HOLKER ESTATES CO. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-06 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£94K
-78.2% vs 2024
Net assets
-£454K
-187.6% vs 2024
Employees
77
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£369K
-311.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,241,035 | £6,881,762 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£5,461 | -£93,518 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£89,658 | -£368,646 | |
| Net profit | — | -£185,960 | -£296,033 | |
| Cash | — | £431,202 | £94,125 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £1,289,241 | £866,446 | |
| Net assets | — | -£157,806 | -£453,839 | |
| Equity | £28,154 | -£157,806 | -£453,839 | |
| Average employees | — | 77 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | £2,317,098 | £2,466,727 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £716,040 | £859,545 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-5%
£7,241,035 £6,881,762
-
Cash
-78.2%
£431,202 £94,125
-
Net assets
-187.6%
-£157,806 -£453,839
-
Employees
0%
77 77
-
Operating profit
-1,612.5%
-£5,461 -£93,518
-
Profit before tax
-311.2%
-£89,658 -£368,646
-
Wages
+6.5%
£2,317,098 £2,466,727
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.1% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.6% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.4% | -10.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.81x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | -0.06x | -0.34x |
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
- HOLKER ESTATES CO. LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- NEW HOLKER ESTATES COMPANY LIMITED 1968-02-16 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The market has stabilised since the surge in demand following Covid-19 and the business model continues to be effective.”
- “Visitor numbers and revenues have remained consistent in the current year despite economic pressures on discretionary spend.”
- “Total revenue saw a decline of 5% compared to the previous year, driven primarily by a reduction in static van sales.”
- “The gross profit margin increased from 73% to 79%.”
- “the operating loss increased in 2025. This was attributable to staff costs; with the statutory minimum wage uplift being a key driver.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAVENDISH, Lucy Georgiana | Director | 2008-12-09 | Sep 1973 | British |
| CAVENDISH, Richard Hugh Baron, Lord | Director | — | Nov 1941 | British |
| GIBB, Allen Joseph | Director | 2011-09-22 | Mar 1966 | British |
| LADY CAVENDISH, Grania Mary, Right Honourable | Director | — | Apr 1947 | British |
| ROBINSON, Morgan | Director | 2024-01-01 | Mar 1984 | British |
| SIMS, Stuart James | Director | 2020-09-02 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDDING, Michael Ian | Secretary | 2010-12-20 | 2011-07-13 |
| CURREY & CO | Corporate Secretary | — | 2010-12-20 |
| BOSTOCK, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 2018-04-19 |
| CAVENDISH, Frederick Richard Toby, The Honorable | Director | 1993-01-31 | 2010-12-06 |
| CLARKSON, Ronald Michael Wensley | Director | — | 2004-04-10 |
| FOGDEN, Mark | Director | 2008-10-02 | 2010-12-06 |
| KNIGHT, Dickon Peter Richard | Director | 1994-01-27 | 2007-06-03 |
| PEAKE, Duncan Neil | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2017-05-26 |
| RIDDING, Michael Ian | Director | 2010-04-12 | 2011-05-31 |
| SCLATER, John Richard | Director | — | 2010-12-06 |
| SHANAHAN, James Tudor | Director | — | 1993-02-12 |
| TAYLOR, Nigel Andrew | Director | — | 2010-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Richard Hugh Baron Cavendish | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-23 |
| Lady Grania Mary Cavendish | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-23 |
| Mrs Lucy Georgiana Cavendish | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-23 |
| Mr Allen Joseph Gibb | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-08-23 |
| Mr Duncan Neil Peake | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-26 |
| Holker Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-07-25 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-07-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-25 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.