WHITBREAD GROUP PLC
Operating as the primary subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange-listed Whitbread PLC, the company manages the Premier Inn hotel chain and several restaurant brands including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, and Table Table.
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Cash
£391m
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.6bn
Equity attributable
Employees
32,386
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£278m
Period ending 2026-02-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-27 | 2026-02-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,959,900,000 | £2,921,900,000 | £2,920,200,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £553,800,000 | £515,900,000 | £465,700,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £428,500,000 | £349,400,000 | £278,200,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £294,600,000 | £239,900,000 | — | — | |
| Cash | £696,700,000 | £1,073,100,000 | £391,000,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,728,200,000 | £7,555,900,000 | £7,872,500,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,596,100,000 | £2,820,400,000 | £2,633,600,000 | — | |
| Equity | £2,596,100,000 | £2,820,400,000 | £2,633,600,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 39,611 | 34,700 | 32,386 | — | |
| Wages | £756,900,000 | £736,900,000 | £793,000,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £5,000,000 | £5,000,000 | £4,400,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £1,000,000 | £1,600,000 | £800,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £1,700,000 | £2,400,000 | £1,800,000 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-27 | 2026-02-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 17.7% | 15.9% | |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 8.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | 6.8% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 72.7% | 71.5% | 72.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.47x | 0.51x | 0.35x | |
| Interest cover | 4.00x | 2.47x | 2.10x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- WHITBREAD GROUP PLC 2001-05-10 → present
- WHITBREAD PLC 1991-03-01 → 2001-05-10
- WHITBREAD AND COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1889-07-25 → 1991-03-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- WHITBREAD GROUP PLC · parent
- Premier Inn (UK) Ltd
- Premier Inn Octo Limited
- Whitbread Hotel Company Limited
- Premier Inn Glasgow Ltd
- Premier Inn Manchester Airport Ltd
- Premier Inn Westminster Ltd
- Hub Hotel Holdings Limited
- Whitbread East Pennines Ltd
- WHRI Holdings Company Limited
- T.L.C. Andrews Pennies Ltd
- T.L.C. Ashworth & Negroni Ltd
- Premier Travel Inn India Ltd
- Premier Inn International Development Limited
- Whitbread Properties Ltd
- Swift Hotels Limited
Significant events
- “The new plan will see Germany reach 18,000 open rooms by 2030/31, becoming one of Germany's largest budget hotel brands. This strategy will generate £2bn of free cash flow available for shareholder returns through a combination of dividends and share buy-backs (noting that the investment in extending AGP means we will pause share buy-backs in 2026/27).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWRY, Daren Clive | Secretary | 2023-06-22 | — | — |
| ANDERSON, Mark | Director | 2018-02-02 | Mar 1971 | British |
| HOWARTH, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2021-07-23 | Jul 1970 | British |
| PATEL, Hemantkumar Kiritbhai | Director | 2022-03-22 | Nov 1969 | British |
| PAUL, Dominic James | Director | 2023-01-17 | May 1971 | British |
| THOMAS HATHAWAY, Alexandra Clare | Director | 2023-06-22 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRATT, Simon Charles | Secretary | 1997-03-26 | 2015-10-13 |
| HAMPSON, Michael David | Secretary | — | 1997-03-26 |
| VAUGHAN, Christopher David | Secretary | 2015-10-13 | 2023-06-22 |
| ANGUS, Michael Richardson, Sir | Director | — | 2000-06-20 |
| BAKER, Richard | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2016-04-12 |
| BANHAM, John Michael Middlecott | Director | 1999-11-17 | 2005-08-01 |
| BRITTAIN, Alison Jane | Director | 2015-10-13 | 2023-01-17 |
| BROUGHTON, Martin Faulkner | Director | 1993-08-01 | 2000-06-20 |
| CADBURY, Nicholas Theodore | Director | 2012-11-14 | 2022-03-22 |
| COCKBURN, William | Director | 1995-09-14 | 1995-11-21 |
| FINDLAY, Martin Charles | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| FRANKLIN, Michael David Milroy, Sir | Director | — | 1998-06-16 |
| GURASSA, Charles Mark | Director | 2000-07-26 | 2001-05-01 |
| HABGOOD, Anthony John | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2014-09-01 |
| HARRISON, Andrew | Director | 2010-09-01 | 2015-12-07 |
| JARVIS, Peter Jack | Director | — | 1997-06-17 |
| LEITH, Prudence Margaret | Director | 1995-09-14 | 2001-05-01 |
| MACLAURIN, Ian Charter, Lord | Director | 1997-11-18 | 2001-03-20 |
| MILLER, Stewart | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2005-09-30 |
| PADOVAN, John Mario Faskally | Director | — | 2001-05-14 |
| PARKER, Alan Charles | Director | 2000-05-05 | 2010-11-30 |
| PERELMAN, Alan Steven | Director | — | 2001-03-20 |
| RICHARDSON, David Hedley | Director | 1996-05-07 | 2005-04-30 |
| RISLEY, Angela Susan | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2007-05-22 |
| ROGERS, Christopher Charles Bevan | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2014-09-01 |
| SCHAIK, Gerard Van | Director | — | 1993-03-16 |
| SHANNON, William Mervyn Frew Carey | Director | 1994-12-21 | 2004-06-30 |
| SMALLEY, Louise Helen | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2021-07-23 |
| TEMPLEMAN, Miles Howard | Director | — | 2000-12-18 |
| THOMAS, David Malcolm | Director | — | 2004-06-15 |
| TURNER, David John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-05-14 |
| VAN RIEMSDIJK, Wessel Willem | Director | — | 1996-06-18 |
| VUURSTEEN, Karel | Director | 1993-03-16 | 2000-09-19 |
| WHITBREAD, Samuel Charles | Director | — | 2001-05-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, David Francis, Lord Williamson Of Horton | Director | 1998-05-05 | 2001-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbread Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 1009 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-09 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.