OUTDOOR & SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9m
+102.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£13m
+0.9% vs 2023
Employees
129
+0.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.3m
-26.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,714,350 | £44,938,884 | -11.4% | |
| Operating profit | £3,247,654 | £2,299,018 | -29.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,125,443 | £2,303,926 | -26.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,591,364 | £1,726,933 | -33.4% | |
| Cash | £1,417,165 | £2,870,300 | +102.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,660,329 | £13,977,266 | +2.3% | |
| Net assets | £13,365,331 | £13,492,264 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £13,365,331 | £13,492,264 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 128 | 129 | +0.8% | |
| Wages | £4,385,753 | £4,659,902 | +6.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £69,826 | £69,924 | +0.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.1% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 23.8% | 16.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 55.3% | 57.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.77x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | 24.27x | 65.37x |
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
- OUTDOOR & SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED 1998-05-20 → present
- RONHILL SPORTS LIMITED 1992-07-01 → 1998-05-20
- RON HILL SPORTS LIMITED 1970-09-09 → 1992-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors refer to note 1 2 and have concluded that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis”
Significant events
- “The inflationary pressure that exists with higher pricing of food, energy and commodities may cause both consumer expenditure to weaken and product prices to rise causing pressure on demand and margins”
- “The conflict in Ukraine and the risk that it may develop further may cause uncertainties which will impact on both supply and demand”
- “The above conflict and the current high level of demand continue to make supply side challenging”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANN, Stephen James | Secretary | 2007-01-24 | — | British |
| ALLISON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2015-07-07 | Jun 1961 | British |
| CANN, Stephen James | Director | 2003-05-16 | Jan 1965 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KHAKHAR, Alpesh | Secretary | 2003-05-16 | 2007-01-24 |
| KINSEY, Steven Maxwell | Secretary | — | 1994-01-31 |
| POWELL, Ian Donald | Secretary | 1994-01-31 | 2003-05-16 |
| BARTLETT, James | Director | 1994-01-31 | 1998-12-31 |
| BERRYMAN, Beverly John | Director | 2003-05-16 | 2015-07-07 |
| BICKERSTAFFE, Ian Michael | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2017-12-31 |
| DEEGAN, Michael | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2013-07-01 |
| DEEGAN, Michael | Director | — | 1995-06-30 |
| DENTON, Andrew Charles Gunn | Director | 1998-01-13 | 2004-08-04 |
| FORTE, Sarah Rosa | Director | 2001-07-01 | 2004-08-04 |
| HILL, May | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| HILL, Ronald | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| PEACOCK, Matthew Roy | Director | 1991-07-26 | 1998-01-13 |
| PEACOCK, Michael William | Director | 1991-07-26 | 1994-02-01 |
| POWELL, Ian Donald | Director | 1994-01-31 | 2003-05-16 |
| RICHARDS, Graham | Director | — | 1999-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor & Sports Company (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 179 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-03-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2018-02-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2017-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2017-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months