BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Operating as a private limited company, it is the holding entity for the UK retail bookmaker and online gambling brand Betfred, as well as the sports news broadcaster The Sportsman.
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Cash
£127k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£251k
Equity attributable
Employees
9,463
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£64k
Period ending 2026-03-29
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £907,987,000 | £1,458,457 | £995,637 | — | |
| Operating profit | £467,000 | £209,665 | £74,096 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£35,847,000 | £188,682 | £64,046 | — | |
| Net profit | -£71,692,000 | £128,848 | £39,600 | — | |
| Cash | £67,653,000 | £76,514 | £127,133 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £438,271,000 | £352,460 | £356,718 | — | |
| Net assets | £164,008,000 | £237,549 | £251,194 | — | |
| Equity | £164,008,000 | £237,549 | £251,194 | — | |
| Average employees | 9,949 | 9,622 | 9,463 | — | |
| Wages | £225,703,000 | £326,715 | £228,702 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,844,000 | £2,444 | £2,155 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £7,000 | £12 | £10 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £591,000 | £912 | £838 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2025-03-30 | 2026-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 14.4% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | -7.9% | 8.8% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.1% | 59.5% | 20.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.9% | 57.0% | 53.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.79x | 0.86x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 0.01x | 13.27x | 24.45x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 2023-06-01 → present
- BETFRED GROUP LIMITED 2012-09-03 → 2023-06-01
- JCCO 282 LIMITED 2011-07-25 → 2012-09-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These Group and Company financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis notwithstanding net current liabilities of £4,988,000 at 29 March 2026.”
Group structure
- BETFRED GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Betfred Group Limited 100%
- Done Brothers (Cash Betting) Limited 100%
- Tote (Successor Company) Limited 100%
- Tote Bookmakers Limited 100%
- Petfre (Gibraltar) Limited 100%
- Betfred International Holdings Limited 100%
- Betfred Technology Limited 100%
- Gaming Technology SA (Pty) Limited 100%
- Betfred South Africa Holdings (Pty) 70%
- Betting World (Pty) Limited 70%
- Sepels Best Bets (Pty) Limited 70%
- Sepels Sportsbet Gauteng (Pty) Limited 70%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARR, Nicola Joan | Director | 2016-10-06 | May 1977 | English |
| DONE, Fred | Director | 2012-03-08 | Mar 1943 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Joanne Louise | Director | 2021-04-06 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, Michael Rodney | Secretary | 2012-03-08 | 2020-12-02 |
| LONGDEN, Steven | Secretary | 2020-12-02 | 2021-04-16 |
| JC SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
| BLOOD, Michael James | Director | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
| HADDOCK, John Kenneth | Director | 2014-12-24 | 2016-10-06 |
| NIGHTINGALE, Barry Graham Kirk | Director | 2012-03-08 | 2014-12-31 |
| STEBBINGS, Mark Warren | Director | 2016-10-06 | 2023-07-01 |
| JC DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-07-25 | 2012-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joanne Louise Whittaker | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors | 2026-03-24 | Active |
| Mrs Nicola Anne Done-Orrell | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust), Appoints directors | 2023-01-11 | Active |
| Mr Fred Done | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter Eric Done | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-01 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-01 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.