CYGNET PROPERTIES AND LEISURE PLC
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Cash
£28m
+57% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£104m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
30
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£5.5m
-13.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £10,640,244 | £9,756,765 | £10,282,210 | +5.4% | |
| Operating profit | £7,574,036 | £5,074,559 | £5,158,556 | +1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,131,456 | £6,324,149 | £5,457,351 | -13.7% | |
| Net profit | £4,990,912 | £4,499,851 | £4,365,784 | -3% | |
| Cash | £19,300,189 | £17,869,603 | £28,061,073 | +57% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £111,847,575 | £116,269,200 | £119,096,555 | +2.4% | |
| Net assets | £95,681,051 | £100,040,142 | £104,223,874 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £95,681,051 | £100,040,142 | £104,223,874 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 30 | 30 | 0% | |
| Wages | £955,677 | £834,310 | £836,063 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £373,572 | £213,750 | £222,500 | +4.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £175,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 | 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 71.2% | 52.0% | 50.2% | |
| Net margin | 46.9% | 46.1% | 42.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.3% | 30.0% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.80x | 0.88x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | 5.37x | 7.08x | 11.32x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UHY Affinia
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the appropriateness of the going concern basis for the preparation of the financial statements. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CYGNET PROPERTIES AND LEISURE PLC · parent
- Main Developments Limited 100%
- Crownprize (Brentford) Limited 100%
- New Enterprise Limited 100%
- Zone Estates Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The disposal of the Western Avenue, Ealing property was completed during the year for £8 million, an asset originally acquired for £3.3 million.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UD-DIN, Zaeem | Secretary | 2024-02-29 | — | — |
| BAMPTON, Mark Steven | Director | 2022-11-11 | Jul 1964 | British |
| PATEL, Nimish | Director | 2025-07-13 | Jun 1964 | British |
| VIRANI, Karim | Director | 2007-07-19 | Jan 1981 | British |
| VIRANI, Nazmudin | Director | 2010-07-08 | Mar 1948 | British |
| VIRANI, Rahim | Director | 2006-09-12 | Aug 1976 | British |
| VIRANI, Shaila | Director | 1997-02-27 | Aug 1971 | British |
| VIRANI, Zulfikarali | Director | 1997-02-27 | Apr 1953 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Paul Malcolm | Secretary | 2014-11-30 | 2015-08-21 |
| KALSI, Jasvinder Singh | Secretary | 1997-06-30 | 2014-11-30 |
| MALDE, Pravin | Secretary | 2015-08-21 | 2020-09-14 |
| STERN, Nicholas | Secretary | 2020-09-14 | 2024-02-29 |
| VIRANI, Shaila | Secretary | 1997-02-27 | 1997-06-30 |
| BUXTON, Andrew Robert Fowell | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| COCKBURN, Philip | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2011-12-31 |
| GLOVER, Bryce Paul | Director | 2017-08-01 | 2022-06-14 |
| LIVINGSTON, James Fraser | Director | 2008-02-21 | 2013-12-12 |
| STERN, Nicholas George | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2024-02-29 |
| THOMAS, (John) Maldwyn, Sir | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2000-08-30 |
| TOWERS, Robert Leslie | Director | 2013-07-04 | 2020-06-30 |
| VIRANI, Nazmu | Director | 1997-03-27 | 2009-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nazmudin Virani | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Rahim Virani | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr Karim Virani | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Virani Net Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 199 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.