THE RACING BUG (UK) LIMITED

Active
Company number 07786860Private limited companyIncorporated 2011

Key figures

£859,662+30.7%
Net assets 2024/25
+8.1%
Average annual growth 2019/20–2024/25
0250 k500 k750 k1 m2019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, THE RACING BUG (UK) 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 93290

Where the company stands among the 15,406 active companies whose first SIC code is 93290 (Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.).

Net assets£859,662
Higher than 94% · median £8,025
Total assets£1,020,532
Higher than 91% · median £41,548
Cash£100,412
Higher than 74% · median £21,002
Employees16
Higher than 93% · median 1
Company age15.1 years
Older than 74% · median 6.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED£257m
  2. ANSCO ARENA LIMITED£114.2m
  3. VIRGIN ACTIVE LIMITED£106.4m
  4. TENPIN LIMITED£80.2m
  5. SEE GROUP LIMITED£73.5m
  6. SYCO HOLDINGS LIMITED£72.9m
  7. FRASER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED£71.2m
  8. BOATFOLK MARINAS LIMITED£54.1m
  9. BANDAI NAMCO AMUSEMENT EUROPE LIMITED£50.6m
  10. PHIL MCINTYRE HOLDINGS LIMITED£36.2m

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 15,406. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE RACING BUG (UK) LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

THE RACING BUG (UK) LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07786860. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 2011. Its status is active. The registered office is in Buckingham (MK18). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c. (93290).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £859,662, up 30.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £100,412. Total assets were £1,020,532 and total liabilities £160,870. The company had an average of 16 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 15,406 active companies whose first SIC code is 93290: By net assets it ranks higher than 94% of them (median £8,025). By total assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £41,548). By cash it ranks higher than 74% of them (median £21,002). By number of employees it ranks higher than 93% of them (median 1). It is older than 74% of them (median age 6.8 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment, toys, games and sports goods. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly toys, games and sports goods.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 10 Oct 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand157,785323,102243,538174,302100,412
Total assets641,956747,398746,286874,8671,020,532
Total liabilities278,303197,781145,246217,364160,870
Net assets / total equity363,653549,617601,040657,503859,662
Average number of employees1214181916

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.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

93290

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 5 of the last 12 months on record, most recently July 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment and toys, games and sports goods.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently November 2025. Main goods: toys, games and sports goods.

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

11 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £859.7k, 16 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £657.5k, 19 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £601k, 18 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £549.6k, 14 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £363.7k, 12 employees
  6. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £581.9k, 14 employees
  7. Mr Martin Joseph Rutherford registered as a person with significant control
  8. Nicholas O DONNELL resignedDirector
Earlier events (3)
  1. Martin Joseph RUTHERFORD appointedDirector
  2. Nicholas O DONNELL appointedDirector
  3. 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.