POTTER'S LEISURE LTD.
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Cash
£4.8m
+95.4% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£25m
-14% vs 2024
Employees
519
-1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.4m
+13.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,691,085 | £28,045,962 | £29,583,217 | £31,956,595 | £34,350,356 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,024,100 | £5,276,621 | £2,814,692 | £3,860,047 | £4,294,626 | +11.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,764,009 | £5,253,469 | £2,770,638 | £3,837,139 | £4,357,885 | +13.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,879,818 | £5,011,348 | £2,699,141 | £3,731,778 | £3,518,414 | -5.7% | |
| Cash | £1,770,265 | £94,312 | £42,757 | £2,446,880 | £4,782,178 | +95.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,129,612 | £22,966,859 | £25,576,690 | £29,195,825 | £25,113,955 | -14% | |
| Net assets | £18,682,997 | £22,594,345 | £25,143,486 | £28,736,064 | £24,715,278 | -14% | |
| Equity | £18,682,997 | £22,594,345 | £25,143,486 | £28,736,064 | £24,715,278 | -14% | |
| Average employees | 406 | 477 | 494 | 524 | 519 | -1% | |
| Wages | £7,566,705 | £9,645,119 | £10,846,368 | £12,186,163 | £13,081,111 | +7.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £270,498 | £257,738 | £256,994 | £270,169 | £220,283 | -18.5% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.1% | 18.8% | 9.5% | 12.1% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | 17.3% | 17.9% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | 23.0% | 11.0% | 13.2% | 17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 40.6% | 34.6% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.11x | 1.37x | 1.10x | |
| Interest cover | 11.63x | — | 63.85x | — | — |
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
- POTTER'S LEISURE LTD. 1987-11-27 → present
- POTTER'S HOPTON BEACH CAMP LIMITED 1948-05-03 → 1987-11-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hebblethwaites
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- POTTER'S LEISURE LTD. · parent
- Potters Holidays Limited 100%
- Potters Abroad Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has made significant progress since the enforced closures that impacted the hotel and leisure industry so heavily.”
- “This is the fourth full year of trade since re-opening and no changes to the nature of the business are anticipated in the longer term, but the directors are committed to delivering a safe environment, with the health and safety of guests and team members being one of our highest priorities.”
- “The company is looking to improve efficiencies and reduce its carbon footprint further following the significant solar energy generation investment in 2023.”
- “In 2023 the company completed a significant Solar energy generation investment. The installation of the Solar array is expected to generate up to 20% of the resort's expected ongoing electricity consumption.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTTER, John Hector | Director | 1998-01-30 | Apr 1969 | British |
| POTTER, Judith Mary | Director | — | Jan 1944 | British |
| POTTER, Sarah Jane | Director | 2013-03-15 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEN, Annette | Secretary | 2000-02-10 | 2000-02-11 |
| CULLING, Digby Marcus | Secretary | 1998-01-30 | 1998-02-14 |
| PERKINS, Michael | Secretary | 2001-04-25 | 2009-12-01 |
| POTTER, Judith Mary | Secretary | 1998-02-14 | 2013-03-15 |
| POTTER, Judith Mary | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| POTTER, Brian Hector | Director | — | 2014-11-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potters Resorts Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-22 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-01-26 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-01-09 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-06-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.