LADBROKES GROUP FINANCE PLC
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Cash
£172M
-25% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.3B
+6.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£83M
-59% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £122,000,000 | £202,600,000 | £83,100,000 | -59% | |
| Net profit | £121,900,000 | £202,600,000 | £83,100,000 | -59% | |
| Cash | £91,200,000 | £228,800,000 | £171,700,000 | -25% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,205,200,000 | £1,207,900,000 | £1,291,000,000 | +6.9% | |
| Net assets | £1,205,200,000 | £1,207,900,000 | £1,291,000,000 | +6.9% | |
| Equity | £1,205,300,000 | £1,207,900,000 | £1,291,000,000 | +6.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £66,000 | £85,800 | £89,000 | +3.7% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.9% | 85.5% | 84.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | 0.04x | 0.03x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- LADBROKES GROUP FINANCE PLC 2006-02-21 → present
- HILTON GROUP FINANCE PLC 1999-05-14 → 2006-02-21
- LADBROKE GROUP FINANCE PLC 1986-12-29 → 1999-05-14
- CITY & PROVINCIAL GAMING HOLDINGS LIMITED 1979-12-31 → 1986-12-29
- JEWELCOURT LIMITED 1979-06-14 → 1979-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The Company refinanced its revolving credit facility, extending its latest maturity from July 2026 to March 2030. The facility was also increased and now has total commitments (including letters of credit) of £645m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LADBROKES CORAL CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-06-04 | — | — |
| COTTER, Neil Andrew | Director | 2024-12-17 | Jan 1963 | British |
| HADDOW, Sara Kiew | Director | 2024-12-17 | Oct 1979 | British |
| SNAPE, Michael David | Director | 2026-03-13 | Jul 1979 | British |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATKIN, Peter Neil | Secretary | — | 1994-11-01 |
| HUGHES, Barbara | Secretary | 1996-09-30 | 2001-06-04 |
| NOBLE, Michael Jeremy | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| ADELMAN, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2012-06-01 | 2014-04-18 |
| ALEXANDER, Kenneth Jack | Director | 2018-03-29 | 2020-07-17 |
| ANDREWS, Christopher Henry | Director | — | 1994-06-02 |
| ATKIN, Peter Neil | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| BARKER, Brian Geoffrey | Director | — | 2007-08-31 |
| BATY, John Clifford | Director | 2005-02-03 | 2009-03-16 |
| BOWTELL, John Paul Maurice | Director | 2016-12-22 | 2019-03-08 |
| BOYDELL, Joanna | Director | 2001-10-12 | 2005-02-03 |
| BULL, Ian Alan | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2016-02-26 |
| BUSHNELL, Adrian John | Director | 2014-04-18 | 2016-07-15 |
| CLARKE, James Henry | Director | — | 1995-01-11 |
| DYSON, Ian | Director | 1996-12-10 | 1999-09-10 |
| GEORGE, Peter Michael | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| MASON, Geoffrey Keith Howard | Director | 2016-07-15 | 2018-03-29 |
| MATTHEWS, David Paul | Director | — | 1994-10-31 |
| MICHELS, David Michael Charles | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2006-02-23 |
| NOBLE, Michael Jeremy | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2012-05-31 |
| O'MAHONY, Jeremiah Francis | Director | — | 1994-06-11 |
| PARMAR, Vinod | Director | 2007-08-31 | 2017-12-12 |
| SHAH, Snehal | Director | 2016-06-13 | 2017-03-06 |
| SMITH, Stuart John | Director | 2017-02-08 | 2024-11-18 |
| STEIN, Cyril | Director | — | 1993-12-31 |
| STEVENS, Marie Adelaide Grizella | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-02-28 |
| SUTTERS, Charles Alexander | Director | 2017-12-12 | 2024-12-17 |
| WALLACE, Brian Godman | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2011-08-31 |
| WALLACE, Brian Godman | Director | 1995-05-12 | 2006-02-23 |
| WAY, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-10-12 |
| WILSON, Andrew James | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2016-06-13 |
| WILSON, David Thomas | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1995-05-12 |
| WOOD, Robert Matthew | Director | 2019-03-08 | 2026-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladbrokes Coral Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) | 2021-03-23 | Active |
| Entain Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-29 | Ceased 2021-03-23 |
| Ladbrokes Coral Group Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 261 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-18 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-01-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.