ARENA EVENTS GROUP LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of IHC Industrial Holding LLC, this formerly listed company provides temporary structures, seating, and equipment hire for events and commercial applications worldwide.
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Cash
£24m
USD 32,900,000
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£44m
USD 58,900,000
Equity attributable
Employees
1,291
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.5m
USD 3,400,000
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £258,074,731 | £378,545,483 | £207,421,150 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £13,062,065 | £10,433,573 | £7,198,516 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £7,599,747 | £4,173,429 | £2,523,191 | — | |
| Net profit | — | £6,491,450 | £231,857 | £519,481 | — | |
| Cash | £16,814,875 | £20,899,303 | £26,199,861 | £24,415,584 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £59,822,150 | £116,054,465 | £133,395,162 | £65,602,968 | — | |
| Net assets | £43,249,798 | £46,548,448 | £45,057,578 | £43,710,575 | — | |
| Equity | £43,249,798 | £46,548,448 | £45,057,578 | £43,710,575 | — | |
| Average employees | — | 1,327 | 1,386 | 1,291 | — | |
| Wages | — | £64,835,339 | £71,643,867 | £45,269,017 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £633,312 | £541,000 | £519,481 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £633,312 | £541,000 | £519,481 | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 5.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | — | 2.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 11.3% | 7.8% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.3% | 82.7% | 81.7% | 82.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.46x | 0.83x | 0.77x | 0.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 2.39x | 1.67x | 1.54x |
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
- ARENA EVENTS GROUP LIMITED 2022-02-28 → present
- ARENA EVENTS GROUP PLC 2017-07-07 → 2022-02-28
- ARENA EVENTS GROUP LIMITED 2017-06-01 → 2017-07-07
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Director has a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence until 31 December 2027 and, therefore, continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- ARENA EVENTS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- AES EMEA Limited 100%
- AES Americas Limited 100%
- AES MEA Limited 100%
- Arena Event Services Group Limited 100%
- Arena Event Services PTE Limited 100%
- AMEA Gulf Limited 100%
- TGP Holdings Limited 100%
- Asia Tents Arena SDN BHD 100%
- Arena Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Ironmonger Group Limited 100%
- AES France SAS 100%
- AES Canada Corp 100%
- AES AUSCO PTY LTD 100%
Significant events
- “Acquisition by Modon Holdings PSC ("Modon") effective 1 May 2025”
- “Group changed its financial year end from 31 March to 31 December”
- “The Group changed its presentation currency from pound sterling (£) to US dollar ($) effective 1 April 2024”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BERGER, Paul Michael Queyssac | Director | 2022-02-23 | Mar 1963 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TROWBRIDGE, Stephen | Secretary | 2019-10-15 | 2022-02-23 |
| WILSON, Piers | Secretary | 2017-06-29 | 2019-10-15 |
| ABRAAM, Peter | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2025-04-24 |
| AL FAISAL, Faisal Abdullah, Prince | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2025-04-24 |
| CRASTA, Alwyn Dinesh | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2025-04-24 |
| HANNA, Kenneth George | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2022-02-23 |
| LAWLESS, Gregory Malcolm | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2022-02-23 |
| METCALFE, Ian Roland | Director | 2017-07-25 | 2022-02-23 |
| MOHTASEB, Abdullah | Director | 2022-02-23 | 2025-04-24 |
| TROWBRIDGE, Stephen Neil | Director | 2019-10-15 | 2022-02-23 |
| TURCAN, Henry Arthur John | Director | 2020-06-08 | 2022-02-23 |
| WILSON, Piers Leigh Stuart | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2019-10-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theta Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2022-02-23 | Active |
| Mr Stephen Neil Trowbridge | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-15 | Ceased 2022-02-23 |
| Mr Kenneth George Hanna | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-25 | Ceased 2022-02-23 |
| Mr Ian Roland Metcalfe | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-25 | Ceased 2022-02-23 |
| Mr Piers Leigh Stuart Wilson | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-25 | Ceased 2019-10-15 |
| Gregory Michael Lawless | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-06-01 | Ceased 2022-02-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-27 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.