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Company No. 01663571 · Incorporated 13 Sep 1982

Sportsworld Group Limited

Registered name: SPORTSWORLD GROUP LIMITED

Part of The Portman Travel Group Limited group

Sportsworld Group Limited made £4.7m revenue and £39.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Sportsworld Group Limited’s revenue fell 41% to £4.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £39.4k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 79110Travel agency activities
Status
Active
Location
Manchester, North West
Age
44 yrs · since 1982
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£4.7m
Growth ▼41.2%
Profit
£39.4k
Growth ▼93.4%
Profit margin
0.8%
Gross 31.1%
Employees
15
Change ▲7.1%
Profit / employee
£2.6k
Revenue/employee £313k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£5.1m£8m£4.7m
Cost of sales—−£3.8m−£6m−£3.2m
Gross profit—£1.3m£2m£1.5m
Operating profit—£201k£798k£41.4k
Profit before tax—£200k£798k£41.5k
Profit after tax£635k£97.3k£597k£39.4k
Profit (best available)£635k£97.3k£597k£39.4k
Employees (average)11111415
Ratios
Profit margin—1.9%7.5%0.8%
Gross margin—25.2%24.9%31.1%
Revenue per employee—£468k£570k£313k
Profit per employee£57.7k£8.8k£42.6k£2.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲55.1%▼41.2%
Profit growth——▲513.5%▼93.4%
Headcount growth——▲27.3%▲7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.8m£244k——
Net assets£907k£1m——
Fixed assets£16.3k£9.3k——
Current assets£2.3m£2.6m——
Debtors£107k£128k——
Deferred income£539k£457k——
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
31.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£313k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲7%
Now 15
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. The Portman Travel Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Destination Sport Limited50–75%
  3. Project Active Topco Limited75–100%
  4. Sportsworld Holdings International Limited75–100%
  5. Sportsworld Group Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £39.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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