BODYPOWER SPORTS LTD
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Cash
£17M
-10.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£21M
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
74
-8.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.4M
-240.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,581,793 | £26,513,853 | £26,527,981 | +0.1% | |
| Operating profit | £1,811,978 | -£428 | -£2,138,188 | -499,476.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,257,799 | £1,006,123 | -£1,412,181 | -240.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,757,314 | £752,237 | -£1,259,287 | -267.4% | |
| Cash | £18,263,766 | £19,076,560 | £17,132,979 | -10.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £21,970,677 | £23,598,956 | £23,363,665 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £21,907,669 | £22,659,906 | £21,400,619 | -5.6% | |
| Equity | £21,907,669 | £22,659,906 | £21,400,619 | -5.6% | |
| Average employees | 87 | 81 | 74 | -8.6% | |
| Wages | £2,961,773 | £2,888,622 | £2,958,889 | +2.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £92,672 | £95,387 | £94,162 | -1.3% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.1% | -0.0% | -8.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 2.8% | -4.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.2% | -0.0% | -9.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.65x | 3.99x | 4.12x |
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
- BODYPOWER SPORTS LTD 2021-09-14 → present
- BODYPOWER SPORTS PLC 2003-04-29 → 2021-09-14
- BODYPOWER SPORTS LIMITED 1998-10-05 → 2003-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Mercer & Hole LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Director has, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence and also have confirmation of the support of the ultimate parent company, if required. In forming this view, the Director has considered the Company's prospects for a period of at least 12 months.”
Significant events
- “The shuttering of the Exeter retail store during the year”
- “cyber-attack, IT systems recovery, and an unrelated litigation matter”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Paul David | Director | 1998-10-05 | Jan 1965 | British |
| BODYPOWER SPORTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2014-05-06 | — | — |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOVE, Graham | Secretary | 1998-10-05 | 2009-03-31 |
| SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 |
| KINGSMOOR INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2003-04-04 | 2013-10-08 |
| WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodypower Sports Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-10-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 101 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-09-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-09-14 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2021-09-14 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2023-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-09-14 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2021-09-14 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2021-09-14 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-03-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.