SOUTH LAKELAND PARKS LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£2.6m
-20.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
257
+1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£439k
+81.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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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 | £33,817,000 | £31,990,000 | £32,645,000 | +2% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,257,000 | -£970,000 | £933,000 | +196.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,136,000 | -£2,389,000 | -£439,000 | +81.6% | |
| Net profit | -£2,164,000 | -£1,926,000 | -£431,000 | +77.6% | |
| Cash | £39,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,859,000 | £25,669,000 | £25,161,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | -£212,000 | -£2,138,000 | -£2,569,000 | -20.2% | |
| Equity | -£212,000 | -£2,138,000 | -£2,569,000 | -20.2% | |
| Average employees | 262 | 254 | 257 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £5,552,000 | £5,693,000 | £5,879,000 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £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 | -3.7% | -3.0% | 2.9% | |
| Net margin | -6.4% | -6.0% | -1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.7% | -3.8% | 3.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 100.4% | 103.9% | 104.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.95x | 0.94x | 0.90x | |
| Interest cover | -1.43x | -0.68x | 0.68x |
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
- SOUTH LAKELAND PARKS LIMITED 2006-09-06 → present
- SOUTH LAKELAND CARAVANS LTD. 1994-03-10 → 2006-09-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Group and the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet their liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and therefore that it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 28 April 2026, the Group completed a refinancing of its external debt and issued new share capital in order to strengthen its balance sheet.”
- “£299.9m of senior term debt held by the Group, was novated to the Group's immediate parent in exchange for a loan note issued by a subsidiary undertaking, Richmond UK Bidco Limited. The remaining senior term loan held by the Group following this transaction was £350m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIBOLD, Judith Ann | Secretary | 2015-12-11 | — | — |
| GILES, Richard Graham | Director | 2025-11-13 | Aug 1977 | British |
| RICHARDS, Stephen | Director | 2019-05-24 | Oct 1967 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORPHET, John Charles | Secretary | 1994-03-10 | 2000-01-13 |
| ROSSITER, Paul | Secretary | 2006-05-31 | 2008-03-25 |
| ROSSITER, Paul | Secretary | 2000-01-13 | 2006-01-16 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-25 | 2013-09-26 |
| CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-10 | 1994-03-10 |
| T & H SECRETARIAL SERVICES (PARK RESORTS) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-09-26 | 2015-12-11 |
| BODEN, David | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-11-11 |
| BREWSTER, Nigel David | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2016-03-31 |
| BULL, Ian Alan | Director | 2016-06-15 | 2018-06-29 |
| CASELY, Bruce Gordon Fraser | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2010-11-22 |
| CASTLEDINE, Alan | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-11-11 |
| CLARK, Michael Barry | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2017-03-13 |
| DAVIS, Kirk Dyson | Director | 2024-03-06 | 2025-11-01 |
| DIXON, Beverley Jayne | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2008-06-03 |
| DODD, Nicholas | Director | 2006-01-16 | 2006-06-15 |
| GASKELL, Ian David | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2008-06-03 |
| HODGSON, Graham Robert | Director | 2001-02-19 | 2008-06-13 |
| ION, Sara | Director | 2008-10-09 | 2013-09-24 |
| KELLETT, Ian | Director | 2018-06-30 | 2024-03-01 |
| MORPHET, Christina | Director | 1994-03-10 | 2001-10-08 |
| MORPHET, John Charles | Director | 1994-03-10 | 2006-06-15 |
| MORPHET, Victoria Helen | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2006-06-15 |
| PITT, Gary | Director | 2008-08-07 | 2010-01-31 |
| ROSSITER, Paul | Director | 2004-06-30 | 2006-01-16 |
| STEVENSON, Andrew John | Director | 2008-08-07 | 2009-01-31 |
| VAUGHAN, David Frank | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2015-09-23 |
| WATERWORTH, John Anthony | Director | 2015-12-11 | 2019-03-31 |
| WIMPENNY, Nigel Byron | Director | 2006-06-16 | 2013-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakeland Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-02 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.