MOGFORD LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
+1.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£794k
+110.8% vs 2024
Employees
196
-2% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£811k
+211.6% first positive since 2024
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 | £6,485,041 | £13,481,824 | £18,771,478 | £19,712,624 | £18,953,448 | £17,626,690 | -7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,009,916 | £2,584,075 | £1,722,731 | £988,594 | £874,833 | £1,202,677 | +37.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,295,907 | £2,294,987 | £1,480,635 | £593,975 | -£726,454 | £810,943 | +211.6% | |
| Net profit | -£2,281,255 | £2,290,517 | £989,166 | £423,559 | -£927,680 | £587,322 | +163.3% | |
| Cash | £2,374,712 | £2,987,096 | £2,310,431 | £2,482,656 | £3,337,478 | £3,390,322 | +1.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,072,135 | £18,377,143 | £18,443,507 | £16,240,143 | £5,881,942 | £19,445,098 | +230.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,154,129 | £10,089,363 | £11,933,397 | £10,115,143 | £376,771 | £794,093 | +110.8% | |
| Equity | £7,154,129 | £10,089,363 | £11,933,397 | £10,115,143 | £376,771 | £794,093 | +110.8% | |
| Average employees | 214 | 227 | 246 | 235 | 200 | 196 | -2% | |
| Wages | £4,371,135 | £4,501,502 | £6,199,078 | £6,640,333 | £6,529,049 | £5,291,343 | -19% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £109,572 | £311,367 | £441,312 | £464,107 | £491,549 | £440,345 | -10.4% |
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 | -31.0% | 19.2% | 9.2% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.8% | |
| Net margin | -35.2% | 17.0% | 5.3% | 2.1% | -4.9% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -12.5% | 14.1% | 9.3% | 6.1% | 14.9% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 65.5% | 54.3% | 42.3% | 49.6% | 96.1% | 96.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.30x | 1.21x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | -6.79x | 8.73x | 6.77x | 2.27x | 1.70x | 2.84x |
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
- MOGFORD LIMITED 1998-01-09 → present
- BROWNS HOTEL (OXFORD) LIMITED 1989-10-30 → 1998-01-09
- BROWNS RESTAURANT (BRISTOL) LIMITED 1987-01-29 → 1989-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ridgefield Consulting Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. In making their assessment the directors have considered a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing the annual report. The directors are not aware of any material uncertainties regarding the company's going concern status.”
Group structure
- MOGFORD LIMITED · parent
- Mogford Hotels Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company thus on 1 January 2025, recognised the discounted present value of all of its outstanding operating lease obligations (excluding VAT where applicable) as creditors see note 8 & 10. It also recognised a matching Right of Use Asset.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELVER, Elaine Rosalie | Secretary | 1995-02-15 | — | British |
| DI NAPOLI, Maurizio | Director | 2024-10-01 | Sep 1981 | British |
| MOFFORD, Rebecca | Director | 2020-07-01 | Sep 1981 | British |
| MOGFORD, Jeremy Lewis, Mr. | Director | — | Oct 1947 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOAKE, Jonathan David | Secretary | — | 1995-02-15 |
| DICKSON, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-10-01 | 2025-11-08 |
| HARRIS, David Joseph | Director | 2006-02-10 | 2010-08-31 |
| HUGHES, Peter Rhys Llewellyn, M R | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-10-31 |
| MOGFORD, Hilary Jane | Director | 2007-08-13 | 2023-10-26 |
| MOGFORD, Hilary Jane | Director | — | 2006-11-06 |
| STRIVENS, Gary Louis | Director | 1999-12-31 | 2005-12-31 |
| STRIVENS, Gary Louis | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hilary Jane Mogford | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr. Jeremy Lewis Mogford | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 160 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-02 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-27 | 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
- 1
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.