BLAKEDOWN SPORT & PLAY LIMITED
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Cash
£505K
-5.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6M
+4.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
27
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£144K
-22.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,744,633 | £16,845,512 | £16,554,696 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £261,993 | £215,212 | £168,272 | -21.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £210,213 | £185,761 | £144,368 | -22.3% | |
| Net profit | £165,067 | £182,171 | £109,066 | -40.1% | |
| Cash | £151,790 | £532,438 | £504,604 | -5.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,629,591 | £2,658,315 | £2,737,519 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £2,324,378 | £2,506,549 | £2,615,615 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £2,324,378 | £2,506,549 | £2,615,615 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 27 | 27 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,103,928 | £1,170,482 | £1,707,918 | +45.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £170,780 | £178,699 | £167,983 | -6% |
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 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | |
| Net margin | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.0% | 8.1% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 80.8% | 83.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.21x | 1.18x | |
| Interest cover | 5.06x | 7.31x | 7.04x |
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
- BLAKEDOWN SPORT & PLAY LIMITED 2002-05-16 → present
- JGWCO 190 LIMITED 2002-04-10 → 2002-05-16
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kirk Newsholme
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Despite the uncertainty surrounding the current geopolitical situation and the dynamics of the sector that the company operates in, the directors consider that given the good level of headroom in financing facilities and level of unencumbered assets that the company and its group is in a strong position to overcome the challenges that may arise over the coming year. The directors have prepared group cash flow forecasts covering the period to 31 August 2027 and these show that the company should have sufficient financial resources. After consideration of these factors, the directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern. basis.”
Significant events
- “The different conflicts throughout the world continue to create uncertainty in the markets in which the company operates.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLINT, Antony John | Secretary | 2013-12-01 | — | — |
| BUCKINGHAM, Stephen William | Director | 2002-05-24 | May 1954 | British |
| FARMER, Gordon Anthony | Director | 2015-05-01 | May 1970 | British |
| HOOK, Paul Graham | Director | 2018-07-01 | Feb 1958 | British |
| WELLBELOVE, Christopher Francis, Mr. | Director | 2018-07-01 | Oct 1983 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Stephen Edward | Secretary | 2004-04-30 | 2013-11-01 |
| HOLLOWAY, Anthony John | Secretary | 2002-05-24 | 2004-04-30 |
| JOHN GORDON WALTON & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-04-10 | 2002-05-24 |
| BARFOOT, Nicholas | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2006-08-31 |
| BURROWS, Gyllian Ann | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2016-01-29 |
| DELANEY, Stephen Edward | Director | 2006-07-20 | 2013-11-01 |
| DUFFY, Richard Patrick | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2003-03-28 |
| HESSION, Anthony Richard | Director | 2005-01-20 | 2010-10-22 |
| HOLLOWAY, Anthony John | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2004-04-30 |
| KENYON, Paul Lawrence | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2018-07-01 |
| NATAN, Avi Saul | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2026-03-27 |
| SMITH, David James | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2004-03-31 |
| JOHN GORDON WALTON & CO NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-04-10 | 2002-05-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakedown Evironment & Leisure Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-04-01 | Active |
| Mr Stephen William Buckingham | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2020-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-02-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.