744,994 | -£8,146 | £3,119,984 | £4,230,189 | £4,740,381 | £3,227,160 | -31.9% | |
| Cash | £32,027 | £284,005 | £140,520 | £266,680 | £24,875 | £3,835,602 | +15,319.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,326,310 | £1,318,164 | £4,438,148 | £5,755,596 | £6,245,936 | £4,795,428 | -23.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,755,596 | £6,245,936 | £4,795,428 | -23.2% | |
| Equity | £1,326,310 | £1,318,164 | £4,438,148 | £5,755,596 | £6,245,936 | £4,795,428 | -23.2% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 55 | 439 | +698.2% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,509,544 | £1,449,430 | £8,400,542 | +479.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £36,756 | £34,597 | £45,453 | £55,950 | £0 | £1,837,052 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | — | £303,151 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £356,335 | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 34.2% | 34.2% | 17.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 34.2% | 34.2% | 17.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 73.5% | 75.9% | 66.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 18.0% | 17.3% | 38.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 5.55x | 5.70x | 2.51x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-10-24
- THE HOME OF GOLF LIMITED 2024-10-24 → present
- ST. ANDREWS LINKS GOLF SHOPS LIMITED 1999-09-15 → 2024-10-24
- PLUMESMOKE LIMITED 1999-07-14 → 1999-09-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts and have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue operation for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “As a result of the recent group restructure, all staff, including directors, on 1st January 2025 were transferred from the parent charity, St Andrews Links Trust, to The Home of Golf Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 32 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KING, Patrick Joseph | Director | 2025-08-30 | Mar 1979 | Irish |
| RALLEY, James | Director | 2026-03-27 | May 1978 | British |
| RYDINGS, Christopher Hugh | Director | 2026-03-27 | Jan 1969 | British |
| SEMPLE, Scott | Director | 2025-05-06 | Feb 1976 | British |
| WOODHULL, Anuita | Director | 2025-05-06 | Jan 1966 | Malaysian |
Show 32 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOCHARD, Lyall John | Secretary | 2023-08-13 | 2025-03-04 |
| DOCHARD, Lyall John | Secretary | 2018-08-22 | 2023-05-15 |
| FERGUSON-SNEDDEN, Susan | Secretary | 2023-05-15 | 2023-08-13 |
| MACGREGOR, Euan John Millar | Secretary | 1999-09-06 | 2018-08-22 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-07-14 | 1999-09-06 |
| CAMPBELL, Daniel John | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2023-05-12 |
| CHRISTIE, David | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| CORDNER, Michael Colin | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2020-09-30 |
| COULSON, Neil | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| CRICHTON, Neil James | Director | 2006-03-24 | 2011-12-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Nicola Freegarde | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2002-12-31 |
| DE VRIES, Fiona Jean Margaret | Director | 2003-05-28 | 2008-12-31 |
| DEMPSTER, Alastair Cox | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2008-12-31 |
| DENTON, Alison | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| DOBELL, Mark Timothy | Director | 2023-05-11 | 2023-12-31 |
| DOBELL, Mark Timothy | Director | 2018-01-12 | 2020-01-01 |
| DOCHARD, Lyall John | Director | 2023-05-15 | 2025-03-04 |
| DUFFY, Sean | Director | 2024-01-08 | 2025-01-01 |
| FORSTER, Peter Douglas | Director | 2004-04-19 | 2013-12-31 |
| KIRKWOOD, Gillian Grace | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2017-12-31 |
| LAWRIE, Duncan Macgregor, Dr | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2004-12-31 |
| LOUDON, William Euan Buchanan, Major General | Director | 2011-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MASON, Peter John | Director | 1999-09-06 | 2005-12-31 |
| MCGREGOR, Alan James Robley | Director | 1999-09-06 | 2010-12-31 |
| MORRISON, Irene | Director | 2015-01-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| MUCKART, Richard Davidson | Director | 2012-01-26 | 2014-07-01 |
| OGILVIE, Angus David | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2003-12-31 |
| SPENCE, Hilary | Director | 2025-05-06 | 2026-03-27 |
| STEWART, Kenneth Duncan | Director | 2009-03-05 | 2017-12-31 |
| TUDDENHAM, Sandra | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2025-01-01 |
| WADDELL, Robert Steele | Director | 1999-10-26 | 2005-12-31 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-07-14 | 1999-09-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrews Links Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-24 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2024-10-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.