BELMOND (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£13m
-115.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
146
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£6.8m
-52.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,162,000 | £38,138,000 | £37,779,000 | -0.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,103,000 | £2,789,000 | £2,300,000 | -17.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,509,000 | -£4,420,000 | -£6,756,000 | -52.9% | |
| Net profit | -£2,509,000 | -£4,420,000 | -£6,756,000 | -52.9% | |
| Cash | — | £3,423,000 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,429,000 | -£5,849,000 | -£12,605,000 | -115.5% | |
| Net assets | -£1,429,000 | -£5,849,000 | -£12,605,000 | -115.5% | |
| Equity | -£1,429,000 | -£5,849,000 | -£12,605,000 | -115.5% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 141 | 146 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £12,946,000 | £12,878,000 | £13,999,000 | +8.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £956,000 | £1,056,000 | £1,265,000 | +19.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £18,000 | £19,000 | £23,000 | +21.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £557,000 | £709,000 | £736,000 | +3.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 7.3% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | -7.1% | -11.6% | -17.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 101.2% | 103.3% | 106.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.91x | 0.93x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | 0.45x | 0.39x | 0.25x |
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
- BELMOND (UK) LIMITED 2014-02-25 → present
- ORIENT-EXPRESS SERVICES LIMITED 1986-11-25 → 2014-02-25
- ORIENT EXPRESS HOTELS SERVICES LIMITED 1986-11-11 → 1986-11-25
- SEACO SERVICES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1986-11-11
- SEA CONTAINERS SERVICES LIMITED 1969-01-24 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have obtained a letter of support from the Company's ultimate parent, LVMH, confirming that it will continue to support the Company. Therefore, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to year end, a loan of £75,000,000 with LVMH matured in February 2026 and was renewed on maturity with a balance of £105,000,000, maturing in December 2026. An additional loan of £20,000,000 was entered into on the 18th of June 2026 bearing interest of 4.29% and maturing in January 2027. The loans are repayable on demand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUNT, Abigail Jill | Secretary | 2015-03-31 | — | — |
| HUNT, Abigail Jill | Director | 2015-03-18 | Aug 1974 | British |
| PAROCHE, Elise | Director | 2024-06-05 | Dec 1982 | French |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOYEN, Filip | Secretary | 2013-07-30 | 2015-03-31 |
| CALVERT, Philip Alan | Secretary | 2011-07-08 | 2013-07-30 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Daniel John | Secretary | — | 2003-04-01 |
| STRUTHERS, James Gavin | Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2005-10-07 |
| WHITE, Paul Martin | Secretary | 2005-10-07 | 2011-07-08 |
| BOYEN, Filip Joseph Marcel | Director | 2013-07-30 | 2015-03-31 |
| CALVERT, Philip Alan | Director | 2009-08-28 | 2013-07-30 |
| ERAS-MAGDALENA, Ingrid | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2022-03-31 |
| FOERSTER, Jean-Paul | Director | — | 2000-10-31 |
| O'GRADY, Martin | Director | 2011-07-08 | 2019-12-31 |
| O'SULLIVAN, Daniel John | Director | — | 2003-04-01 |
| PARROTT, Peter | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| REED, Keith Mervyn | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2015-03-31 |
| ROBIN AMOUR, Veronique | Director | 2020-07-28 | 2024-06-05 |
| SALTER, Jonathan David | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2009-08-28 |
| SCOTT, John Marcy | Director | 2015-03-31 | 2015-09-20 |
| SHERWOOD, James Blair | Director | 1999-04-22 | 2007-03-05 |
| SHERWOOD, James Blair | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| SHERWOOD, Simon Michael Cross | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-07-31 |
| STRACEY, Michael John Louis | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| STRUTHERS, James Gavin | Director | 2000-10-31 | 2005-10-07 |
| VARIAN, Nicholas Roger | Director | 2006-04-10 | 2011-08-26 |
| WHITE, Paul Martin | Director | 2005-10-07 | 2011-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmond Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.