KNIGHTON ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6m
-2.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£780m
+13.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,651,399 | £20,391,052 | £29,935,177 | +46.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£63,917,157 | £39,109,876 | £36,922,054 | -5.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£62,163,165 | £39,109,876 | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£62,163,165 | £39,109,876 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | £3,710,983 | £3,616,663 | -2.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £562,153,201 | £716,059,863 | £806,735,115 | +12.7% | |
| Net assets | £535,097,758 | £689,010,134 | £779,691,269 | +13.2% | |
| Equity | £535,097,758 | £689,010,134 | £779,691,269 | +13.2% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 191.8% | 123.3% | |
| Net margin | — | 191.8% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -11.4% | 5.5% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 7.7% | 19.9% | 10.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.07x | 0.16x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue to operate as a going concern for at least 12 months... Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- KNIGHTON ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- GPE (Whittington House) Limited 100%
- GPE (Wells Street) Limited 100%
- Cypress Dynasty Limited 100%
- GPE (Gable) Limited 100%
- GPE (10 South Crescent) Limited 100%
- GPE (Chapel Place) Limited 100%
- GPE (Soho devco) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year the Company acquired four subsidiaries (see note 9) and issued share capital accordingly (see note 14).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LENNARK, Darren | Secretary | 2019-09-30 | — | — |
| COTTAM, Jayne | Director | 2026-03-26 | Aug 1974 | British |
| COURTAULD, Toby Augustine | Director | 2002-04-08 | Apr 1968 | British |
| NICHOLSON, Daniel Christopher | Director | 2022-06-09 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETT, Christopher Jeremy Richard | Secretary | — | 1996-12-02 |
| FRYER, Carolyn Jane | Secretary | 1996-12-02 | 1998-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Desna Lee | Secretary | 1999-01-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| DRAKESMITH, Nicholas Timon | Director | 2005-09-12 | 2011-05-27 |
| GITTENS, Paul Alexander | Director | — | 2002-07-17 |
| HALL, Patrick Oliver | Director | — | 2000-10-18 |
| MEW, Steven Richard | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2023-12-31 |
| NOEL, Robert Montague | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2009-09-30 |
| PESKIN, Richard Martin | Director | — | 2009-03-31 |
| SANDERSON, Nicholas James | Director | 2011-07-25 | 2026-01-30 |
| SHAW, Peter David Marley | Director | 1993-10-01 | 2002-03-31 |
| TAYLORSON, John Albert | Director | — | 1995-12-22 |
| THOMPSON, Neil | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2016-12-12 |
| WHITE, Andrew Nicholas Howard | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2026-09-11 |
| WHITELEY, John Howard | Director | 1995-08-01 | 2005-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Portland Estates Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 186 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-25 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-10 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 4
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.