Corbett Bookmakers Limited
Registered name: CORBETT BOOKMAKERS LIMITED
Part of Corbett Bookmakers (Holdings) Limited groupCorbett Bookmakers Limited made £84.1m revenue and a £864k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Corbett Bookmakers Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £84.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £864k and 136 employees. The company is classified under “gambling and betting activities” and is based in Deeside; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Deeside, North West
- Age
- 55 yrs · since 1971
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Corbett Bookmakers (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office of Corbett Bookmakers (Holdings) Limited is 76 Welsh road, Gard”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £82.9m | £87.6m | £87.7m | £84.1m |
| Cost of sales | £74.1m | £77.7m | £77.8m | £74.7m |
| Gross profit | £8.7m | £9.9m | £9.9m | £9.4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£61.5k | −£939k |
| Profit before tax | £501k | £487k | −£47.1k | −£903k |
| Profit after tax | £451k | £339k | −£49.2k | −£864k |
| Profit (best available) | £451k | £339k | −£49.2k | −£864k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.6m | £3.2m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 141 | 131 | 135 | 136 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | 0.4% | −0.1% | −1% |
| Gross margin | 10.5% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £588k | £668k | £650k | £618k |
| Profit per employee | £3.2k | £2.6k | −£364 | −£6.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.7% | ▲0.2% | ▼4.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼24.9% | ▼114.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7.1% | ▲3% | ▲0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.1m | £3.9m | £2.7m | £2.7m |
| Net assets | £4.6m | £5m | £4.9m | £4.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £4.4m | £5m | £4.8m | £4.6m |
| Debtors | £31.4k | £924 | £43.1k | £37.3k |
| Deferred income | £299k | £318k | £0 | £3.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £618k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£6.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼18%
- Now £4.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲3%
- Now £2.7m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 136
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £3.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £1.4m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Corbett Bookmakers (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Corbett Bookmakers Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Sportsbook LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£864k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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