EXCALIBUR MIDCO LIMITED
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Cash
£14M
-0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
-£47M
-4.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
183
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.3M
+69% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £56,438,000 | £51,365,000 | £47,419,000 | -7.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,746,000 | -£6,814,000 | -£1,980,000 | +70.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,370,000 | -£7,277,000 | -£2,257,000 | +69% | |
| Net profit | -£2,637,000 | -£6,262,000 | -£2,183,000 | +65.1% | |
| Cash | £11,817,000 | £13,761,000 | £13,705,000 | -0.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£34,694,000 | -£36,791,000 | -£40,282,000 | -9.5% | |
| Net assets | -£38,215,000 | -£44,514,000 | -£46,667,000 | -4.8% | |
| Equity | -£38,215,000 | — | -£46,667,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 227 | 203 | 183 | -9.9% | |
| Wages | £9,768,000 | £9,341,000 | £9,312,000 | -0.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £942,000 | £668,000 | £1,008,000 | +50.9% |
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 | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.1% | -13.3% | -4.2% | |
| Net margin | -4.7% | -12.2% | -4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 198.2% | 237.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.23x | 0.27x | 0.31x | |
| Interest cover | -2.38x | -8.90x | -3.92x |
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
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- 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 or the 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
- EXCALIBUR MIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Excalibur Bidco Limited 100%
- Wowcher Limited 100%
- LivingSocial Limited 100%
- LivingSocial Europe Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 6 October 2025, following the year end, Wowcher Limited, which is owned by Excalibur Midco, completed the acquisition of SpaBreaks.com Limited. The acquisition forms part of the Group's strategy to expand its presence in the leisure and wellbeing sector. As completion occurred after the reporting date, the financial impact of the acquisition is not reflected in these financial statements, other than costs incurred prior to the year end which are recognised within other debtors and accruals.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Alexis | Director | 2025-07-31 | Aug 1990 | British |
| KEMBLE DIAZ, Karen Louise | Director | 2015-11-26 | Sep 1965 | British |
| OBORNE, George Glamis | Director | 2025-07-31 | May 1989 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, Roland Patrick | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2025-07-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Simon Russell | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2015-11-26 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Michael | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2015-11-26 |
| MACKINNON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-04-25 |
| TENWICK, Colin John | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2023-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excalibur Debtco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.