SnowCentres: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
SnowCentres Limited has no person with significant control recorded on the Companies House register. In the year to September 2025 it reported turnover of £22m.
- In the year to September 2025, SnowCentres had turnover of £22m, up 2.8% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £7m, keeping £31.12 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 668 people, with staff costs of £8m.
- These figures are from SnowCentres Limited's group accounts for the year to September 2025, filed at Companies House on 25 June 2026.
- Registered name
- SNOWCENTRES LIMITED
- Company number
- 06330688
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 1 August 2007
- Registered office area
- Hemel Hempstead
- Industry code on the register
- 93110: Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
- Accounts
- Group accounts, covering the companies it owns
- Accounts type
- Full group accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to September 2025, filed 25 June 2026
What does SnowCentres do?
The Snow Centre is an indoor real-snow ski and snowboard business with two venues in England. Its Hemel Hempstead venue in Hertfordshire has a 160-metre main slope and a separate indoor lesson slope, and its Manchester venue at Trafford Park has a 180-metre main slope; the former Chill Factore web address now leads to the Manchester venue. Both are run by SnowCentres Limited and make money from lift passes, ski and snowboard lessons, equipment hire, snow play, parties and memberships. Each venue also has The Lodge Bar & Kitchen, a restaurant overlooking the slopes.
In brief: indoor real-snow slopes · Hemel Hempstead and Manchester · lessons and lift passes · formerly Chill Factore in Manchester
Source: SnowCentres' own website, retrieved 25 September 2026.
Who owns SnowCentres?
SnowCentres Limited, company number 06330688, has no person with significant control recorded on the register. The full record is linked below.
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 SnowCentres?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for SnowCentres Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Richard John Cook | 1 April 2011 |
| David Ian Brown | 13 December 2018 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did SnowCentres file?
SnowCentres Limited reported turnover of £22m in the year to September 2025. That was up 2.8% on £21m the year before.
It reported 668 employees. The year before it reported 660.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £7m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £6m the year before.
Staff costs came to £8m. That is an average of £12,000 a head. It ended the year with £11m at the bank and net assets of £35m.
| Measure | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £22m | £21m |
| Pre-tax profit | £7m (filed) | £6m (filed) |
| Employees | 668 | 660 |
| Staff costs | £8m | £7m |
| Average staff cost per head | £12,000 | £11,000 |
| Bank and cash | £11m | £6m |
| Net assets | £35m | £30m |
Read the accounts to September 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets · Group accounts
Are there any charges against SnowCentres?
SnowCentres Limited has registered 1 charge at Companies House, of which 1 is 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.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Kbc Bank Nv | 26 January 2026 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How SnowCentres compares
Of the 3 indoor snow slopes, SnowCentres is 1st on turnover, 2nd on profit margin and 1st on growth. Snozone keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £32.53.
| Rank | Indoor snow slopes | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SnowCentres | £22m | £31.12 |
| 2nd | Snozone | £16m | £32.53 |
| + 1 more indoor snow slopes ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
SnowCentres files as SnowCentres Limited, with turnover of £22m in its latest filed year.
Questions about SnowCentres
What does SnowCentres do?
The Snow Centre is an indoor real-snow ski and snowboard business with two venues in England. Its Hemel Hempstead venue in Hertfordshire has a 160-metre main slope and a separate indoor lesson slope, and its Manchester venue at Trafford Park has a 180-metre main slope; the former Chill Factore web address now leads to the Manchester venue. Both are run by SnowCentres Limited and make money from lift passes, ski and snowboard lessons, equipment hire, snow play, parties and memberships. Each venue also has The Lodge Bar & Kitchen, a restaurant overlooking the slopes.
How does SnowCentres compare with its rivals?
By turnover, SnowCentres is 1st of the 3 companies in our battle of the indoor snow slopes, ahead of Snozone. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the indoor snow slopes →
Who owns SnowCentres?
SnowCentres Limited has no person with significant control recorded at Companies House.
How much does SnowCentres make?
SnowCentres Limited reported turnover of £22m in the year to September 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £7m.
How many people work at SnowCentres?
SnowCentres Limited reported 668 employees in the year to September 2025.
Who runs SnowCentres?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for SnowCentres Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from SnowCentres Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 06330688, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are group accounts: they include the companies it owns.
- 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, “SnowCentres: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/snowcentres/. Figures from Companies House filings for SNOWCENTRES LIMITED (06330688).
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