SHIRLEY SPORTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 06562755Private limited companyIncorporated 2008

Key figures

£228,868+26.9%
Net assets 2024/25
+10.0%
Average annual growth 2020/21–2024/25
0100 k200 k300 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, SHIRLEY SPORTS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 85510

Where the company stands among the 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510 (Sports and recreation education).

Net assets£228,868
Higher than 96% · median £2,020
Total assets£374,328
Higher than 95% · median £12,479
Cash£221,034
Higher than 94% · median £6,345
Employees1
Around the median · median 1
Company age18.6 years
Older than 97% · median 3.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. HELP FOR HEROES£71.9m
  2. THE SCOTTISH SPORTS COUNCIL TRUST COMPANY£22.9m
  3. GREENHOUSE SPORTS LIMITED£18.4m
  4. THE BEES FOOTBALL GROUP LIMITED£18m
  5. YOUTH SPORT TRUST£7.9m
  6. WATFORD FC'S COMMUNITY SPORTS & EDUCATION TRUST£6.7m
  7. THE WEST HANTS CLUB£5.2m
  8. ONSIDE YOUTH ZONES£4.6m
  9. SWINDON TOWN FC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION£4.5m
  10. THE CHAMWELL CENTRE CHARITY£4.1m

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 13,403. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SHIRLEY SPORTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SHIRLEY SPORTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06562755. It was incorporated on 11 Apr 2008. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ampthill (MK45). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is sports and recreation education (85510), child day-care activities (88910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Aug 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £228,868, up 26.9% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £221,034. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 13,403 active companies whose first SIC code is 85510: By net assets it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £2,020). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £12,479). By cash it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £6,345). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 3.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as the supplier in one public contract award notice, from Bedford Borough Council. 1 of the awards is shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 May 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand187,087195,884143,812150,393221,034
Total assets294,259268,697254,399308,265374,328
Total liabilities138,068149,200147,587——
Net assets / total equity156,191119,497106,812180,325228,868
Average number of employees5861891391

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.

Public contracts

1 contract

SHIRLEY SPORTS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 1 public contract award notice from Bedford Borough Council. 1 award is shared with other suppliers.

Contract
  1. Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2021Bedford Borough Council · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £370,475 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

History

10 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £228.9k, 1 employee
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £180.3k, 139 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £106.8k, 89 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £119.5k, 61 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £156.2k, 58 employees
  6. Mr David James Shirley registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mr Nicholas Edward Shirley registered as a person with significant control
  8. David James SHIRLEY appointedDirector
Earlier events (2)
  1. Nicholas Edward SHIRLEY appointedDirector
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.