DE VERE COTSWOLD WATER PARK LIMITED
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Cash
£903k
+6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29m
+18.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
218
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4m
+25.7% highest 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 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,765,000 | £17,224,000 | £18,466,000 | +7.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,693,000 | £3,847,000 | £4,660,000 | +21.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,091,000 | £3,163,000 | £3,977,000 | +25.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,850,000 | £2,730,000 | £4,504,000 | +65% | |
| Cash | £738,000 | £852,000 | £903,000 | +6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £50,978,000 | £54,135,000 | £58,103,000 | +7.3% | |
| Net assets | £21,379,000 | £24,109,000 | £28,613,000 | +18.7% | |
| Equity | £21,379,000 | £24,109,000 | £28,613,000 | +18.7% | |
| Average employees | 205 | 217 | 218 | +0.5% | |
| Wages | £4,508,000 | £4,854,000 | £4,993,000 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 22.3% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | 11.7% | 15.8% | 24.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 7.1% | 8.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 60.1% | 57.4% | 53.1% | |
| Current ratio | 6.08x | 8.14x | 8.28x | |
| Interest cover | 4.47x | 0.56x | 0.68x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- DE VERE COTSWOLD WATER PARK LIMITED 2016-11-02 → present
- COTSWOLD FOUR PILLARS LIMITED 2000-08-29 → 2016-11-02
- MARKSTECH LIMITED 2000-05-08 → 2000-08-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's ultimate UK parent Principal Hotels Topco 1 Limited has committed to provide support for at least 12 months from the date of these financial statements as long as the Company remains part of the Group.”
Significant events
- “There have been no material events since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, James Alexander | Director | 2014-11-10 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CORLETT, Alan Alexander | Director | 2021-12-31 | Nov 1966 | British |
| NICOL DONALDSON, Laurie Kay | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLAYTON, Rex | Secretary | 2000-07-18 | 2014-01-16 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-05-08 | 2000-07-18 |
| BRADSHAW, John Cody | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2021-12-31 |
| BROUGHTON, Sarah | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2015-01-21 |
| CRAWLEY, Nicholas David Townsend | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2004-11-26 |
| DE BONA BOTTEGAL, Nicoletta | Director | 2007-09-18 | 2008-12-09 |
| EDE, Jonathan | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2007-09-18 |
| GAREH, Benjamin Meir | Director | 2007-09-24 | 2009-02-17 |
| HOLMES, Charles Richard | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2014-01-16 |
| LYKO-EDWARDS, Darren | Director | 2010-07-27 | 2014-01-16 |
| MORRIS, Peter Ewan | Director | 2004-04-20 | 2007-09-18 |
| MURTAGH, Brian Paul | Director | 2000-07-18 | 2007-09-18 |
| RICHARDSON, David Hedley | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2014-01-16 |
| TAYLOR, Rodney Frederick | Director | 2010-02-25 | 2014-01-16 |
| TOLLEY, Thomas Mark | Director | 2014-01-16 | 2015-01-21 |
| TROY, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2014-06-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-05-08 | 2000-07-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Bidco Hotels Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-12-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-01 | SH20 | capital | Legacy |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.