BUZZ GROUP LIMITED

UNIT 1, CASTLE MARINA ROAD, NOTTINGHAM, NG7 1TN

Previous name: GALA LEISURE LIMITED (changed on 06-Sep-2018)

Company Number: 00794943
Incorporation date: 06-Mar-1964
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
92000 Gambling and betting activities





SUMMARY

This company is 60.2 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Buzz Entertainment Limited. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 256.9 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 267.8 million. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 11 other companies. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 14-Oct-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (14-Jan-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
12-Jan-2019 GBP 256,889,000 2,061,000 2,331,000 3,394,000
13-Jan-2018 GBP 267,804,000 13,686,000 1,046,000 12,646,000
14-Jan-2017 GBP 360,710,000 -890,000
26-Sep-2015 GBP 284,674,000 -11,011,000 9,940,000 52,000 -1,490,000 -3,423,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
12-Jan-2019 GBP 24,017,000 84,650,000 30,000,000 135,725,000
13-Jan-2018 GBP 13,990,000 73,244,000 64,133,000 30,000,000 132,331,000 162,331,000
14-Jan-2017 GBP 148,030,000 3,608,000 30,000,000 211,422,000
26-Sep-2015 GBP 10,586,000 29,333,000 30,000,000 241,041,000 271,041,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Resigned GALA CORAL SECRETARIES LIMITED 09 Feb 2006 19 Dec 2015 1 - 230
Resigned Leigh SMERDON 07 Apr 2003 09 Feb 2006 0 - 116
Resigned Charles Blair Ritchie SINTON 06 Aug 2001 07 Apr 2003 0 - 65
Resigned Martyn David CHEATLE 29 Jul 1996 06 Aug 2001 0 - 68
Resigned John Michael GIBNEY 29 Jul 1996 British 1 - 61

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Dominic MANSOUR 07 Dec 2022 Chief Executive Officer British 10 - 11 (9.1%)
Resigned Jamie QUEEN 14 Jul 2020 15 Jan 2021 Company Director British 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Active Gary PAYNE 04 Dec 2018 Director British 9 - 21 (9.1%)
Resigned Simon John SHAW 16 Feb 2018 04 Dec 2018 Chief Retail Officer British 5 - 205 (20.0%)
Resigned Christian John MATTHEWS 11 Oct 2017 09 Dec 2022 Chief Executive Officer British 3 - 163 (15.8%)
Resigned Adrian John FAWCETT 18 Nov 2016 11 Oct 2017 Director British 0 - 80 (0.0%)
Resigned Alexander Basil John WOOD 18 Dec 2015 16 Feb 2018 Director British 18 - 133 (9.7%)
Resigned Simon Michael WYKES 18 Dec 2015 18 Nov 2016 Director British 3 - 100 (0.0%)
Resigned Paul BOWTELL 03 Oct 2011 19 Dec 2015 Executive British 3 - 5636 (61.0%)
Resigned Carl Anthony LEAVER 13 Apr 2011 19 Dec 2015 Chief Executive Officer British 1 - 2513 (50.0%)
Resigned Robert William TEMPLEMAN 13 Apr 2011 19 Dec 2015 Non Executive Chairman British 0 - 2313 (56.5%)
Resigned ALA CORAL PROPERTIES LIMITED 07 Oct 2010 19 Dec 2015 0 - 10 (0.0%)
Resigned Neil Geoffrey GOULDEN 24 May 2010 08 Nov 2010 Chairman British 0 - 4124 (58.5%)
Resigned Dominic Stephen HARRISON 10 Jul 2009 30 Sep 2010 Chief Executive British 0 - 5133 (64.7%)
Resigned Gary William HUGHES 10 Jul 2009 30 Sep 2011 Chief Financial Officer British 0 - 4929 (59.2%)
Resigned John Julian Tristam CRONK 26 Apr 2006 10 Jul 2009 Company Secretary British 0 - 256219 (85.5%)
Resigned GALA CORAL NOMINEES LIMITED 26 Apr 2006 19 Dec 2015 1 - 229204 (88.7%)
Resigned Edward Matthew Giles ROBERTS 15 Dec 2004 18 Sep 2006 Director British 0 - 4337 (86.0%)
Resigned Neil Geoffrey GOULDEN 15 Dec 2004 18 Sep 2006 Company Director British 1 - 7458 (77.3%)
Resigned Brian Roger MATTINGLEY 07 Sep 1998 13 Oct 2003 Director British 0 - 6249 (79.0%)
Resigned Richard Thomas Neville SOWERBY 13 Dec 1997 30 Apr 2006 Director British 0 - 6962 (89.9%)
Resigned John Michael KELLY 13 Dec 1997 18 Sep 2006 Director British 0 - 4233 (78.6%)
Resigned Katherine PHELAN 20 Oct 1997 13 Dec 1997 Director British 0 - 40 (0.0%)
Resigned Simon Patrick James SPEERS 20 Oct 1997 13 Dec 1997 Director British 1 - 70 (0.0%)
Resigned Michael Robert THOMPSON 29 Sep 1997 13 Dec 1997 Finance Director British 0 - 5015 (30.0%)
Resigned Antony David, Dr PORTNO 29 Sep 1997 13 Dec 1997 Company Director British 0 - 5313 (24.5%)
Resigned Diana Jane HOUGHTON 29 Sep 1997 13 Dec 1997 Strategic Planner British 0 - 114 (36.4%)
Resigned Brian Richard ROSS 16 Jun 1997 13 Dec 1997 Managing Director British 0 - 2721 (77.8%)
Resigned Martyn David CHEATLE 29 Jul 1996 13 Dec 1997 Company Secretary British 0 - 6849 (72.1%)
Resigned Ian Timothy PAYNE 01 May 1995 16 Jun 1997 Director British 0 - 9765 (67.0%)
Resigned David Thomas CHAPMAN 05 Apr 1995 13 Dec 1997 Director British 0 - 1713 (76.5%)
Resigned Jonathan Paul WEBSTER 24 Oct 1994 06 Feb 1997 Director British 1 - 2911 (36.7%)
Resigned John Michael BINGHAM 01 Jul 1994 04 Dec 1996 Company Director British 0 - 54 (80.0%)
Resigned Martin Edward HANSEN 01 Jul 1994 13 Dec 1997 Director British 0 - 76 (85.7%)
Resigned Malcolm David ROBSON 01 Jul 1994 29 Sep 1997 Director British 0 - 54 (80.0%)
Resigned John Michael GIBNEY 01 Jul 1994 29 Jul 1996 Secretary British 1 - 6129 (46.8%)
Resigned Stephen Frederick LEAFE 01 Jul 1994 13 Dec 1997 Director British 0 - 2219 (86.4%)
Resigned Michael Ian BURKE 02 Mar 1992 01 May 1995 Company Director British 0 - 4330 (69.8%)
Resigned Ian Powell, The Right Hon BANCROFT 21 Jan 1993 Company Director British 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned Richard William COLLIN 10 Jul 1995 Company Director British 0 - 164 (25.0%)
Resigned Michael Ian BURKE 01 May 1995 Company Director British 0 - 4330 (69.8%)
Resigned Paul THOMAS 01 Jul 1994 Company Director British 0 - 13766 (48.2%)
Number of active directors: 2
Average tenure of active directors: 3.4 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 2.5 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 9.1%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name
 
BUZZ GROUP LIMITED (00794943) - Active
BUZZ ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED (00801616) - Active
BUZZ LEISURE LIMITED (01171695) - Active
SELDIS COOPER MANAGEMENT LIMITED (07026671) - Active
BUZZ HOLDINGS LIMITED (08900740) - Active
CALEDONIA VENUS HOLDINGS LIMITED (09830942) - Active
BUZZ VENUS GROUP LIMITED (09830949) - Active
BUZZ VENUS ACQUISITIONS LIMITED (09831005) - Active
GALA BINGO LIMITED (10545067) - Active - Proposal to Strike off
BUZZ BINGO GROUP LIMITED (11384218) - Active
BUZZ BINGO DIGITAL LIMITED (12838479) - Active
BUZZ COUNTY CLUBS LIMITED (SC041681) - Active

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2019-07-102015-07-102014-07-102013-07-102012-07-10
BUZZ ENTERTAINMENT LIMITEDORDINARY100
100%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
GALA BINGO LIMITEDORDINARY0
0%
100
100%
100
100%
0
0%
0
0%
GALA HOLDINGS LIMITEDORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
100
100%
100
100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

Company name Share class Shares at confimation date
2019-07-312019-05-24
BUZZ GROUP LIMITEDORDINARY422
100%
1
100%

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



Controlling entities above

BUZZ GROUP LIMITED

Controlled companies below

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


Start date End date Average days to pay % invoices paid over 60 days % invoices not paid within agreed terms Gov.uk report
2023-07-15 2024-01-13 53 27% 37% 81942
2023-01-15 2023-07-14 57 36% 43% 75421
2022-07-16 2023-01-14 59 35% 43% 68995
2022-01-16 2022-07-15 54 31% 40% 62687
2021-07-17 2022-01-15 57 34% 48% 56049
2021-01-17 2021-07-16 61 45% 60% 49378
2020-07-12 2021-01-16 61 46% 58% 42655
2020-01-12 2020-07-11 61 39% 44% 35797
2019-07-13 2020-01-11 54 11% 14% 28755
2019-01-13 2019-07-12 56 14% 19% 20880
2018-07-14 2019-01-12 61 21% 20% 13344
2018-01-14 2018-07-13 39 12% 23% 6391


COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
BUZZ GROUP LIMITED 0.7% 3.6% 7.1% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 2.0% 4.6% 12.5% Medium
Age 0.4% 1.4% 2.7% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 2.2% 6.7% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
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