ANDREW BROWN LEISURE LIMITED
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Cash
£80K
+27.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.9M
+6.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
408
+11.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£867K
-28.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,991,000 | £19,212,450 | +13.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,124,065 | £2,279,695 | +7.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,216,911 | £866,635 | -28.8% | |
| Net profit | £466,561 | -£1,009,998 | -£263,984 | £151,555 | £961,911 | £566,635 | -41.1% | |
| Cash | £0 | £870,750 | £0 | £5,914 | £63,138 | £80,371 | +27.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,467,550 | £17,605,161 | — | — | £24,471,502 | £27,907,694 | +14% | |
| Net assets | £6,247,971 | £5,237,973 | £4,973,989 | £5,125,544 | £9,344,242 | £9,910,877 | +6.1% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £9,344,242 | £9,910,877 | +6.1% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 408 | +11.5% | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,183,604 | £8,370,543 | +16.5% | |
| 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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 8.7% | 8.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 72.1% | 74.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.08x | 0.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 2.34x | 1.60x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
Group structure
- ANDREW BROWN LEISURE LIMITED · parent
- Crow Wood Leisure Limited 100%
Significant events
- “completion of our two-year project which has now doubled the size of our award-winning Spa, totally refurbished our leisure facilities and increased the size of Bertrams restaurant by approximately 50%.”
- “Our new facilities now represent what we believe to be the largest Spa in the U.K., and we are confident the quality and diversity of facilities will maintain our position as the one of the U.K.'s most iconic Spa's.”
- “The investment over these last two years has totalled £19.5m, £13.5m of which was provided by Nat West and the balance self-funded.”
- “Our senior debt peaked at the 30th September at approximately £18,850,000 and at year end (April 30th) was £17,100,000.”
- “Like all hospitality business's, we have faced enormous increases in energy, payroll, relatively high interest rates and increasing bureaucracy. Latterly the increase in NMW will have serious consequences for many in the sector.”
- “Our Spa has already surpassed our business plan targets and continues to break records; in June 2025 we won "Best Hotel Spa in the U.K." for the fourth year running at the industry's most prestigious award ceremony.”
- “In June 2024 we commissioned a £1m solar array which has performed above expectations in the last 12 months and will provide approximately 30% of our needs for the next 25 years.”
- “During the year we donated £75,000 to 2 local charities, Pendleside Hospice and Burnley Community Grocery, a local food bank.”
- “As I am now 67 years of age, I have passed over the role of Managing Director to my son Oliver, I remain involved in the business on a part time basis and will continue as Chairman for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Andrew Walter | Secretary | 2011-08-15 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Walter | Director | 1999-04-30 | Feb 1958 | British |
| BROWN, Oliver Andrew | Director | 2010-03-23 | Apr 1988 | British |
| BROWN, Susan | Director | 2000-11-09 | Mar 1958 | British |
| BURGE, Spencer | Director | 2016-06-13 | Mar 1975 | British |
| FOUCRÉ, Olivier | Director | 2016-06-13 | Mar 1973 | French |
| LORD, Helen Ashley | Director | 2010-03-23 | Jan 1986 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Susan | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2001-09-19 |
| SYKES, Ronald Frederick | Secretary | 2001-09-19 | 2011-08-15 |
| BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 1999-04-30 |
| BROWN, David Harold | Director | 2001-08-24 | 2007-04-07 |
| SYKES, Ronald Frederick | Director | 2001-01-15 | 2011-08-15 |
| DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-04-30 | 1999-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Walter Brown | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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.