HAVANA HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£3k
0% vs 2024
Net assets
£4k
-99.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£5.6m
+11.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-09-17.
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The directors undertook the decision to cease trading of the Company after the balance sheet date and intend to remove the Company from the register in the foreseeable future. The financial statements... have therefore been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£121,000 | -£114,000 | -£153,000 | -34.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£5,947,000 | -£6,344,000 | -£5,632,000 | +11.2% | |
| Net profit | -£5,947,000 | -£6,344,000 | -£5,632,000 | +11.2% | |
| Cash | £3,000 | £3,000 | £3,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,980,000 | £5,636,000 | £4,000 | -99.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,980,000 | £5,636,000 | £4,000 | -99.9% | |
| Equity | £11,980,000 | £5,636,000 | £4,000 | -99.9% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -1.0% | -2.0% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.9% | 96.2% | 100.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.20x | 0.19x | |
| Interest cover | -0.02x | -0.02x | -0.03x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HAVANA HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 1998-03-30 → present
- GARTELLA LIMITED 1998-02-19 → 1998-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The directors undertook the decision to cease trading of the Company after the balance sheet date and intend to remove the Company from the register in the foreseeable future. The financial statements... have therefore been prepared on a basis other than that of a going concern.”
Group structure
- HAVANA HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Primeairo Limited 100%
- International Hoteliers (UK) Limited 100%
- Churchill Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “the directors undertook the decision to cease trading of the Company after the balance sheet date and intend to remove the Company from the register in the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL THANI, Jassim Bin Hamad | Director | 2013-08-01 | Mar 1982 | Qatari |
| BAKHOS, Fady | Director | 2013-08-01 | Dec 1971 | Lebanese |
| PENNINGTON, Deborah | Director | 2022-10-11 | Aug 1979 | British |
| WESTON, Ben | Director | 2026-04-14 | Feb 1975 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Karin | Secretary | 2013-08-01 | 2026-04-14 |
| MOATASSEM, Saeb Zeki | Secretary | 1998-05-05 | 2013-07-31 |
| ANZ GRINDLAYS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1998-05-05 |
| ANZ GRINDLAYS TRUST CORPORATION (JERSEY) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-03-15 | 2000-09-30 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-02-19 | 1998-03-31 |
| AUCOTT, Matthew Russell | Director | 1998-02-19 | 1998-05-05 |
| CAIRNS, Michael Anthony | Director | 1998-06-01 | 2022-10-10 |
| COOPER, Karin | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2026-04-14 |
| EL GUIZIRI, Zaki Nasser Zaki | Director | 2013-08-01 | 2021-11-08 |
| MOATASSEM, Saeb Zeki | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2013-07-31 |
| O'SHEA, John | Director | 1998-05-05 | 2013-04-18 |
| REA, John | Director | 1998-04-28 | 2013-05-02 |
| WINTERBOTTOM, Alan Frederick | Director | 1998-08-25 | 2000-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2024-06-13 | Active |
| Constellation Hotels Holding Ltd S.C.A. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-05-01 | Ceased 2024-06-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-14 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2025-05-13 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2025-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-15 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.