LONGLEAT ENTERPRISES LIMITED
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Cash
£12m
-7% vs 2024
Net assets
£23m
-2.7% vs 2024
Employees
584
+3.2% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£307k
-127.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | £14,316,908 | £26,507,699 | £30,266,246 | £32,803,802 | £32,437,240 | £33,338,474 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,644,663 | £6,665,262 | £2,110,453 | £2,936,858 | £927,767 | -£942,815 | -201.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,406,444 | £6,665,259 | £2,046,317 | £2,831,357 | £1,131,619 | -£306,742 | -127.1% | |
| Net profit | -£3,047,069 | £5,333,345 | £1,711,146 | £2,036,457 | £988,160 | -£653,941 | -166.2% | |
| Cash | £11,317,495 | £15,569,631 | £12,982,723 | £14,107,957 | £13,215,626 | £12,287,378 | -7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £23,336,142 | £24,324,302 | £23,782,860 | -2.2% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £22,854,924 | £23,843,084 | £23,189,143 | -2.7% | |
| Equity | £21,685,050 | £27,018,395 | £22,018,467 | £22,854,924 | £23,843,084 | £23,189,143 | -2.7% | |
| Average employees | 479 | 406 | 447 | 536 | 566 | 584 | +3.2% | |
| Wages | £7,276,129 | £7,238,961 | £8,305,987 | £10,137,076 | £10,885,784 | £11,589,490 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £306,684 | £248,190 | £205,676 | £247,590 | £254,459 | £281,765 | +10.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £197,590 | £204,459 | £176,765 | -13.5% |
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 | -25.5% | 25.1% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 2.9% | -2.8% | |
| Net margin | -21.3% | 20.1% | 5.7% | 6.2% | 3.0% | -2.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 12.6% | 3.8% | -4.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 2.1% | 25.4% | 30.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.06x | 2.33x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 32.91x | 37.22x | 13.28x | -13.74x |
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
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- LONGLEAT ENTERPRISES LIMITED · parent
- Longleat Bath Arms Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company had a 100% holding in Longleat Bath Arms Limited until the company voluntarily struck off the register in January 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATOR, Albemarle John | Director | 2004-11-19 | Aug 1953 | British |
| FRANKS, Simon | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1971 | British |
| SCHAFFER, Janie | Director | 2017-06-30 | Dec 1961 | British |
| THYNN, Ceawlin | Director | 2004-11-19 | Jun 1974 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Richard Anthony | Secretary | — | 1994-12-15 |
| HINES, David | Secretary | 2011-02-24 | 2011-09-01 |
| MOORE, Timothy Roger William, Mr. | Secretary | 1994-12-15 | 2011-02-24 |
| ROWAN, Reena | Secretary | 2011-09-01 | 2012-03-23 |
| ABIGAIL, Anna Maria | Director | — | 2009-12-04 |
| BENCE, David Edward | Director | 2013-04-25 | 2014-04-30 |
| BRADLEY, David Michael | Director | 2011-02-24 | 2013-10-04 |
| CHANTLER, Michael John | Director | 2003-07-06 | 2004-11-19 |
| DEVAS, James Campbell | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2015-01-27 |
| ELIASCH, Johan | Director | 2016-12-01 | 2023-09-18 |
| GRIFFITHS, Richard Anthony | Director | 1993-03-30 | 2002-01-01 |
| KENNEDY, William Kevin | Director | — | 1993-03-17 |
| MONTGOMERY, Robert Bruce | Director | 2014-02-14 | 2019-02-21 |
| MOORE, Timothy Roger William | Director | 2014-01-29 | 2016-12-31 |
| PARRY, Richard William James | Director | 2011-10-06 | 2016-06-02 |
| STANLEY, Oliver Hugh | Director | 2010-05-12 | 2011-09-04 |
| STANLEY, Richard Morgan Oliver, The Honourable | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2010-10-21 |
| THYNN, Alexander George, The Most Honourable | Director | — | 2009-12-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Franks | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2018-06-25 | Ceased 2024-12-31 |
| Mr Harry Westropp | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2018-06-25 | Active |
| Mr James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-24 | Active |
| Lord Alastair John Margadale | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-06-25 |
| Mr Timothy Roger William Moore | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-31 |
| Mr Albemarle John Cator | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-23 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2023-05-23 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2023-05-23 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2023-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.