Blackpool Operating Company Limited

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blackpool operating company limited Company Information

Company Number

01729327

Next Accounts

Dec 2025

Directors

Ronald Bell

Mark Smith

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Shareholders

blackpool borough council

Group Structure

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Industry

Other amusement and recreation activities

Registered Address

number one bickerstaffe square, talbot road, blackpool, FY1 3AH

Website

http://www.new-guilderoy-hotel-blackpool.co.uk

blackpool operating company limited Estimated Valuation

£5.3m

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of BLACKPOOL OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED at £5.3m based on Net Assets of £3m and 1.8x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Blackpool Operating Company Limited is a live company located in blackpool, FY1 3AH with a Companies House number of 01729327. It operates in the other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 93290. Founded in June 1983, it's largest shareholder is blackpool borough council with a 100% stake. Blackpool Operating Company Limited is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £2.5m with high growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Blackpool Operating Company Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 3 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating5out of 5

7 Strong

2 Regular

3 Weak

Size

annual sales of £2.5m, make it larger than the average company (£328.4k)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 17%, show it is growing at a faster rate (13.8%)

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Blackpool Operating Company Limited's latest turnover from March 2024 is estimated at £2.5 million and the company has net assets of £3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Blackpool Operating Company Limited has 109 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.6 million as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Turnover	2,499,097	2,515,376	2,064,387	1,565,100	2,713,562	2,663,485	2,545,480	2,645,688	579,247	6,252,401	14,773,824	6,739,793	7,389,069	3,918,838	2,224,085
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	938,884	909,081	744,258	607,514	1,107,402	1,169,451	1,121,359	1,126,773	249,097	2,572,425	6,331,090	2,868,684	3,199,298	1,698,924	928,931
Gross Profit	1,560,213	1,606,294	1,320,129	957,585	1,606,160	1,494,034	1,424,121	1,518,915	330,150	3,679,976	8,442,735	3,871,109	4,189,772	2,219,914	1,295,154
Admin Expenses	914,586	-217,728	442,764	1,828,894	1,541,309	1,634,860	992,580	1,138,138	-94,394	3,506,743	8,368,205	3,781,286	4,247,505	2,300,875	1,240,283
Operating Profit	645,627	1,824,022	877,365	-871,309	64,851	-140,826	431,541	380,777	424,544	173,233	74,530	89,823	-57,733	-80,961	54,871
Interest Payable			37,125	33,550
Interest Receivable	92,465	76,188	7,719	700	1,159	7,386	2,072	391	623	633	1,089	1,045	556	659	402
Pre-Tax Profit	738,092	1,900,210	847,959	-904,159	66,010	-133,440	433,612	381,169	425,168	173,866	75,619	90,868	-57,177	-80,302	55,274
Tax	-184,523	-361,040	-161,112		-12,542		-82,386	-76,234	-85,033	-36,512	-17,392	-21,808			-15,477
Profit After Tax	553,569	1,539,170	686,847	-904,159	53,468	-133,440	351,226	304,935	340,134	137,354	58,227	69,060	-57,177	-80,302	39,797
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	553,569	1,539,170	686,847	-904,159	53,468	-133,440	351,226	304,935	340,134	137,354	58,227	69,060	-57,177	-80,302	39,797
Employee Costs	2,065,392	1,971,599	1,792,904	1,554,957	1,981,944	2,102,804	1,837,046	2,115,325	211,196	2,445,700	5,861,998	2,594,865	2,935,170	1,561,127	775,569
Number Of Employees	109	110	104	94	117	115	108	125	13	148	350	153	165	88	44
EBITDA*	878,075	2,113,218	1,194,215	-522,897	412,984	230,265	815,807	776,503	803,363	503,769	352,377	332,116	160,553	154,239	283,083

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Tangible Assets	486,362	703,387	910,125	876,701	1,109,097	1,305,417	949,196	1,146,071	1,171,433	1,234,761	1,021,842	697,111	600,242	627,520	812,495
Intangible Assets
Investments & Other	390,000	277,000
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	876,362	980,387	910,125	876,701	1,109,097	1,305,417	949,196	1,146,071	1,171,433	1,234,761	1,021,842	697,111	600,242	627,520	812,495
Stock & work in progress	141,520	134,223	156,360	148,267	152,370	143,289	161,352	170,837	184,523	159,216	160,818	130,405	111,962	80,739	81,593
Trade Debtors	5,304	841	15,281	9,569	6,406	6,989	9,384	1,995	10,757	317,945	877,504	366,898	356,226	181,222	63,726
Group Debtors	816,614			6,218
Misc Debtors	83,538	201,751	267,252	224,440	323,622	365,703	258,383	254,750	287,450
Cash	1,593,268	1,929,227	1,656,067	402,447	997,487	1,320,351	649,149	179,507	133,651	115,609	137,411	298,296	119,827	102,659	160,884
misc current assets
total current assets	2,640,244	2,266,042	2,094,960	790,941	1,479,885	1,836,332	1,078,268	607,089	616,381	592,770	1,175,733	795,599	588,015	364,620	306,203
total assets	3,516,606	3,246,429	3,005,085	1,667,642	2,588,982	3,141,749	2,027,464	1,753,160	1,787,814	1,827,531	2,197,575	1,492,710	1,188,257	992,140	1,118,698
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors	72,055	121,484	189,803	60,407	375,424	178,852	160,846	210,583	230,735	1,610,814	2,142,385	1,509,002	1,285,937	1,032,643	1,078,899
Group/Directors Accounts		189,363	1,238,920		800,234	821,257	315,557	413,655	728,304
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities	397,909	432,692	433,390	328,110	290,237	1,038,434	354,530	274,345	266,794
total current liabilities	469,964	743,539	1,862,113	388,517	1,465,895	2,038,543	830,933	898,583	1,225,833	1,610,814	2,142,385	1,509,002	1,285,937	1,032,643	1,078,899
loans				1,100,000
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities
provisions	87,931	97,748			39,803	73,390	33,275	42,547	54,886	49,756	25,583	12,328
total long term liabilities	87,931	97,748	277,000	1,100,000	39,803	73,390	33,275	42,547	54,886	49,756	25,583	12,328
total liabilities	557,895	841,287	2,139,113	1,488,517	1,505,698	2,111,933	864,208	941,130	1,280,719	1,660,570	2,167,968	1,521,330	1,285,937	1,032,643	1,078,899
net assets	2,958,711	2,405,142	865,972	179,125	1,083,284	1,029,816	1,163,256	812,030	507,095	166,961	29,607	-28,620	-97,680	-40,503	39,799
total shareholders funds	2,958,711	2,405,142	865,972	179,125	1,083,284	1,029,816	1,163,256	812,030	507,095	166,961	29,607	-28,620	-97,680	-40,503	39,799

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	645,627	1,824,022	877,365	-871,309	64,851	-140,826	431,541	380,777	424,544	173,233	74,530	89,823	-57,733	-80,961	54,871
Depreciation	232,448	289,196	316,850	348,412	348,133	371,091	384,266	395,726	378,819	330,536	277,847	242,293	218,286	235,200	228,212
Amortisation
Tax	-184,523	-361,040	-161,112		-12,542		-82,386	-76,234	-85,033	-36,512	-17,392	-21,808			-15,477
Stock	7,297	-22,137	8,093	-4,103	9,081	-18,063	-9,485	-13,686	25,307	-1,602	30,413	18,443	31,223	-854	81,593
Debtors	702,864	-79,941	42,306	-89,801	-42,664	104,925	11,022	-41,462	-19,738	-559,559	510,606	10,672	175,004	117,496	63,726
Creditors	-49,429	-68,319	129,396	-315,017	196,572	18,006	-49,737	-20,152	-1,380,079	-531,571	633,383	223,065	253,294	-46,256	1,078,899
Accruals and Deferred Income	-34,783	-698	105,280	37,873	-748,197	683,904	80,185	7,551	266,794
Deferred Taxes & Provisions	-9,817	97,748		-39,803	-33,587	40,115	-9,272	-12,339	5,130	24,173	13,255	12,328
Cash flow from operations	-110,638	1,882,987	1,217,380	-745,940	-151,187	885,428	753,060	730,477	-395,394	521,020	440,604	516,586	207,620	-8,659	1,201,186
Investing Activities
capital expenditure	-15,423	-82,458	-350,274	-116,016	-151,813	-727,312	-187,391	-370,364	-315,491	-543,455	-602,578	-339,162	-191,008	-50,225	-1,040,707
Change in Investments	113,000	277,000
cash flow from investments	-128,423	-359,458	-350,274	-116,016	-151,813	-727,312	-187,391	-370,364	-315,491	-543,455	-602,578	-339,162	-191,008	-50,225	-1,040,707
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts	-189,363	-1,049,557	1,238,920	-800,234	-21,023	505,700	-98,098	-314,649	728,304
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans			-1,100,000	1,100,000
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities
share issue															2
interest	92,465	76,188	-29,406	-32,850	1,159	7,386	2,072	391	623	633	1,089	1,045	556	659	402
cash flow from financing	-96,898	-973,369	109,514	266,916	-19,864	513,086	-96,026	-314,258	728,927	633	1,089	1,045	556	659	404
cash and cash equivalents
cash	-335,959	273,160	1,253,620	-595,040	-322,864	671,202	469,642	45,856	18,042	-21,802	-160,885	178,469	17,168	-58,225	160,884
overdraft
change in cash	-335,959	273,160	1,253,620	-595,040	-322,864	671,202	469,642	45,856	18,042	-21,802	-160,885	178,469	17,168	-58,225	160,884

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Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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BLACKPOOL OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED group structure

Blackpool Operating Company Limited has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

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1 parent

BLACKPOOL OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED

01729327

BLACKPOOL OPERATING COMPANY LIMITED Shareholders

blackpool borough council

100%

Blackpool Operating Company Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Ronald Bell (Sep 2018) and Mr Mark Smith (Apr 2022).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Ronald Bell		70 years	Sep 2018	-	Director
Mr Mark Smith		56 years	Apr 2022	-	Director
Councillor Anita Cooper	England	62 years	Jun 2024	-	Director
Ms Joanne Farrell	England	54 years	Oct 2024	-	Director
Mr Richard Quinn	England	46 years	Oct 2024	-	Director
Mr Peter Taylor	England	43 years	Oct 2024	-	Director

P&L

March 2024

turnover

2.5m

-1%

operating profit

645.6k

gross margin

62.5%

-2.24%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

March 2024

net assets

+0.23%

total assets

3.5m

+0.08%

cash

1.6m

-0.17%

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

01729327

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

93290 - Other amusement and recreation activities

incorporation date

June 1983

ultimate parent company

BLACKPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL

previous names

hythestore limited (September 1983)

address

number one bickerstaffe square, talbot road, blackpool, FY1 3AH

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