BENCHMARK SPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.4m
-16.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.1m
+21.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
57
-10.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+78.7% highest 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 | £12,881,162 | £16,645,355 | £12,880,159 | -22.6% | |
| Operating profit | £802,256 | £1,166,432 | £1,076,302 | -7.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £859,715 | £765,358 | £1,367,448 | +78.7% | |
| Net profit | £548,488 | £531,045 | £958,530 | +80.5% | |
| Cash | £1,706,336 | £2,923,914 | £2,448,234 | -16.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,222,410 | £2,073,882 | £2,301,008 | +11% | |
| Net assets | £1,758,356 | £1,739,401 | £2,115,506 | +21.6% | |
| Equity | £1,758,356 | £1,739,401 | £2,115,506 | +21.6% | |
| Average employees | 55 | 64 | 57 | -10.9% | |
| Wages | £3,082,239 | £3,551,179 | £3,401,071 | -4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,000 | £248,971 | £442,386 | +77.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £247,000 | £248,971 | £269,165 | +8.1% |
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 | 6.2% | 7.0% | 8.4% | |
| Net margin | 4.3% | 3.2% | 7.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 36.1% | 56.2% | 46.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.5% | 70.9% | 69.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 1.25x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | 14.28x | 2.90x | 30.98x |
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
- Gilberts Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the group is able to meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- BENCHMARK SPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Benchmark Sport Ltd 100%
- Benchmark Talent Ventures Ltd 100%
- Square Mile Sport Services Ltd 100%
- Sport Industry Awards Ltd 100%
- The Podcast Group Ltd 100%
- Beyond Sport Ltd 100%
- Think Beyond Services Ltd 100%
- Think Beyond Studios Ltd 100%
- Earth to Ocean Ltd 100%
- Think Beyond Services US, Inc 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2025, the group disposed of its 84.5% holding in National Student Esports Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Olivia Catherine | Director | 2025-04-09 | Nov 1976 | British |
| ISEMANN, William George | Director | 2025-04-09 | Jul 1974 | British |
| KELLER, Nicholas Frank | Director | 2008-03-20 | May 1970 | British |
| MERCEY, Lucy | Director | 2024-09-16 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLER, Deborah Louise | Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2013-01-23 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-03-20 | 2008-03-20 |
| CLIFFORD, Giles Timothy | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| OBRART, Marc Alexander | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2021-12-06 |
| SEGAL, James Bernard | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-03-20 | 2008-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Frank Keller | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-04-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-04-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-10 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-04-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-03-10 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.