DE VERE 2 LIMITED
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Cash
£1.3m
+16.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£55m
-1.3% vs 2024
Employees
511
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£725k
-160% 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 | £30,483,000 | £34,123,000 | £34,005,000 | -0.3% | |
| Operating profit | £2,886,000 | £2,501,000 | £29,000 | -98.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,143,000 | £1,209,000 | -£725,000 | -160% | |
| Net profit | £1,143,000 | £1,209,000 | -£725,000 | -160% | |
| Cash | £1,005,000 | £1,145,000 | £1,329,000 | +16.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£36,750,000 | -£44,981,000 | -£54,609,000 | -21.4% | |
| Net assets | -£55,093,000 | -£53,884,000 | -£54,609,000 | -1.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 445 | 477 | 511 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £8,694,000 | £954,000 | £9,632,000 | +909.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 9.5% | 7.3% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.5% | -2.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 219.5% | 231.4% | 274.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.03x | 0.05x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | 1.94x | 0.04x |
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
- DE VERE 2 LIMITED 2016-11-02 → present
- HAYLEY CONFERENCE CENTRES LTD 1996-06-05 → 2016-11-02
- HAYLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1986-06-04 → 1996-06-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company's ultimate UK parent Principal Hotels Topco 1 Limited has committed to provide support for at least 12 months from these financial statements as long as the Company remains part of the Group.”
Group structure
- DE VERE 2 LIMITED · parent
- Beaumont House Properties Limited 100%
- Cranage Hall Properties Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, James Alexander | Director | 2014-11-10 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CORLETT, Alan Alexander | Director | 2021-12-31 | Nov 1966 | British |
| NICOL DONALDSON, Laurie Kay | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNISON, Matthew Edward | Secretary | 2011-07-19 | 2014-01-31 |
| DOUBLEDAY, Timothy | Secretary | 2010-11-29 | 2011-07-19 |
| GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine | Secretary | 2007-05-25 | 2010-11-29 |
| MADDOCKS, Richard James | Secretary | — | 1992-09-08 |
| SOLOMAN, Sheila Margaret | Secretary | 1992-09-08 | 2007-05-25 |
| ANDERSON, Peter George | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2007-05-25 |
| APPLETON, Joanne | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2007-05-25 |
| BELLONE, Norman Edward | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2007-05-25 |
| BENNISON, Matthew Edward | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2014-01-31 |
| DAY, Mark | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2008-06-30 |
| DOUBLEDAY, Timothy | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2011-07-19 |
| ENGLISH, Alan Henry | Director | — | 2007-05-25 |
| GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2020-09-30 |
| HUNTER, Gail Susan | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| LITTLEWOOD, Jane Alison | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2007-05-25 |
| NICOLL, Brenda Jane | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2001-04-26 |
| NISBETT, Paul Sandle | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2010-11-29 |
| TROY, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2021-12-31 |
| TYLER, James Victor | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Hayley Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-01-16 | Active |
| Hayley Conference Centres Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 319 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
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.