CHAMPNEYS HENLOW LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2M
-34.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£44M
+1.8% vs 2024
Employees
1,089
+0.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£11M
-29.2% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58,245,971 | £60,049,349 | +3.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£294,046 | -£2,410,410 | -719.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,480,773 | -£10,957,438 | -29.2% | |
| Net profit | -£9,028,052 | -£11,214,497 | -24.2% | |
| Cash | £1,842,126 | £1,211,773 | -34.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £188,695,770 | £197,648,288 | +4.7% | |
| Net assets | £43,499,997 | £44,262,713 | +1.8% | |
| Equity | £43,499,997 | £44,262,713 | +1.8% | |
| Average employees | 1,082 | 1,089 | +0.6% | |
| Wages | £20,326,211 | £21,881,453 | +7.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £686,326 | £725,660 | +5.7% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.5% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | -15.5% | -18.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | -1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 0.79x | |
| Interest cover | -0.04x | -0.27x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CHAMPNEYS HENLOW LIMITED 2003-04-24 → present
- HENLOW GRANGE LIMITED 1989-06-06 → 2003-04-24
- WEIGHTGUARD LIMITED 1977-02-04 → 1989-06-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- 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 Group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- CHAMPNEYS HENLOW LIMITED · parent
- Champneys at Tring Limited 100%
- Champneys Eastwell Ltd 100%
- Champneys Forest Mere Limited 100%
- Champneys MS Limited 100%
- Champneys Springs Limited 100%
- Champneys Tring Limited 100%
- Fitness and Leisure Holdings Limited 100%
- Inglewood Health Farm Limited 100%
- Maplesudden Limited 100%
- Champneys MH Holdings Limited 100%
- Champneys Mottram Hall Limited 100%
- Champneys MH Property Limited 100%
- Mottram Hall Limited 100%
- SCI Bubbles 63.77%
Significant events
- “On 5th November 2025 the company undertook a Group reorganisation whereby a new holding company, Champneys HoldCo Lim ted, was put in place above Champneys Henlow Limited. Cheyne Capital, the global alternative investment manager, has extended its long-term partnership with Champneys and Theo Hajoglou of Cheyne has been appointed to the Board.”
- “Building on a relationship established in 2022, Cheyne's latest commitment includes a £32 million capital expenditure facility to refurbish and upgrade all bedrooms and public areas across Champneys' existing portfolio of four spa resorts and two spa hotels. The funding will also enable further enhancements to spa and wellness facilities, food and beverage concepts, and landscaping, ensuring that the brand's historic properties are maintained to the highest standards of luxury and sustainability.”
- “After a lengthy acquisition process, made in partnership with Cheyne Capital and Champney's commitment to preserving historic destinations while delivering transformative wellness experiences, Buxton Crescent Hotel and Old Hall Hotel were acquired on 5th December 2026. Buxton Crescent is a five-star, 81-bedroom hotel offering unique facilities, including a thermal pool, rooftop indoor-outdoor pool, restored Victorian baths, saunas, steam rooms and modern fitness studios, alongside elegant rooms that blend heritage with contemporary luxury. Adjacent to the Crescent, the Old Hall Hotel was also acquired, a 36-bedroom, three-star property reputed to be one of England's oldest hotels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITCHELL, Paul Raymond | Secretary | 2020-01-21 | — | — |
| HAJOGLOU, Theo | Director | 2025-11-05 | May 1985 | British |
| MITCHELL, Paul Raymond | Director | 2025-11-06 | Feb 1958 | British |
| PURDEW, Stephen James | Director | — | May 1959 | British |
| WHITELEY, Alan Nader | Director | 2014-11-12 | Sep 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PURDEW, Dorothy Rose | Secretary | — | 2020-01-21 |
| DE CARVALHO, Alex Castro | Director | 2012-09-17 | 2013-09-03 |
| PAYNE, Raymond Edward | Director | 2007-04-01 | 2011-04-28 |
| PURDEW, Dorothy Rose | Director | — | 2023-09-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverley Ruth Strong | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-05 | Ceased 2025-11-05 |
| Ann-Marie Cleghorn | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2025-11-05 | Ceased 2025-11-05 |
| Champneys Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-11-05 | Active |
| Mrs Dorothy Rose Purdew | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-05 |
| Mr Stephen James Purdew | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-11-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-15 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 13
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.