HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LIMITED
Operating as part of the family-owned Howard de Walden Estate, the private company manages an extensive freehold property portfolio across Marylebone in central London.
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Cash
£83m
+202.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.9bn
+7.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
151
-9.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£332m
+109.3% highest in 3 filed years
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Our short-form breakdown of HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LIMITED's latest filing
Howard de Walden Estates manages Marylebone Village and the Harley Street Health District. This year, pre-tax profits doubled to £332m — but as the accounts show, most of that isn't cash from rent. 🏢
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 | £151,422,000 | £162,384,000 | £178,842,000 | +10.1% | |
| Operating profit | £97,896,000 | £98,629,000 | £119,212,000 | +20.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£252,873,000 | £158,804,000 | £332,330,000 | +109.3% | |
| Net profit | -£185,947,000 | £118,614,000 | £249,719,000 | +110.5% | |
| Cash | £54,111,000 | £27,546,000 | £83,313,000 | +202.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,199,392,000 | £4,223,658,000 | £4,520,495,000 | +7% | |
| Net assets | £2,655,882,000 | £2,729,274,000 | £2,928,387,000 | +7.3% | |
| Equity | £2,655,882,000 | £2,729,274,000 | £2,928,387,000 | +7.3% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 167 | 151 | -9.6% | |
| Wages | £14,256,000 | £14,379,000 | £16,341,000 | +13.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,378,000 | £3,410,000 | £4,298,000 | +26% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £210,000 | £233,000 | £239,000 | +2.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £1,102,000 | £1,178,000 | £1,496,000 | +27% |
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 | 64.7% | 60.7% | 66.7% | |
| Net margin | -122.8% | 73.0% | 139.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 38.0% | 37.2% | 36.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.59x | 0.82x | 1.21x | |
| Interest cover | 2.66x | 3.01x | 3.64x |
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
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these considerations, the Directors are satisfied that the Company remains a going concern and therefore, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Group structure
- HOWARD DE WALDEN ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- 18 Marylebone Mews Limited 100%
- Portland Industrial Dwelling Company Limited 100%
- Howard de Walden Telecommunications Limited 100%
- Marylebone Village Limited 100%
- Howard de Walden Estates (TLC) Limited 100%
- Howard de Walden Estates (TLC LP2) Limited 100%
- The London Clinic Limited Partnership 100%
- Howard de Walden Estates (TLC GP) Limited 100%
- Howard de Walden Management Limited 100%
- 60 Portland Place Tenants Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Company secured a new £100 million revolving credit facility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROCK, Leonie Claire Watson | Secretary | 2024-12-03 | — | — |
| ACLOQUE, Alexander John Sebastian | Director | 2025-09-23 | Jan 1978 | British |
| ACLOQUE, Camilla Anne Bronwen, The Honourable | Director | — | Apr 1947 | British |
| BEST, Julian Kenneth | Director | 2020-10-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
| BUCHAN, Susan, The Honourable Mrs | Director | — | Oct 1937 | British |
| GILBARD, Marc Edward Charles | Director | 2011-11-01 | May 1962 | British |
| GRIFFITH, Andrew Mark | Director | 2021-05-18 | May 1978 | British |
| HOWARD DE WALDEN, Peter John Joseph, Lord | Director | 2025-09-23 | Jan 1966 | British |
| KAKKAR, Ajay Kumar, Professor Lord | Director | 2017-12-06 | Apr 1964 | British |
| KILDEA, Mark | Director | 2011-07-04 | Aug 1965 | British |
| PEACE, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2014-12-03 | Dec 1952 | British |
| PROBY, William Henry, Sir | Director | 2017-12-06 | Jun 1949 | British |
| RUCK, Sophia Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2025-09-23 | Mar 1962 | British |
| SHANNON, Toby Richard | Director | 1997-05-07 | Jan 1957 | British |
| STERNBERG, Karl Stephen | Director | 2020-12-02 | Jun 1969 | British |
| WHITE, Jessica Jane Vronwy, The Honourable | Director | — | Aug 1941 | British |
| WHITE, Nicholas John Sebastian | Director | 2025-09-23 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITH, Peter | Secretary | 2015-03-03 | 2019-10-31 |
| HALL, Barbara Dawn | Secretary | — | 2000-05-23 |
| INMAN, Karen Teresa | Secretary | 2019-11-19 | 2024-12-03 |
| LEE, John Philip Macarthur | Secretary | 2000-05-23 | 2013-12-19 |
| PRECIOUS, Martin | Secretary | 2013-12-19 | 2015-03-03 |
| ASHENDEN, Andrew | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2016-07-11 |
| BARTON, Malcolm Peter Speight | Director | 1998-03-03 | 2017-12-06 |
| BAYNHAM, Simon William De Mouchet | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| BAYNHAM, Simon William De Mouchet | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2020-09-30 |
| DE WALDEN, Howard, The Lady | Director | — | 2024-07-13 |
| ELDRIDGE, Colin Maurice Julian | Director | — | 1993-07-09 |
| GIBBS, Roger Geoffrey, Sir | Director | — | 2001-03-13 |
| HARDY, Peter Bernard | Director | 1995-05-16 | 2008-12-03 |
| HENDERSON, John Ronald | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| HOWARD DE WALDEN AND SEAFORD, Johnosmael, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| HOWES, Christopher Kingston, Sir | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2020-12-02 |
| HYNARD, Andrew James | Director | 2016-10-03 | 2020-09-10 |
| MOBBS, Gerald Nigel, Sir | Director | — | 2005-10-04 |
| MUSGRAVE, Mark Jonathan | Director | 2020-04-03 | 2023-06-01 |
| PEACOCK, Christopher Arden | Director | 2006-10-03 | 2019-02-03 |
| STORMONTH DARLING, Peter | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2014-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard De Walden Estates Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-12-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-12-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.