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Activities of sport clubs · Wilmslow, Cheshire

Spirit of 1873

Spirit of 1873 Ltd

Losses 2 years runningTurnover up 65%ActiveLatest figures: 2025Filed as a medium-sized companyCompany only15 years on the register

Private limited company registered in Wilmslow, classed under “Activities of sport clubs”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · Company only

Turnover

For subscribers

Profit after tax

−£1.41m

Net assets

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Cash

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Employees

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Retained reserves

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What the numbers say

4 findings from the figures, in plain English

Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.

History

Pro
£20212022*20232024*2025
Profit after tax−£1.41m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Net assets
Ratios
Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year
Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets
Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff
Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end

7 balance-sheet lines and 7 ratios, every year

A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.

Timeline

Checked 2026-11-02

  1. Accounts
    Accounts for a medium company made up to 31 December 2025
  2. Ownership
    Notification of Matthew James Wilson Ellis as a person with significant control on 21 May 2026
  3. Ownership
    Notification of Olivia Clare Barrass as a person with significant control on 21 May 2026
  4. Ownership
    Notification of Clare Joan Ellis as a person with significant control on 21 May 2026
  5. Ownership
    Notification of Alfred Wilson Ellis as a person with significant control on 21 May 2026
  6. Ownership
    Cessation of Silkstone Finance Limited as a person with significant control on 21 May 2026
  7. Directors
    Replacement Filing for the appointment of Mr Craig Steven Barrass as a director
  8. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Craig Steven Barass on 14 April 2026 (and 1 more like it since 14 April 2026)
  9. Directors
    Director's details changed for Mr Craig Steven Barrass on 14 April 2026
  10. Accounts
    Accounts for a medium company made up to 31 December 2024
  11. Accounts
    Current accounting period extended from 30 November 2024 to 31 December 2024
  12. Accounts
    Full accounts made up to 30 November 2023
  13. 24 earlier
    1. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Craig Steven Barass as a director on 10 June 2024
    2. Address
      Registered office address changed from 4 Greenfield Road Holmfirth HD9 2JT England to 1 Swan Street Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 1HF on 13 May 2024
    3. Address
      Registered office address changed from The Be Well Support Stadium Doncaster Road Wakefield WF1 5EY England to 4 Greenfield Road Holmfirth HD9 2JT on 8 May 2024
    4. Address
      Registered office address changed from Stoneygate House 2 Greenfield Road Holmfirth West Yorkshire HD9 2JT to The Be Well Support Stadium Doncaster Road Wakefield WF1 5EY on 30 …
    5. Ownership
      Cessation of John Minards as a person with significant control on 24 October 2023
    6. Ownership
      Cessation of Michael Frank Carter as a person with significant control on 24 October 2023
    7. Ownership
      Notification of Silkstone Finance Limited as a person with significant control on 24 October 2023
    8. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Denise Teal as a director on 24 October 2023
    9. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Minards as a director on 24 October 2023
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of John Gilbert Allott as a director on 24 October 2023
    11. Directors
      Appointment of Matthew James Wilson Ellis as a director on 24 October 2023
    12. Directors
      Appointment of Mr Alfred Wilson Ellis as a director on 24 October 2023
    13. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Michael Frank Carter as a director on 22 September 2023
    14. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 30 November 2022
    15. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 5 January 2023 · GBP 46,783 (and 4 more like it since 28 February 2013)
    16. Shares
      Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
    17. Shares
      Change of share class name or designation
    18. Filing
      Resolutions (and 1 more like it since 11 July 2023)
    19. Filing
      Memorandum and Articles of Association
    20. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Rodger Mckenzie Lambert as a director on 29 May 2022
    21. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 30 November 2021
    22. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 30 November 2020
    23. Accounts
      Total exemption full accounts made up to 30 November 2019
    24. Directors
      Director's details changed for Mrs Denise Teal on 31 March 2020

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Spirit of 1873 do?

Private limited company registered in Wilmslow, classed under “Activities of sport clubs”.

›How much turnover does Spirit of 1873 make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Spirit of 1873 profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £1.41m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Spirit of 1873?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Spirit of 1873?

Its directors are Craig Steven Barrass, Alfred Wilson Ellis, Matthew James Wilson Ellis. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

›Where is Spirit of 1873 based?

Its registered office is 1 Swan Street, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 1HF, in Wilmslow, Cheshire.

›When was Spirit of 1873 founded?

Spirit of 1873 Ltd was incorporated on 31 January 2011.

›Is Spirit of 1873 still trading?

The register lists Spirit of 1873 Ltd as active.

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