STANHOPE PLC
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Cash
£42m
-34.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£46m
-18.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
55
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,633,000 | £30,880,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £12,436,000 | -£3,692,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £11,905,000 | -£1,519,000 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £8,226,000 | -£1,100,000 | £7,620,000 | +792.7% | |
| Cash | £49,297,000 | £64,312,000 | £41,912,000 | -34.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £64,166,000 | £65,755,000 | £50,475,000 | -23.2% | |
| Net assets | £63,082,000 | £56,979,000 | £46,249,000 | -18.8% | |
| Equity | £63,082,000 | £56,979,000 | £46,249,000 | -18.8% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 65 | 55 | -15.4% | |
| Wages | £9,150,000 | £10,524,000 | £8,833,000 | -16.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,544,000 | £9,992,000 | £3,264,000 | -67.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,000 | £24,000 | £35,000 | +45.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £587,000 | £1,959,000 | £676,000 | -65.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 39.3% | -12.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 26.0% | -3.6% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.4% | -5.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 28.2% | 24.3% | |
| Current ratio | 10.50x | 5.32x | 4.98x |
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
- STANHOPE PLC 2006-10-27 → present
- STANHOPE LIMITED 2006-05-04 → 2006-10-27
- STANHOPE PLC 1995-04-25 → 2006-05-04
- BRUTON PROJECTS LIMITED 1995-02-15 → 1995-04-25
- DECIDEPOLICY LIMITED 1995-02-03 → 1995-02-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“For all of the reasons set out above, the directors are satisfied that the company and group has more than adequate resources to continue operating for at least the period up to 31 July 2027 and that there are no material uncertainties that would cause significant uncertainty on the going concern assumptions.”
Group structure
- STANHOPE PLC · parent
- Stanhope Projects Limited 100%
- Stanhope Nominees Limited 100%
- Stanhope Asset Management Limited 100%
- Stanhope Estates Management Limited 100%
- Stanhope Properties Limited 100%
- Stanhope Securities Limited 100%
- Stanhope Investment Management Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the financial year end, the company set up a new 100% subsidiary, Stanhope SAS, in Paris to provide asset and development management services. It started trading on 1st July 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAGAN, Clare Noelle | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | — | Other |
| BINNS, Joseph Henry | Director | 2025-04-01 | Apr 1991 | British |
| CAMP, David John | Director | 1995-04-03 | Aug 1957 | British |
| DAWE, Claire Louise | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1981 | British |
| PAGAN, Clare Noelle | Director | 2017-03-28 | Dec 1962 | British |
| SIMMS, Mark Howard | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1980 | British |
| TROUT, Jonathan Ridgill | Director | 2017-03-28 | Jul 1976 | British |
| WALL, Antony David | Director | 2015-03-17 | Dec 1964 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP, David John | Secretary | 1995-04-03 | 2006-11-01 |
| KERSHAW, David Robert | Secretary | 1995-02-14 | 1995-04-03 |
| LEWIS, Gavin Andrew | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-02-03 | 1995-02-14 |
| ALLEN, Pelham Brian | Director | 2002-06-25 | 2004-05-31 |
| BENSON, Neil Winston | Director | 1995-02-14 | 1995-04-03 |
| CAMP, Simon Clive | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2019-06-30 |
| GERMAN, Ronald Ian | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2025-03-31 |
| GRANT, Stuart Morrison | Director | 2018-08-28 | 2020-03-13 |
| HODGKINSON, Aldous James | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2022-08-04 |
| HONEYMAN, Stanley Holmes | Director | 1995-06-05 | 2000-11-06 |
| LEWIS, Frederick Paul | Director | 2001-04-30 | 2025-03-31 |
| LEWIS, Gavin Andrew | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2008-06-30 |
| LIPTON, Stuart Anthony, Sir | Director | 1995-02-15 | 2006-05-05 |
| MOSCHINI, Stephen Anthony | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2017-03-29 |
| RIDLEY, Mark Keoki | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2019-05-31 |
| ROGERS, Peter William | Director | 1995-04-03 | 2012-06-30 |
| STOCKEN, Oliver Henry James | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2006-05-05 |
| WALFORD, Charles Jonathan Walmesley | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2025-03-31 |
| WATTS, Robert John | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2025-03-31 |
| WAY, Keith Elliott | Director | 2000-11-06 | 2006-05-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Henry Griffith Rees | Director | 2006-09-29 | 2024-04-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-02-03 | 1995-02-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanhope Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-04-10 | Active |
| Stanhope Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 249 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-28 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
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