HIPPODROME CASINO LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Hippodrome Holdings Limited, the company runs a prominent casino and entertainment venue in Leicester Square, London.
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Cash
£25M
-19.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£42M
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
703
+2.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3.8M
-74.5% 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £117,839,629 | £114,583,476 | £116,787,681 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | £11,083,580 | £8,181,084 | £5,510,615 | -32.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £12,232,692 | £14,834,894 | £3,783,890 | -74.5% | |
| Net profit | £10,017,417 | £12,484,952 | £2,727,857 | -78.2% | |
| Cash | £32,137,133 | £30,767,822 | £24,768,430 | -19.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £67,992,375 | £75,578,596 | £81,559,085 | +7.9% | |
| Net assets | £26,748,416 | £39,233,368 | £41,961,225 | +7% | |
| Equity | £26,748,416 | £39,233,368 | £41,961,225 | +7% | |
| Average employees | 706 | 688 | 703 | +2.2% | |
| Wages | £21,578,561 | £22,728,385 | £24,304,579 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £883,900 | £522,953 | £579,963 | +10.9% |
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 | 9.4% | 7.1% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.5% | 10.9% | 2.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 10.8% | 6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.8% | 62.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.66x | 1.92x | 1.98x | |
| Interest cover | 3.30x | 2.49x | 1.96x |
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
- HIPPODROME CASINO LIMITED 2010-11-01 → present
- UNITED LEISURE GAMING LIMITED 2005-07-04 → 2010-11-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis, considering economic situations and their impact on cash flow and liquidity for the next 12 months. The company has cash reserves (£24,768,430 in 2025), is trading profitably, and has sufficient financial forecasts to meet liabilities as they fall due.”
Group structure
- HIPPODROME CASINO LIMITED · parent
- Regent Street Services Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANGS, Ross Andrew | Director | 2025-06-01 | May 1996 | British |
| BARNSLEY, John Corbitt | Director | 2012-09-25 | May 1948 | British |
| BOWRY-BLUM, Thomas | Director | 2020-11-01 | Feb 1987 | British |
| DELF, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2019-01-22 | Oct 1956 | British |
| KING, Matthew | Director | 2011-11-01 | May 1961 | British |
| LEWIS, Peter Idrisyn | Director | 2023-03-07 | Jul 1975 | British |
| THOMAS, James Simon | Director | 2005-07-04 | Jun 1965 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOBSON, Timothy Akers | Secretary | 2005-07-04 | 2009-09-28 |
| ADDENBROOKE, David Charles Alan | Director | 2023-07-18 | 2025-10-03 |
| BODEN, David | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2013-07-31 |
| EDWINS, Julian Robert | Director | 2013-07-01 | 2023-03-07 |
| EVANS, William John | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2024-06-24 |
| FAIRLESS, Edward Anthony | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2009-03-24 |
| MCNALLY, Peter | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2017-12-31 |
| PEMBERTON, Michael Russell | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2009-03-24 |
| SHIPLEY, Jonathan | Director | 2005-07-04 | 2006-08-09 |
| TEMPLER, Guy Nigel Lethbridge | Director | 2012-09-25 | 2020-11-01 |
| THOMAS, James David | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2022-07-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Simon Thomas | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2018-02-07 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Hippodrome Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 153 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-02-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-02-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-02-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-30 | 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
- 4
- 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.