THE CRESSET LTD
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Cash
£298k
-30.6% vs 2025
Net assets
-£524k
-20.4% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
10
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£89k
+61.6% vs 2025
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Therefore, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern remains dependent on the successful delivery of the forecast trading improvements and the continued availability of financial support from YMCA Trinity Group. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty...
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £1,503,695 | £1,630,126 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£227,191 | -£85,798 | +62.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£231,002 | -£88,687 | +61.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£231,002 | -£88,687 | +61.6% | |
| Cash | £103,255 | £153,222 | £428,914 | £297,569 | -30.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,897 | £12,740 | -£435,310 | -£44,235 | +89.8% | |
| Net assets | £6,492 | £12,740 | -£435,310 | -£523,997 | -20.4% | |
| Equity | £6,492 | £12,740 | -£435,310 | -£523,997 | -20.4% | |
| Average employees | 53 | 77 | 10 | 10 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -15.1% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -15.4% | -5.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 98.7% | 97.9% | 173.7% | 199.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.52x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -59.61x | -29.70x |
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 CRESSET LTD 2014-04-04 → present
- CRESSET LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED 1994-10-25 → 2014-04-04
- CRESSET CATERING SERVICES LIMITED 1982-05-28 → 1994-10-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Therefore, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern remains dependent on the successful delivery of the forecast trading improvements and the continued availability of financial support from YMCA Trinity Group. These conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty...”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEDGES, Tracey Elizabeth | Secretary | 2025-11-12 | — | — |
| DIXON, Claire Louise | Director | 2020-11-05 | Feb 1980 | British |
| DOW, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2020-03-05 | Jan 1947 | British |
| MACLEAN, Antonia Karen | Director | 2020-03-05 | Feb 1962 | British |
| MILLS, Barbara | Director | 2024-04-01 | Jun 1959 | British |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEN-ROBERTSON, Kerry Anne | Secretary | 2009-01-13 | 2009-10-29 |
| LEE, Davina | Secretary | 2022-04-26 | 2023-06-26 |
| MARTIN, Jonathan Ewart | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | 2025-11-12 |
| PORTOR, Neil William | Secretary | 2015-11-25 | 2022-04-26 |
| ROBERTS, John Francis | Secretary | 1998-03-03 | 2000-07-31 |
| SKINNER, Edward John | Secretary | — | 1998-01-30 |
| STANLEY, Julian | Secretary | 2001-01-22 | 2008-11-07 |
| TAYLOR, Julie | Secretary | 2000-05-18 | 2001-01-22 |
| WILLIAMSON, Helen | Secretary | 2023-06-26 | 2025-06-09 |
| GREENWOODS SOLICITORS LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2009-10-29 | 2015-11-25 |
| BLAKE, Alric Anthony | Director | 2021-03-04 | 2022-10-22 |
| BOWLES, Dominic William | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2020-03-05 |
| BRENNAN, William | Director | 1993-10-07 | 2007-01-07 |
| BURNS, Sandie | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2017-10-26 |
| CAPPITT, Ewan Nicholas | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2020-11-05 |
| CHILLCOTT, Martin Brian | Director | 2017-01-10 | 2024-05-16 |
| CLEMENTS, Matthew | Director | 2007-12-18 | 2023-02-22 |
| COAKER, Timothy | Director | 1997-09-08 | 2003-06-18 |
| CRNOMARKOVIC, Dragomir | Director | 2000-04-03 | 2010-10-15 |
| DOW, Ian Malcolm | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2014-05-13 |
| DUNHAM, Betty Jean | Director | 1993-10-07 | 1996-06-06 |
| FITZGERALD, Wayne | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2025-12-01 |
| HADNAM, Ronald George Arthur | Director | 1994-09-29 | 2000-03-13 |
| HOGGETT, Kay Elizabeth | Director | 2017-10-26 | 2019-05-24 |
| HUNT, Abigail, Dr | Director | 2014-05-13 | 2018-11-01 |
| LAKHANPAUL, Harmesh | Director | — | 1993-10-07 |
| LAKING, David Albert | Director | 2002-05-27 | 2007-05-11 |
| MASON, Simon Thomas Mark | Director | 2004-09-28 | 2009-07-02 |
| REYNOLDS, Martin Hope | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2015-07-15 |
| REYNOLDS, Martin Hope | Director | 2008-04-09 | 2009-07-02 |
| RICKARD, Colin Bruce | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2004-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, John Francis | Director | — | 2000-07-31 |
| SHARMAN, John Frederick | Director | — | 1994-04-18 |
| STANLEY, Julian | Director | 2001-01-22 | 2008-11-07 |
| WAIT, David Colin | Director | 2018-05-03 | 2019-11-07 |
| WILKINSON, John Parker | Director | 1994-09-29 | 2007-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ymca Trinity Group | Corporate entity | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-03 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.