PORTHMINSTER HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£111k
+46.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.6m
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
70
-4.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£236k
+407.8% first positive since 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,559,729 | £3,755,092 | £4,812,085 | £4,540,111 | £4,098,788 | £4,417,018 | +7.8% | |
| Operating profit | £217,231 | £820,760 | £724,260 | £442,206 | £339,224 | £651,349 | +92% | |
| Profit before tax | -£86,608 | £527,851 | £415,680 | £26,950 | -£76,548 | £235,577 | +407.8% | |
| Net profit | -£68,149 | £505,006 | £283,064 | £30,488 | -£146,579 | £176,681 | +220.5% | |
| Cash | £164,031 | £44,658 | £131,815 | £31,790 | £75,663 | £111,116 | +46.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,357,227 | £12,717,355 | £13,203,239 | £12,893,274 | £12,816,726 | £12,692,390 | -1% | |
| Net assets | £774,869 | £2,361,245 | £2,644,309 | £2,674,797 | £2,642,189 | £2,566,400 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | £774,869 | £2,361,245 | £2,644,309 | £2,674,797 | £2,642,189 | £2,566,400 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | 67 | 109 | 95 | 91 | 73 | 70 | -4.1% | |
| Wages | £1,090,728 | £1,390,951 | £1,606,925 | £1,463,292 | £1,379,279 | £1,419,209 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 21.9% | 15.1% | 9.7% | 8.3% | 14.7% | |
| Net margin | -2.7% | 13.4% | 5.9% | 0.7% | -3.6% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.1% | 6.5% | 5.5% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 5.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 94.5% | 83.7% | 81.7% | 81.2% | 81.8% | 81.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.21x | 0.15x | 0.22x | |
| Interest cover | 0.71x | 2.80x | 2.35x | 1.06x | 0.82x | 1.57x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Gary Alexander | Director | 2021-04-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WARREN, Michael Oliver | Director | 2016-05-17 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Secretary | 2009-09-13 | 2018-01-10 |
| BULLOCK, Frederick Martin | Secretary | — | 2000-08-01 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2009-09-13 |
| MITCHELL, John Peter | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| BOLITHO, Edward Thomas | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2008-01-18 |
| DAWSON, Mary | Director | — | 2001-07-09 |
| JONES, Richard Adrian | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-12-01 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2009-01-23 |
| LANE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| MITCHELL, John Peter | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| ROACH, Nicolas James | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2012-09-26 |
| ROBBINS, David Francis | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2021-04-26 |
| WALKER, Jean Philippe Marie | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Hotels Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.