How much does Eastern Sporting Limited make?

Eastern Sporting Limited reported revenue of £1.7m and a loss of £211k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Eastern Sporting Limited have?

Eastern Sporting Limited reported an average of 8 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Eastern Sporting Limited profitable?

No — Eastern Sporting Limited reported a loss of £211k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05790916 · Incorporated 23 Apr 2006

Eastern Sporting Limited

Registered name: EASTERN SPORTING LIMITED

Part of Grange Management (Holdings) Limited group

Eastern Sporting Limited made £1.7m revenue and a £211k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Eastern Sporting Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £1.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £211k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles” and is based in Ingatestone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47640Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles

Status: Active
Location: Ingatestone, East of England
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£1.7m

Growth ▲6%

Profit

−£211k

Growth —

Profit margin

−12.6%

Gross 20.4%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

−£26.4k

Revenue/employee £209k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.6m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.7m
Cost of sales	£1.3m	£1.1m	£1.3m	£1.3m
Gross profit	£363k	£342k	£309k	£341k
Operating profit	£23.3k	−£310	−£74.9k	−£133k
Profit before tax	£12.9k	−£40k	−£144k	−£212k
Profit after tax	£14.2k	−£38.2k	−£170k	−£211k
Profit (best available)	£14.2k	−£38.2k	−£170k	−£211k
Staff costs	£214k	£216k	£196k	—
Employees (average)	8	8	8	8
Ratios
Profit margin	0.9%	−2.6%	−10.7%	−12.6%
Gross margin	22.2%	23%	19.6%	20.4%
Revenue per employee	£205k	£186k	£198k	£209k
Profit per employee	£1.8k	−£4.8k	−£21.2k	−£26.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9%	▲6.1%	▲6%
Profit growth	—	▼369.8%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	0%	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£92.6k	£70.8k	£95.6k	£122k
Net assets	£301k	£262k	£92.8k	−£118k
Fixed assets	£27.3k	£21.8k	£116k	£101k
Current assets	£1.2m	£1.4m	£1.7m	£1.8m
Debtors	£83.1k	£84.7k	£129k	£53.7k
Deferred income	£26.3k	£34.9k	£52.4k	£38k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −12.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 20.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £209k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£26.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.2%; 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: ▼227%; Now −£118k
Cash at bank: ▲27%; Now £122k
Headcount: 0%; Now 8
Deferred income: ▼28%; Now £38k
Fixed assets: ▼13%; Now £101k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Grange Management (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Eastern Sporting Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Grangewood Brentwood LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit −£1.2m
Bennetts Farm Shooting Ground LimitedRev. £35.9k · Profit −£198k
The Grange Group LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£211k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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