Ladbrokes Coral: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Birchgree Limited. In the year to December 2025 Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited reported turnover of £997m.
- In the year to December 2025, Ladbrokes Coral had turnover of £997m, down 1.6% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £114m.
- Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited operates Entain's licensed betting offices in the UK; its revenue is from the shops' betting and gaming machines, not from Ladbrokes' or Coral's online betting (accounts to 31 December 2025, pp. 4 and 8).
- It employed an average of 13,408 people, with staff costs of £356m.
- Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited is controlled by Birchgree Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 8 September 2026.
- Registered name
- LADBROKES BETTING & GAMING LIMITED
- Company number
- 00775667
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 1 October 1963
- Registered office area
- East London
- Industry code on the register
- 92000: Gambling and betting activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 8 September 2026
What does Ladbrokes Coral do?
Ladbrokes Coral runs the Ladbrokes and Coral betting brands, taking bets on sport, racing and games in high street betting shops and online. It makes money from the margin on bets and from gaming, including machines in its shops and online casino products. Both brands have long histories in British bookmaking, and the business is owned by Entain, the gambling group listed on the London Stock Exchange.
In brief: bookmaker · Ladbrokes and Coral brands · shops and online · owned by Entain
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: entaingroup.com.
Who owns Ladbrokes Coral?
The Companies House register records Birchgree Limited as the person with significant control of Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited, company number 00775667. Birchgree Limited is itself company number 01566128.
That places Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Ladbrokes Coral?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Andrew Davison | 31 October 2022 |
| John Arthur James Borrowdale | 13 March 2026 |
| Bejay Patel | 13 March 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Ladbrokes Coral file?
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited reported turnover of £997m in the year to December 2025. That was down 1.6% on £1,013m the year before.
It reported 13,408 employees. The year before it reported 13,574.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £114m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £147m the year before.
Staff costs came to £356m. That is an average of £27,000 a head. It ended the year with £24m at the bank and net assets of £1,411m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £997m | £1,013m |
| Pre-tax profit | £114m (filed) | £147m (filed) |
| Employees | 13,408 | 13,574 |
| Staff costs | £356m | £326m |
| Average staff cost per head | £27,000 | £24,000 |
| Bank and cash | £24m | £23m |
| Net assets | £1,411m | £1,326m |
| Interest paid | £58m | |
| Interest received | £3m |
What these figures cover: Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited operates Entain's licensed betting offices in the UK; its revenue is from the shops' betting and gaming machines, not from Ladbrokes' or Coral's online betting (accounts to 31 December 2025, pp. 4 and 8).
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Ladbrokes Coral?
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited has registered 9 charges at Companies House, of which 8 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 8 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited (as Security Agent) | 15 December 2025 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited | 2 June 2025 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited | 15 July 2024 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited | 20 September 2023 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited | 5 January 2023 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited | 15 September 2021 |
| Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as Security Agent | 8 July 2019 |
| London Underground Limited | 9 April 2008 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Ladbrokes Coral compares
Of the 6 bookmakers, Ladbrokes Coral is 4th on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 4th on growth. Paddy Power and Betfair keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £17.35.
| Rank | Bookmakers | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bet365 | £4,042m | £8.38 |
| 4th | Ladbrokes Coral | £997m | £11.42 |
| + 4 more bookmakers ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Ladbrokes Coral files as Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited, whose person with significant control is Birchgree Limited, with turnover of £997m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Ladbrokes Coral
What does Ladbrokes Coral do?
Ladbrokes Coral runs the Ladbrokes and Coral betting brands, taking bets on sport, racing and games in high street betting shops and online. It makes money from the margin on bets and from gaming, including machines in its shops and online casino products. Both brands have long histories in British bookmaking, and the business is owned by Entain, the gambling group listed on the London Stock Exchange.
How does Ladbrokes Coral compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Ladbrokes Coral is 4th of the 6 companies in our battle of the bookmakers, behind Bet365. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the bookmakers →
Who owns Ladbrokes Coral?
The Companies House register records Birchgree Limited as the person with significant control of Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited.
How much does Ladbrokes Coral make?
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited reported turnover of £997m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £114m.
How many people work at Ladbrokes Coral?
Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited reported 13,408 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Ladbrokes Coral?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 00775667, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Ladbrokes Coral: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/ladbrokes-coral/. Figures from Companies House filings for LADBROKES BETTING & GAMING LIMITED (00775667).
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