GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£36m
+11.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
160
+8.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.4m
+11.4% highest in 3 filed years
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 | £38,782,894 | £35,539,057 | £40,333,894 | +13.5% | |
| Operating profit | £1,908,090 | £1,196,922 | £1,339,766 | +11.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,381,969 | £3,098,213 | £3,449,892 | +11.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,238,469 | £2,909,463 | £3,513,182 | +20.8% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £32,348,819 | £33,081,504 | £34,272,697 | +3.6% | |
| Net assets | £30,047,682 | £32,339,895 | £35,922,452 | +11.1% | |
| Equity | £30,047,682 | £32,339,895 | £35,922,452 | +11.1% | |
| Average employees | 139 | 148 | 160 | +8.1% | |
| Wages | £21,499,033 | £21,874,536 | £23,921,896 | +9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 4.9% | 3.4% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.9% | 3.6% | 3.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.2% | 22.1% | 19.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.50x | 0.07x | 0.28x | |
| Interest cover | 62.24x | — | — |
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 4 times since incorporation
- GREAT PORTLAND ESTATES SERVICES LIMITED 2019-01-21 → present
- B&HS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1993-08-03 → 2019-01-21
- G. P. E. SHOPPING CENTRES LIMITED 1991-12-02 → 1993-08-03
- JLP INVESTMENTS (CHELMSFORD) LIMITED 1989-04-05 → 1991-12-02
- KENNETH ORRIN LIMITED 1953-03-23 → 1989-04-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the report and financial statements.”
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 | — | 1993-09-08 |
| FRYER, Carolyn Jane | Secretary | 1993-09-08 | 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 | 1991-08-12 | 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 | 1992-02-03 | 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 157 total filings
| 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 no 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 | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.