FIRST CHOICE ESTATES PLC
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£56K
-38.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+2.3% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£125K
-47.4% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £231,456 | £123,361 | |
| Profit before tax | £237,075 | £124,662 | |
| Net profit | £178,438 | £93,938 | |
| Cash | £90,907 | £56,238 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,107,836 | £4,201,774 | |
| Net assets | £4,107,836 | £4,201,774 | |
| Equity | £4,107,836 | £4,201,774 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,500 | £2,500 |
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-38.1%
£90,907 £56,238
-
Net assets
+2.3%
£4,107,836 £4,201,774
-
Employees
—
Not reported
-
Operating profit
-46.7%
£231,456 £123,361
-
Profit before tax
-47.4%
£237,075 £124,662
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 5.6% | 2.9% | |
| Current ratio | 28.75x | 25.38x |
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
- FIRST CHOICE ESTATES PLC 1989-05-25 → present
- FIRST CHOICE RETIREMENT HOMES PLC 1988-02-01 → 1989-05-25
- HOLDSPOT PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-11-06 → 1988-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is profitable and cash generative and has a strong balance sheet. The Company has significant cash balances and a modest cost base. Accordingly, the Directors consider it appropriate to continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FIRST CHOICE ESTATES PLC · parent
- Village Residential plc
Significant events
- “A number of development opportunities were appraised during the year, but no transactions took place as asking prices were considered too high in the present market. Discussions continue regarding the sale or development of the remaining business units at the Windsor Business Centre.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDLER, Karen Louise | Secretary | 2016-01-21 | — | — |
| CHANDLER, Karen Louise | Director | 2016-01-21 | Sep 1972 | British |
| JOSEPH, Derek Maurice | Director | — | Dec 1949 | British |
| WOLLENBERG, John Richard | Director | 1994-08-08 | Aug 1948 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECK, Walter Reginald | Secretary | 1994-08-08 | 1997-12-01 |
| HAMMOND, Peter John | Secretary | — | 1994-08-08 |
| WHITAKER, David Arthur | Secretary | 1997-12-01 | 2016-01-21 |
| BECK, Walter Reginald | Director | 1994-08-08 | 1997-12-01 |
| BUSSEY, Michael John | Director | — | 1994-08-08 |
| LO, Robert Anthony | Nominee Director | — | 1994-08-08 |
| WHITAKER, David Arthur | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2016-01-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Richard Wollenberg | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-04-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2019-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.