Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/06/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/09/2025Due 30/06/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/09/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/09/2025
SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 2 Arena Park, Tarn Lane, Scarcroft LS17 9BF
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007)Tour operator activities (79.12 - SIC 2007)Other sports activities (93.19/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 26/06/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 23/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-20 with no updates
- 08/04/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-09-30
- 20/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-20 with no updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
03/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/12/2025Due 03/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 20/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-2.39K2025
97.93%vs 20242024: £-115.86K
Total Assets
£765.03K2025
15.56%vs 20242024: £662.00K
Cash in Bank
£28.96K2025
-86.66%vs 20242024: £217.11K
Total Liabilities
£763.20K2025
-0.09%vs 20242024: £763.91K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 86.66% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · -25.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -20 |
| 2023 | 20 | +3 |
| 2022 | 17 | -1 |
| 2021 | 18 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 18 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
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Officers
13Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 09/02/2000–16/09/2000 | 7 | |
| Director | 30/09/2013–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 28/03/2006–16/04/2009 | 3 | |
| Director | 11/09/2012–30/09/2019 | 4 | |
| Director | 16/04/2009–11/09/2012 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 16/09/2000–28/03/2006 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 25/09/2017–30/09/2019 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 28/03/2006–16/04/2009 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 15/09/1999–17/09/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 11/09/2012–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 15/09/1999–30/09/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 15/09/1999–09/08/2016 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/12/1999–28/03/2006 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
8Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2016–09/02/2023 | 5 | |
| 01/10/2019–Present | 5 | |
| 05/04/2016–09/02/2023 | 1 | |
| 09/02/2023–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–01/10/2019 | 4 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 5 | |
| 30/09/2019–09/02/2023 | 5 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 24/01/2023
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 26/06/2026
- 3 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 26/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 23/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 26/06/2026View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 23/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-20 with no updates
- 08/04/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-09-30
- 20/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-20 with no updates
- 08/02/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-09-30
- 03/01/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-20 with updates
- 30/06/2023View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-09-30
- 16/02/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Thomas Alexander Irwin as a person with significant control on 2023-02-10
- 16/02/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Daniel John Murphy as a person with significant control on 2023-02-10
- 16/02/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of William Shucksmith as a person with significant control on 2023-02-10
- 16/02/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of 18Sports Limited as a person with significant control on 2023-02-10
- 24/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-20 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 2 Arena Park, Tarn Lane, Scarcroft LS17 9BF. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 27 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-2.39K and 0 employees.
SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007), Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007), Tour operator activities (79.12 - SIC 2007) and Other sports activities (93.19/9 - SIC 2007).
SPORTS PUBLICATIONS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/09/1999.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-2.39K, total assets of £765.03K, cash in bank of £28.96K and total liabilities of £763.20K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 26/06/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-09-30, 3 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/06/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/01/2027.
Companies House lists 13 officers (2 currently in post) and 8 people with significant control (4 current).