HAND PICKED HOTELS LIMITED
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Cash
£6M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£76M
Equity attributable
Employees
1,005
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£25M
Period ending 2024-12-26
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Such support is not legally binding, and may be withdrawn, and as such, the directors have identified a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for no less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-26
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £54,551,068 | £58,850,655 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£20,153,745 | -£23,698,832 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£20,156,615 | -£24,933,061 | — | |
| Net profit | -£20,156,615 | -£24,933,061 | — | |
| Cash | £5,462,190 | £6,004,333 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£51,348,036 | -£76,321,445 | — | |
| Net assets | -£51,467,904 | -£76,400,965 | — | |
| Equity | -£51,467,904 | -£76,400,965 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,027 | 1,005 | — | |
| Wages | £36,207,974 | £39,403,052 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,454,852 | £1,559,363 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-28 | 2024-12-26 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -36.9% | -40.3% | |
| Net margin | -36.9% | -42.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 146.2% | 165.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.11x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | -18.61x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- HAND PICKED HOTELS LIMITED 1999-07-29 → present
- MEXICOSCOPE LIMITED 1999-04-28 → 1999-07-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Such support is not legally binding, and may be withdrawn, and as such, the directors have identified a material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt over the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for no less than 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HAND PICKED HOTELS LIMITED · parent
- Buxted Park Hotel Limited 100%
- Rhinefield House Hotel Limited 100%
- Yellow Note Limited (previously Seiont Manor Hotel Limited) 100%
- Rhinefield Timeshare Limited 100%
- Rhinefield Timeshare Management Limited 100%
- Wy (Nutfield Priory) Limited 100%
- Wy (Woodland Park) Limited 100%
- Wy (L'Horizon) Limited 100%
- Hotel L'Horizon Limited 100%
- Wy (Ettington Park) Limited 100%
- Ettington Park Group Limited 100%
- Wy (Priest House) Limited 100%
- Wy (Brands Hatch) Limited 100%
- Wy (Wood Hall) Limited 100%
- Wy (Rookery Hall) Limited 100%
- Earlyservices Limited 100%
- Wy (Chilston Park) Limited 100%
- Chilston Park Limited 100%
- Audleys Wood Hotel Limited 100%
- Hendon Hall Hotel Limited 100%
- Hendon Hall Hotel (No.2) Limited 100%
- New Hall Hotel Limited 100%
- New Hall Hotel (No.2) Limited 100%
- Bestmexico Limited 100%
- Norton Crathorne (No.1) Limited 100%
- Norton Crathorne (No.2) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 28th July 2025, the company entered into an agreement with Hand Picked Hotels (Holdings) Guernsey Limited for an unsecured loan facility of £37 million. On 1st August, the company borrowed £37m under this facility and used the funds to repay Seaside Treasury Solutions £33.4m plus interest outstanding. Additionally, £25.7m in loan facilities were provided by shareholders post-period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-06-04 | — | — |
| SEYMOUR, Deborah Jane | Director | 2022-10-04 | Sep 1964 | British |
| STEVENS, Paul Richard | Director | 2025-03-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-04-28 | 1999-06-04 |
| ANDERSON, David Niven, Mr. | Director | 2022-06-14 | 2023-05-18 |
| ARKLEY, Kenneth | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2021-09-10 |
| ASHWORTH, Daniel James | Director | 2022-08-03 | 2023-09-30 |
| BAUWENS, Ignace | Director | 2023-12-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| CAPLIN, Anthony Lindsay | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| DUGDALE 2ND BARON CRATHORNE, Charles James, Lord | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2001-11-29 |
| FAIRS, Stewart John | Director | 2013-10-14 | 2021-04-01 |
| FELTON, Robert Chaim | Director | 1999-10-29 | 2008-06-30 |
| FELTON, Robert Chaim | Director | 1999-06-04 | 1999-10-20 |
| FITZGERALD, Michael Thomas | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2001-12-06 |
| FULLERTON, Peter Smith | Director | 2001-09-01 | 2002-11-19 |
| HANDS, Julia Caroline | Director | 2001-02-01 | 2018-03-09 |
| HERBERT, Peter Michael | Director | 2022-08-08 | 2024-03-15 |
| LEE, Kenneth James | Director | 2004-06-01 | 2005-11-30 |
| MAHR, Matthias Christian | Director | 2016-10-17 | 2019-01-25 |
| NEWTON, Amanda | Director | 2007-07-10 | 2013-03-07 |
| NICHOLAS, Melanie Jane | Director | 2022-10-31 | 2024-07-05 |
| O'CONNOR, Huw | Director | 2021-04-01 | 2022-10-21 |
| PARROTT, Peter | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2003-11-28 |
| READ, Nicholas John | Director | 2005-07-11 | 2007-03-09 |
| RITCHIE, Gregor | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2006-02-13 |
| SIMONDS, Rebecca Kate | Director | 2024-03-15 | 2025-03-31 |
| SPELLER, Judith Elizabeth | Director | 2002-01-08 | 2004-05-31 |
| WADDELL, Douglas Ross | Director | 2006-04-18 | 2024-05-08 |
| WALIA, Arvinder Singh | Director | 2001-10-16 | 2006-02-13 |
| WEBSTER, Christopher George Robert | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2022-11-29 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-04-28 | 1999-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Hands | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 181 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-24 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.