🎲 Ashcroft Bookmakers Limited

Ashcroft Bookmakers Limited is a British gambling operator that runs licensed betting premises. It is authorised and regulated by the Gambling Commission in Great Britain and holds an active operating licence. The company is incorporated in the United Kingdom and, according to public corporate records, was formed in 2004.

The company was incorporated on 19 March 2004 under the name Ashcroft Bookmakers Limited. Publicly available information indicates that it operates as an independent bookmaker, with activity focused on licensed betting shops rather than remote (online) gambling. No evidence in available sources indicates that it is part of a larger gambling group or that it is connected to businessman Michael Ashcroft or his associated companies. No alternative trading names, brands, or subsidiaries have been identified in the material consulted.

Licensing and Operations

Ashcroft Bookmakers Limited holds an operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission. This licence permits it to provide betting services to customers in Great Britain, in accordance with the Gambling Act 2005 and associated regulations.

Based on the Gambling Commission public register, the business is authorised to operate as a betting operator through licensed premises (non-remote). This typically covers activities such as accepting bets on sporting and other events and providing over-the-counter and self-service betting facilities within betting shops. There is no indication in the publicly listed licence permissions that the company holds remote (online) gambling licences for casino, bingo, or other remote betting products.

The Gambling Commission register lists multiple licensed premises associated with the company, confirming its role as a retail bookmaker. The operating licence remains in active status, indicating that the company is currently authorised to continue offering its licensed betting activities, subject to ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements. No historical changes to the type of operating licence, such as additions or removals of remote permissions, are evident in the summary information reviewed.

Regulatory History

A search of the Gambling Commission’s public register and other publicly available summaries has not identified any published regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, or licence suspensions relating specifically to Ashcroft Bookmakers Limited. There is no record in these sources of formal enforcement actions such as licence reviews, regulatory settlements, or public statements by the Commission concerning the company.

This absence of listed actions in the consulted material does not preclude the existence of routine compliance activity, but no notable enforcement outcomes have been reported in the public domain sources reviewed. The company’s operating licence remains active on the Gambling Commission register.