IHG HOTELS LIMITED
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Cash
£730k
-82.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£885m
+20.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
492
+1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£173m
+74.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
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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 | £261,263,000 | £293,103,000 | £303,173,000 | +3.4% | |
| Operating profit | £72,175,000 | £88,585,000 | £95,976,000 | +8.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £67,594,000 | £99,348,000 | £173,013,000 | +74.1% | |
| Net profit | £48,327,000 | £73,382,000 | £143,545,000 | +95.6% | |
| Cash | £1,754,000 | £4,126,000 | £730,000 | -82.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £701,991,000 | £778,812,000 | £943,737,000 | +21.2% | |
| Net assets | £657,893,000 | £736,634,000 | £884,661,000 | +20.1% | |
| Equity | £657,893,000 | £736,634,000 | £884,661,000 | +20.1% | |
| Average employees | 495 | 484 | 492 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £45,313,000 | £48,554,000 | £53,410,000 | +10% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,073,000 | £832,000 | £772,000 | -7.2% |
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 | 27.6% | 30.2% | 31.7% | |
| Net margin | 18.5% | 25.0% | 47.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.8% | 16.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 4.22x | 4.60x | 4.03x | |
| Interest cover | 91.13x | — | — |
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
- IHG HOTELS LIMITED 2010-06-24 → present
- INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LIMITED 2004-12-08 → 2010-06-24
- SC CAR LEASING LIMITED 2001-08-28 → 2004-12-08
- BASS CAR LEASING LIMITED 1995-12-28 → 2001-08-28
- ADDMOTOR LIMITED 1995-11-24 → 1995-12-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“With consideration given to the above, the Company's directors have satisfied themselves that InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is capable of providing support to the Company until at least 30 June 2027 and the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- IHG HOTELS LIMITED · parent
- BHR Holdings B.V. 70%
- Gem Brand Company Limited
- HH Hotels (EMEA) BV 70%
- HH Hotels (Romania) SRL
- Holiday Inns Holdings (Australia) Pty Limited
- Holiday Inns of Belgium N.V.
- IC Hotelbetriebsführungs GmbH 70%
- IC Hotels Management (Portugal) Unipessoal, Lda
- IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan LLC 75%
- IHG ANA Hotels Holdings Co., Ltd. 66%
- IHG Hotels Management (Australia) Pty Limited
- IHG Hotels South Africa (Pty) Limited
- IHG Istanbul Otel Yönetim Limited Şirketi
- IHG Japan (Management), LLC
- IHG Japan (Osaka), LLC
- IHG Management (Netherlands) B.V. 70%
- IHG Management d.o.o. Beograd 70%
- IHG Management SL d.o.o.
- IHG Systems Pty Limited
- IHG Szalloda Budapest Szolgaltato Kft.
- InterContinental Gestion Hotelera SLU 70%
- InterContinental Hotel Berlin GmbH
- InterContinental Hotels Group (Australia) Pty Limited
- InterContinental Hotels Group Services Company
- InterContinental Hotels Italia, Srl
- InterContinental Hotels Managementgesellschaft mbH
- InterContinental Hotels Management Montenegro d.o.o.
- InterContinental Management AM, LLC 99%
- InterContinental Management Bulgaria EOOD
- InterContinental Management Poland sp. z o.o. 99%
- Kimpton Hotel Frankfurt GmbH
- Luxury Resorts and Spas (France) SAS
- Raison d'Etre Spas, Sweden AB
- Regent Berlin GmbH
- SLC Sustainable Luxury Cyprus Limited
- Sustainable Luxury Gravity Global Private Limited 51%
- Sustainable Luxury Holding (Thailand) Limited 49%
- Sustainable Luxury Hospitality (Thailand) Limited 74%
- Sustainable Luxury Management (Thailand) Limited 74%
- Sustainable Luxury Mauritius Limited
- Sustainable Luxury Operations (Thailand) Limited
- Sustainable Luxury UK Limited
Significant events
- “On 17 February 2025, the IHG Group completed the acquisition of the Ruby brand and related intellectual property ("Ruby brand") from the Ruby group. The Company acquired a newly incorporated entity that owns the Ruby brand for a purchase consideration of £91.9m (€110.5m), plus additional costs, totalling £107.4m in the year.”
- “On 31 July 2025, the Company acquired a number of investments in Group undertakings from another Group company, for a total consideration of £8.3m.”
- “On 25 February 2026, the Company acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of SLC Sustainable Luxury Cyprus Limited, a company incorporated in Cyprus, for total consideration of £198,991,000 (€227,782,000), as part of a group reorganisation.”
- “On 11 March 2026, the Company acquired 100% of the ordinary share capital of Sustainable Luxury UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales, for total consideration of £198,833,000, as part of a group reorganisation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 42 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Martin | Secretary | 2022-06-29 | — | — |
| COCKCROFT, Michael Jon | Director | 2014-08-28 | Jun 1974 | British |
| HENFREY, Nicolette | Director | 2011-09-09 | Dec 1969 | British |
| LAW, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
| RENSHAW, Melinda Marie | Director | 2020-02-24 | Sep 1973 | American |
| WOOLLARD, Matthew | Director | 2025-09-15 | Aug 1985 | British |
Show 42 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHDOWN, Hannah | Secretary | 2001-09-26 | 2003-08-28 |
| BARRY, Chloe | Secretary | 2003-08-28 | 2007-05-01 |
| COMBEER, Jean Brenda | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2001-09-26 |
| COMBEER, Jean Brenda | Secretary | 1996-11-01 | 1997-02-27 |
| CRANE, Julia Alison | Secretary | 1996-08-21 | 1996-11-01 |
| FAGAN, Rebecca | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | 2016-05-10 |
| HARTREY, Patrick Mark | Secretary | 2007-11-13 | 2008-06-20 |
| HIRANI, Daksha | Secretary | 2008-06-20 | 2009-10-09 |
| HIRANI, Daksha | Secretary | 2007-05-01 | 2007-11-13 |
| LITTLEBURY-CUTTELL, Fiona | Secretary | 2016-07-20 | 2022-06-29 |
| MARTIN, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2009-10-09 | 2012-04-27 |
| NEWLAND, Stuart | Secretary | 1995-12-13 | 1996-08-21 |
| PATEL, Pritti | Secretary | 2012-04-27 | 2012-12-21 |
| PERCIVAL, Erika | Secretary | 2012-12-21 | 2015-09-07 |
| WATERS, Paul Christopher | Secretary | 1997-02-27 | 1999-04-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-11-24 | 1995-12-13 |
| BOOTH, John | Director | 2000-08-18 | 2001-06-30 |
| BREARLEY, Richard William | Director | 1996-08-21 | 2000-08-18 |
| EDGECLIFFE-JOHNSON, Paul Russell | Director | 2011-06-07 | 2014-01-01 |
| GALLAGHER, Neil | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2014-08-28 |
| GLOVER, Michael Todd | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2019-07-31 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Charles William | Director | 1999-05-30 | 1999-09-22 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Charles William | Director | 1995-12-13 | 1997-01-31 |
| HEEDE, David Alexander | Director | 1997-01-31 | 2000-08-18 |
| HOUSE, David John | Director | 2001-03-08 | 2007-08-31 |
| IZZARD, Max Leslie James | Director | 2014-11-12 | 2017-02-23 |
| KENNEDY, Robert Kalman | Director | 2012-03-13 | 2013-04-30 |
| LLEWELLYN, Daisy Eleanor Loveday Caroline | Director | 2018-01-22 | 2024-12-31 |
| MCEWAN, Allan Scott | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2011-06-07 |
| PARKINSON, Andrew James | Director | 1996-08-21 | 1998-09-22 |
| SINDALL, Reginald Stephen | Director | 2000-08-18 | 2001-02-21 |
| SPRINGETT, Catherine Mary | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2011-09-09 |
| STOCKS, Nigel Peter | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2017-12-31 |
| SYKES, Adam Jeremy | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2008-11-03 |
| THOMAS, Paul | Director | 1995-12-13 | 2000-08-18 |
| TURNER, George | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| TWOMLOW, David John | Director | 2001-06-30 | 2003-04-15 |
| WERNER, Lieven | Director | 2013-07-19 | 2014-11-12 |
| WHEELER, Ralph | Director | 2006-03-27 | 2017-02-27 |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas | Director | 2003-04-16 | 2008-12-31 |
| WOOD, Heather Carol | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2025-08-04 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-11-24 | 1995-12-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six Continents Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.