ARENA ONLINE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.4M
-46.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-38% vs 2024
Employees
121
-2.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£3.1M
-217.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,308,315 | — | £33,933,013 | £31,174,000 | -8.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,214,366 | — | -£895,164 | -£3,044,312 | -240.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,002,540 | — | -£982,197 | -£3,116,851 | -217.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,355,997 | £598,699 | -£979,710 | -£3,080,701 | -214.5% | |
| Cash | £2,787,839 | £461,953 | £2,553,160 | £1,360,480 | -46.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,875,289 | £4,768,666 | £8,406,819 | £5,105,244 | -39.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,599,517 | £4,203,544 | £8,092,530 | £5,013,498 | -38% | |
| Equity | £3,599,517 | — | £8,092,530 | £5,013,498 | -38% | |
| Average employees | 69 | 71 | 124 | 121 | -2.4% | |
| Wages | £3,196,703 | £2,203,819 | £4,950,222 | £5,110,955 | +3.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £235,249 | — | £497,647 | £358,014 | -28.1% |
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 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.8% | — | -2.6% | -9.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.0% | — | -2.9% | -9.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 82.9% | — | -10.6% | -59.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.20x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | 86.81x | — | -10.12x | -41.96x |
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
- ARENA ONLINE LIMITED 2008-09-18 → present
- CONCORD FLOWERS LIMITED 2008-08-18 → 2008-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HW Fisher Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- ARENA ONLINE LIMITED · parent
- Patch Gardens Ltd 100%
- Patch Gardens BV 100%
Significant events
- “The reported result for the year is also affected by the impairment charge in respect of the Patch acquisition.”
- “Following extended discussion with the Group's auditors regarding the carrying value of the Patch acquisition, the directors have agreed to recognise an impairment charge equivalent to 50% of that carrying value within the financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025.”
- “In the period since the year end, trading conditions have continued to reflect those underlying pressures, and management currently anticipates that the financial year ending 30 April 2026 will close with a further reported loss at Group level.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZEWCZYK, Jacek | Secretary | 2017-09-20 | — | — |
| WYNNE, Anna Margaret | Secretary | 2019-01-16 | — | — |
| HACKETT, John | Director | 2023-01-12 | Jun 1971 | British |
| NAYLOR, Nick | Director | 2023-01-12 | Mar 1967 | British |
| WYNNE, William Robert | Director | 2008-08-18 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCE, Steven Mark | Secretary | 2008-08-18 | 2009-09-04 |
| TURNER, Carole Linda, Ms. | Secretary | 2009-09-04 | 2013-04-30 |
| ZAHEER, Adnan | Secretary | 2014-09-22 | 2016-10-31 |
| BLACKETT, Frederick | Director | 2023-01-12 | 2024-04-29 |
| FRANCE, Steven Mark | Director | 2008-08-18 | 2014-06-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Martin Hamon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2025-10-28 | Active |
| Brian Kenyon | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors (as trust) | 2024-11-04 | Active |
| Mrs Alexandra Clare Jardine | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2023-07-24 | Active |
| Mrs Debbie Quemard | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2023-07-24 | Active |
| Mr Philip George Bisson | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust) | 2016-08-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 117 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-01-18 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-02 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | RP04TM01 | officers | Second filing of director termination with name | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-11 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.