ADVENTURE LEISURE LIMITED
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Cash
£666k
-57.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£2.9m
-170.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
325
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7.3m
-3,416% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-18.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £15,183,664 | £16,195,268 | £16,012,069 | -1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,179,439 | £177,886 | -£6,694,922 | -3,863.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £910,858 | -£208,433 | -£7,328,535 | -3,416% | |
| Net profit | £366,734 | -£508,263 | -£6,904,507 | -1,258.5% | |
| Cash | £805,898 | £1,577,750 | £665,806 | -57.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,176,496 | £7,008,570 | £279,324 | -96% | |
| Net assets | £4,553,975 | £4,045,712 | -£2,858,795 | -170.7% | |
| Equity | £4,553,975 | £4,045,712 | -£2,858,795 | -170.7% | |
| Average employees | 310 | 323 | 325 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £3,969,663 | £4,594,858 | £5,026,978 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 1.1% | -41.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.4% | -3.1% | -43.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.4% | 2.5% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.9% | 77.9% | 112.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.26x | 0.11x | |
| Interest cover | 4.39x | 0.46x | -10.57x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- ADVENTURE LEISURE LIMITED 2013-06-20 → present
- BURHILL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 2013-06-20
- LADYHILL FARMING LIMITED 1984-08-03 → 1993-08-03
- FERRYMORE LIMITED 1984-07-02 → 1984-08-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the Company's balance sheet indicates a net current liability position of £20,215,483 (2024: £8,384,751), the going concern basis has been supported by a letter of financial support from the parent company, Burhill Group Limited.”
Significant events
- “Impairment charges amounting to £3.7m were recognised to reduce the assets to their recoverable amounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOTH, Alistair Erith | Director | 2026-05-28 | Aug 1983 | British |
| BROWN, Stephen Paul | Director | 2026-05-28 | Apr 1972 | British |
| CLIVE, Edward George | Director | 2026-01-07 | Mar 1968 | British |
| THOMPSON, Simon Edward | Director | 2024-12-06 | Jan 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONLAN, James | Secretary | 2006-09-28 | 2025-07-31 |
| FIFIELD, Clifford John | Secretary | 1999-04-14 | 2001-01-31 |
| LAMPARD, Kevin David | Secretary | — | 1999-04-14 |
| STEVEN, Kenneth Charles | Secretary | 2001-02-01 | 2006-09-28 |
| CONLAN, James | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2025-07-31 |
| FIFIELD, Clifford John | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2001-01-31 |
| HOWARD, Robin Ivan | Director | 1998-07-09 | 2005-10-01 |
| LAMPARD, Kevin David | Director | — | 1999-04-14 |
| MARTIN, David Anthony | Director | — | 1998-09-11 |
| MAYES, Colin Michael | Director | 2006-07-04 | 2025-04-01 |
| MITCHELL, Patrick Nigel | Director | 1998-12-03 | 2006-07-31 |
| STEVEN, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2006-09-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burhill Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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.