GLOBAL DRAW LIMITED
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Cash
£6.1m
-6.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£129m
+33.6% vs 2024
Employees
224
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£43m
-40.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology 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 | £100,232,000 | £105,921,000 | £82,698,000 | -21.9% | |
| Operating profit | £34,854,000 | £13,287,000 | £38,991,000 | +193.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £35,224,000 | £72,605,000 | £43,345,000 | -40.3% | |
| Net profit | £35,324,000 | £72,300,000 | £37,501,000 | -48.1% | |
| Cash | £8,661,000 | £6,542,000 | £6,106,000 | -6.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | £129,487,000 | +34% | |
| Net assets | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | £129,124,000 | +33.6% | |
| Equity | £154,789,000 | £96,623,000 | £129,124,000 | +33.6% | |
| Average employees | 180 | 215 | 224 | +4.2% | |
| Wages | £9,309,000 | £11,152,000 | £12,548,000 | +12.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £256,000 | £666,000 | £672,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £22,000 | £22,000 | £8,000 | -63.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £256,000 | £644,000 | £514,000 | -20.2% |
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 | 34.8% | 12.5% | 47.1% | |
| Net margin | 35.2% | 68.3% | 45.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 22.5% | 13.8% | 30.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 28.9% | 19.8% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.91x | 4.62x | 11.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | 28.45x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director has reviewed the forecast of the Company's activities for a period of at least 12 months from the signing of the Statement of Financial Position... On this basis, the Company has prepared its accounts on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- GLOBAL DRAW LIMITED · parent
- Barcrest Group Limited 100%
- Barcrest Development BV 50%
Significant events
- “Post-year end on 6 April 2026, all of the employees of Barcrest Group Limited were transferred to the Company.”
- “Reversal of impairment of £6.1m (2024: impairment charge of £24.2m) was recognised in respect of Company's investment in Barcrest Group Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY, Daniel John George | Secretary | 2026-06-24 | — | — |
| DORBIAN, Louis James (Jamie) | Director | 2026-06-24 | Jun 1983 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAPHAELSON, Ira Huey | Secretary | 2006-06-08 | 2011-10-31 |
| RAYNOR, Michelle Susan Ann | Secretary | 1998-05-12 | 2006-04-20 |
| SARNO, John Berard, Director & Secretary | Secretary | 2012-01-01 | 2015-06-19 |
| SCHLOSS, Martin Edward | Secretary | 2006-04-20 | 2006-06-08 |
| ALPHA SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-05-12 | 1998-05-12 |
| EKLUND, Michael Christopher | Director | 2020-06-26 | 2021-10-15 |
| FRATER, Stephen George | Director | 1998-05-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| GRUBMULLER, Walter | Director | 1998-06-23 | 1999-05-15 |
| HERRERA, Marco Antonio | Director | 2020-08-11 | 2020-10-31 |
| HORNE, Phillip Douglas | Director | 2008-07-09 | 2020-04-04 |
| HUNTLEY, William James | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2008-07-09 |
| JAMES, Constance Purcell, Ms. | Director | 2021-10-15 | 2023-08-25 |
| MOORCROFT, David Alex Lee | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2015-09-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Paul Michael | Director | 2015-12-03 | 2025-04-30 |
| QUARTIERI, Michael Alan | Director | 2020-04-04 | 2020-06-26 |
| RAPHAELSON, Ira Huey | Director | 2006-06-08 | 2011-10-31 |
| SARNO, John Berard | Director | 2012-01-01 | 2015-06-19 |
| SCHLOSS, Martin Edward | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2006-06-08 |
| SOTTILE, James, Mr. | Director | 2023-08-25 | 2026-06-24 |
| STAPLEY, Barry, Dr | Director | 1998-06-23 | 2006-04-20 |
| TIMMIS, Ian | Director | 2010-04-21 | 2013-02-15 |
| ALPHA DIRECT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-05-12 | 1998-05-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light & Wonder, Inc., | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-03 | Active |
| Scientific Games International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-24 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.