🎲 Grand Pier Teignmouth Limited

This company is a land-based gambling operator in the United Kingdom, licensed to provide arcade-style gaming and amusement machines. It is currently listed as active on the public register of the Gambling Commission. The business is family owned and operates the amusements on the historic pier in Teignmouth, Devon.

The underlying pier structure was built between 1865 and 1867 and was designed by civil engineer Joseph Wilson. The present operating company is a modern corporate entity established to run the commercial activities on the pier, including gambling and amusement facilities, though the exact incorporation date is not specified in Gambling Commission records. Public corporate filings identify it as an independently run private company, not part of a larger gambling group.

Ownership and management have remained within the same family over several decades. The business has been associated with the Brenner family for three generations. Anthony Brenner managed the pier enterprise for more than 30 years before the current directors, Nik Brenner and Lucie Cooper, took over operational control in 2014. Available information from Companies House indicates no publicly recorded parent company or subsidiary structure; the company operates as a standalone entity.

In early 2014, severe storm damage affected the pier and its amusements, resulting in a closure of around six months and loss of a significant number of gaming machines. Subsequent reports describe reinvestment in replacement amusement and gaming equipment and the resumption of trading later that year. The business continues to trade under the name “Grand Pier”, providing traditional seaside amusement arcade activities.

Licensing and Operations

The company holds an operating licence issued by the Gambling Commission, with account number 1331 on the public register and status recorded as active. The licence is a non-remote operating licence, authorising the provision of land-based gambling facilities. According to the Gambling Commission’s public register, this authorisation covers the operation of gaming machines and related arcade-style gambling facilities at licensed premises.

Its activities fall within the category of adult and/or family entertainment centres and amusement arcades, using gaming machines and ticket redemption games consistent with traditional seaside gambling. The licence is non-remote only, meaning it does not authorise online (remote) gambling services.

The Gambling Commission register also lists at least one licensed premises associated with the company, corresponding to the pier amusements. The public register does not indicate any suspensions or revocations of the operating licence, and the status remains active.

No changes in licence type, such as additions of remote gambling activities, are recorded in the publicly available licensing summary. The operator continues to be authorised solely for land-based gambling operations.

Regulatory History

A search of the Gambling Commission’s public register and publicly available news sources does not show any published regulatory sanctions, financial penalties, or licence reviews against this operator. There is no record on the Commission’s site of licence suspension, revocation, or formal regulatory settlements involving the company.

The regulatory history available in the public domain is limited to its ongoing inclusion on the Gambling Commission register as an active licensee authorised to provide non-remote gambling facilities.