THE ENTERTAINER (AMERSHAM) LIMITED

Active
Company number 02057757Private limited companyIncorporated 1986
⚠ Accounts overdue. The next accounts were due on 31 Oct 2026 and had not been filed when the register was last updated.

Key figures

£44,473,000
Net assets 2024/25

† THE ENTERTAINER (AMERSHAM) LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47650

Where the company stands among the 3,534 active companies whose first SIC code is 47650 (Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores).

Turnover£269,364,000
Higher than 96% · median £15,992 among 77 that publish turnover
Net assets£44,473,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,737
Employees1,829
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.1 years
Older than 99% · median 2.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE ENTERTAINER (AMERSHAM) LIMITED£44.5m
  2. SMYTHS TOYS UK LIMITED£9.7m
  3. MAQIO LIMITED£8.8m
  4. JCB CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED£8.2m
  5. REVVI LTD£5.4m
  6. MAGIC MADHOUSE LIMITED£5.2m
  7. SIMPSON, MCLEARNON & FERGUSON LIMITED£4.7m
  8. ETRONIX DISTRIBUTION LIMITED£4.2m
  9. MARTELLS OF SUTTON LIMITED£3.8m
  10. KEYCRAFT LTD£3.7m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 3,534. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE ENTERTAINER (AMERSHAM) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE ENTERTAINER (AMERSHAM) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02057757. It was incorporated on 24 Sep 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Amersham (HP7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores (47650).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Jan 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £269,364,000. Loss for the year was £7,401,000. Net assets were £44,473,000. The company had an average of 1,829 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 3,534 active companies whose first SIC code is 47650: By turnover it ranks higher than 96% of the 77 that publish turnover (median £15,992). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,737). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 2.1 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, soaps and waxes, leather goods and bags. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods, paper and paperboard, printed matter. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 2.4% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 2 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 4 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Oct 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Feb 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover269,364,000
Profit for the year-7,401,000
Total assets—
Total liabilities—
Net assets / total equity44,473,000
Average number of employees1,829

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 2.4% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 20.8% lower
Median bonus pay
women 7.7% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter69.4% womenLower middle65.7% womenUpper middle58% womenUpper pay quarter48.8% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 6.5% lower
women 19.9% lower
2023/24
women 6% lower
women 21.2% lower
2022/23
women 4.6% higher
women 21.6% lower
2021/22
women 19.1% lower
women 37.2% lower
2020/21
women 0.9% lower
women 16.9% lower
2019/20
women 1.5% lower
women 20% lower
2018/19
women 0.7% lower
women 21.3% lower
2017/18
women 2.2% lower
women 12.5% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Modern slavery statements2
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, soaps and waxes, leather goods and bags, miscellaneous manufactures and perfumery and cosmetics.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods, paper and paperboard, printed matter, leather goods and bags and electrical equipment.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

6 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £269.4m, net assets £44.5m, 1,829 employees
  3. Teal Group Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Mr Gary Peter Grant ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Mr Gary Peter Grant registered as a person with significant control
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.