POSTCODE LOTTERY LIMITED
Operating under the People's Postcode Lottery brand, this private company acts as an external lottery manager for multiple charity trusts and is part of the Dutch unlisted Postcode Lottery Group.
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Cash
£8.7M
-45.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£8.1M
-32.3% vs 2023
Employees
406
+5.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
-13.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £143,477,974 | £156,755,927 | +9.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£9,761,648 | -£10,927,893 | -11.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,436,865 | -£5,031,118 | -13.4% | |
| Net profit | -£3,358,156 | -£3,867,602 | -15.2% | |
| Cash | £16,092,496 | £8,729,193 | -45.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,961,302 | £8,093,700 | -32.3% | |
| Net assets | £11,961,302 | £8,093,700 | -32.3% | |
| Equity | £11,961,302 | £8,093,700 | -32.3% | |
| Average employees | 385 | 406 | +5.5% | |
| Wages | £19,239,128 | £22,251,749 | +15.7% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.8% | -7.0% | |
| Net margin | -2.3% | -2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -81.6% | -135.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.5% | 92.5% | |
| Current ratio | 7.39x | 9.09x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company meets its day to day working capital requirements through its cash reserves. The directors have reviewed detailed cash flow forecasts and have considered severe, but plausible, downside risks, and as a result consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In 2024 the total proceeds of all lotteries managed by People's Postcode Lottery grew to £691.1m, an increase of 9% from the £632.8m proceeds in 2023.”
- “The loss for the financial year of £3.9m compares with the loss of £3.4m in 2023, primarily attributable to a further increase in marketing investment to drive future growth.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN AKEN, Sigrid Joan | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | — | — |
| ROG, Immechien | Director | 2018-12-11 | Nov 1967 | Dutch |
| VAN AKEN, Sigrid Joan | Director | 2016-05-01 | Mar 1970 | Dutch |
| VERBOVEN, Michiel | Director | 2020-06-01 | Jun 1976 | Dutch |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSER, Rudolf | Secretary | 2005-06-24 | 2016-05-01 |
| HAYNES, Simon Laurence | Secretary | 2003-08-11 | 2005-06-24 |
| VAN BIJSTERVELDT, Simone Veronique | Secretary | 2016-05-01 | 2019-04-01 |
| ESSER, Rudolf | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2016-05-01 |
| KOLDYK, Margriet | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2006-02-28 |
| POELMANN, Boudewyn Johannes Maria | Director | 2003-08-11 | 2020-12-31 |
| VAN BIJSTERVELDT, Simone Veronique | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Robin De-Breij | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-01-06 | Ceased 2024-12-16 |
| Mr Petrus Leonardus Bastiaan Antonius Van Geel | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-25 | Active |
| Gerardus Petrus Prein | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-06-25 | Active |
| Mr Boudewijn Johannes Maria Poelmann | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-06 |
| Mr Cornelis Hendrik Boer | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
| Mr Hubertus Petrus Maria Knapen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-06-25 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | RP04CH01 | officers | Second filing of change of director details with name | |
| 2026-01-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-06 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.