DESIGN HOTELS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-22 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£29K
+160.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£79K
+33.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
6
+20% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£27K
+74.2% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £66,470 | — | £341,558 | — | £757,424 | £939,446 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£4,414 | — | £9,028 | — | £15,711 | £27,851 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£4,414 | — | £9,073 | — | £15,711 | £27,363 | |
| Net profit | — | -£4,414 | — | £7,433 | — | £10,156 | £19,729 | |
| Cash | — | £21,242 | — | £20,457 | — | £11,172 | £29,153 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £41,482 | — | £48,915 | — | £59,071 | £78,800 | |
| Net assets | — | £41,482 | — | £48,915 | — | £59,071 | £78,800 | |
| Equity | £45,896 | £41,482 | £41,482 | £48,915 | £48,915 | £59,071 | £78,800 | |
| Average employees | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | |
| Wages | — | £46,000 | — | £219,145 | — | £477,802 | £602,483 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+24%
£757,424 £939,446
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+160.9%
£11,172 £29,153
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+33.4%
£59,071 £78,800
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+20%
5 6
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+77.3%
£15,711 £27,851
highest in 4 filed years
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Profit before tax
+74.2%
£15,711 £27,363
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+26.1%
£477,802 £602,483
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -6.6% | — | 2.6% | — | 2.1% | 3.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -6.6% | — | 2.2% | — | 1.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.6% | — | 18.5% | — | 26.6% | 35.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 25.3% | 28.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.87x | 3.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56.04x |
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
- DESIGN HOTELS LIMITED 2001-03-06 → present
- LEBENSART GLOBAL NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED 2000-05-08 → 2001-03-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Harris & Trotter 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.”
Group structure
- DESIGN HOTELS LIMITED · parent
- Design Hotels GmbH
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-03-01 | — | — |
| CATO, Shelley Elaine | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1978 | British |
| OYEN, Stijn Leon | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1977 | Belgian |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DITTRICH, Guy | Secretary | 2000-05-08 | 2003-04-30 |
| GUEMMER, Petra | Secretary | 2004-04-15 | 2009-03-31 |
| SENDLINGER, Claus | Secretary | 2003-05-01 | 2004-04-15 |
| WOLFF, Sascha | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2023-04-28 |
| IQ EQ SECRETARIES (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-28 | 2025-03-01 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-05-08 | 2000-05-08 |
| ADAMS, Daniel | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-06-26 |
| BENZAQUEN, Jennifer | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2024-07-01 |
| BOHNEKAMP, Alex | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2006-05-31 |
| COLE, Peter Brandt | Director | 2018-12-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| DEINER, Robert | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2004-04-15 |
| DITTRICH, Guy | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2003-04-30 |
| LYLE, Robert Giles | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-06-26 |
| SCHWEITZER, J Peter | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2001-10-31 |
| SENDLINGER, Clans | Director | 2000-05-08 | 2001-06-26 |
| SENDLINGER, Claus | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2018-12-01 |
| SIMMONS, Paul | Director | 2022-05-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| WOLFF, Sascha | Director | 2004-10-01 | 2023-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriott International, Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Design Hotels Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-03 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.