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Next accounts due

2026-06-30 (in 1mo)

Last filed for 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement due

2026-08-01 (in 3mo)

Last made up 2025-07-18

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1 item

Cash

£273K

+69% vs 2023

Net assets

£3M

-75.3% vs 2023

Employees

47

-68.2% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£7M

-4,316.1% vs 2023

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Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30

Metric Trend 2019-10-012020-09-302020-10-012021-09-302021-10-012022-09-302023-09-302024-09-30
Turnover £5,322,692£3,546,781
Operating profit £86,793-£155,506
Profit before tax £169,632-£7,151,854
Net profit £12,000£364,592-£7,151,854
Cash £161,442£272,791
Total assets less current liabilities £1,783,587£1,783,587£1,783,587£10,691,006£3,034,137
Net assets £1,164,367£1,164,367£1,164,367£10,346,844£2,555,215
Equity £1,164,367£1,164,367£1,164,367£1,164,367£1,164,367£1,164,367£10,346,844£2,555,215
Average employees 00014847
Wages £2,286,389£1,341,090
Directors' remuneration £120,297£349,908

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2019-10-012020-09-302020-10-012021-09-302021-10-012022-09-302023-09-302024-09-30
Operating margin 1.6%-4.4%
Net margin 6.8%
Return on capital employed 0.8%-5.1%
Current ratio 1.69x2.11x
Interest cover 0.31x-3.91x

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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. LESTER HOTELS GROUP LIMITED 2005-10-03 → present
  2. SIMON LESTER LIMITED 1999-10-01 → 2005-10-03
  3. CHARMLANE LIMITED 1999-09-09 → 1999-10-01

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
HaysMac LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

  1. LESTER HOTELS GROUP LIMITED · parent
    1. Lester Hotels (Leicester) Limited 100% · UK
    2. Comet HR Limited 100% · UK
    3. Lester Hotels Management Services Limited 100% · UK
    4. Spring Hotels Group Limited 92% · UK
    5. Hadley Helicopters Limited 100% · UK
    6. Giftdale Investments LLP 50% · UK

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 3 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
JOHNSTONE, Martin Secretary 2005-03-01 British
LESTER, Linda Director 2005-08-23 Aug 1963 British
LESTER, Simon Mark Director 1999-09-13 Jul 1964 British
Show 3 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MARSHALL, Sam Dara Secretary 1999-09-13 2005-02-28
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1999-09-09 1999-09-13
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1999-09-09 1999-09-13

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Lester Hotels Topco Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2024-07-17 Active
Mrs Linda Lester Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-07-17
Mr Martin Johnstone Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-07-17
Mr Simon Mark Lester Individual Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2024-07-17

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 107 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-07-22 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2025-08-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-06-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-11-08 RP04AR01 annual-return Second filing of annual return with made up date
2024-11-08 RP04AR01 annual-return Second filing of annual return with made up date
2024-11-08 RP04AR01 annual-return Second filing of annual return with made up date
2024-11-08 RP04AR01 annual-return Second filing of annual return with made up date
2024-11-08 RP04CS01 confirmation-statement Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date
2024-10-22 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-10-21 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-10-21 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-10-21 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-28 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-28 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-28 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2024-08-28 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-08-28 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-08-28 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2024-08-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-07-22 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-07-22 MA incorporation Memorandum articles

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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