SOHO ESTATES LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Soho Estates Holdings Limited, the private company manages and develops a portfolio of commercial real estate primarily located in London's Soho district.
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Cash
£5.7m
-47.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£654m
-4.3% vs 2024
Employees
30
+20% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6m
+84.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-10-15.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £40,712,000 | £43,842,000 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£19,672,000 | £14,468,000 | +173.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£39,498,000 | -£5,971,000 | +84.9% | |
| Net profit | -£31,453,000 | -£6,129,000 | +80.5% | |
| Cash | £10,807,000 | £5,704,000 | -47.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £884,656,000 | £1,109,597,000 | +25.4% | |
| Net assets | £683,159,000 | £653,847,000 | -4.3% | |
| Equity | £683,159,000 | £653,847,000 | -4.3% | |
| Average employees | 25 | 30 | +20% | |
| Wages | £3,740,000 | £3,526,000 | -5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,738,000 | £2,470,000 | -9.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,000 | £7,000 | -63.2% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,033,000 | £1,040,000 | +0.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -48.3% | 33.0% | |
| Net margin | -77.3% | -14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.2% | 1.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.7% | 43.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 1.25x | |
| Interest cover | -0.98x | 0.70x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SOHO ESTATES LIMITED 1986-03-24 → present
- WHITEHALL THEATRE LIMITED 1949-10-05 → 1986-03-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the Group or the Company or to cease their operations, and as they have concluded that the Group and the Company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over their ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Group structure
- SOHO ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Gulf Investor 101 Limited 100%
- Gulf Investor Limited 100%
- Soho Estates Portfolio 100%
- Victor Green Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 1st April 2025, John James handed over leadership of the company to his daughter Fawn James. John remains closely involved in the business as a Non-Executive Director and continues to represent Soho Estates, and the wider Soho and West End interests, through external associations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic | Secretary | 2025-04-25 | — | — |
| EGGLENTON, Melvyn John | Director | 2011-03-03 | Feb 1957 | British |
| JAMES, Fawn Ilona | Director | 2007-09-18 | Jan 1986 | British |
| JAMES, John | Director | 1996-08-12 | Mar 1953 | British |
| NORRIS, Steven John | Director | 2011-04-01 | May 1945 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic | Director | 2026-01-13 | Sep 1981 | British |
| THOMPSON, Philip Lee | Director | 2011-05-09 | Jul 1963 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN, Kevin John Patrick | Secretary | 2005-09-26 | 2010-03-30 |
| WARDEN, John Blackie | Secretary | — | 2005-09-26 |
| WHALAN, Paul | Secretary | 2010-05-10 | 2011-07-01 |
| WOOD, Rachel | Secretary | 2011-07-01 | 2025-04-25 |
| DANIEL, Lionel Walkden | Director | 1994-09-12 | 2000-04-07 |
| DUVAL, Mark Stanislaus | Director | 1996-03-29 | 2001-01-02 |
| LEATHES, Simon William De Mussenden | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2011-03-16 |
| QUINN, Mark Philip Wyndham | Director | 2000-04-07 | 2011-03-28 |
| RAYMOND, Paul | Director | — | 2008-03-02 |
| SNITCHER, Carl Ellis | Director | — | 2006-07-06 |
| SULLIVAN, Kevin John Patrick | Director | 2005-09-26 | 2011-03-16 |
| WARDEN, John Blackie | Director | — | 2005-09-26 |
| WHALAN, Paul | Director | 2011-03-28 | 2021-01-18 |
| WOOD, Rachel | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2025-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soho Estates Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 171 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-31 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-05-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-31 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.