KENSINGTON UNITY HOTEL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£197k
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
297
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.7m
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,991,000 | £38,040,000 | £50,021,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £14,786,000 | £14,727,000 | £18,878,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,026,000 | £2,230,000 | £6,747,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £6,155,000 | £2,139,000 | £6,328,000 | — | |
| Cash | £11,000 | £433,000 | £2,172,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £188,356,000 | £174,108,000 | £9,622,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £18,594,000 | £4,385,000 | £197,000 | — | |
| Equity | £18,594,000 | £4,385,000 | £197,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 249 | 274 | 297 | — | |
| Wages | £7,572,000 | £8,256,000 | £10,887,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 15 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 41.1% | 38.7% | 37.7% | |
| Net margin | 17.1% | 5.6% | 12.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.9% | 8.5% | 196.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 90.4% | 97.6% | 99.8% | |
| Current ratio | 17.84x | 17.55x | 0.06x | |
| Interest cover | 1.51x | 1.18x | 1.56x |
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 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-12-03
- KENSINGTON UNITY HOTEL LIMITED 2025-12-03 → present
- KENSINGTON CLOSE HOTEL LIMITED 2002-09-09 → 2025-12-03
- KENSINGTON POST HOTEL LIMITED 2002-09-04 → 2002-09-09
- CLARRIT LIMITED 2002-07-23 → 2002-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The parent undertaking has provided a letter of support confirming that it does not intend to seek repayment of the loan in the foreseeable future and will continue to provide financial support as required.”
Significant events
- “On 3 December 2025, the Company was acquired by Copthorne Hotel Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited group (MCHL). Following the acquisition, the Company changed its registered name from Kensington Close Hotel Limited to Kensington Unity Hotel Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPTHORNE HOTELS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-12-01 | — | — |
| HASSAN, David Kien | Director | 2025-12-01 | Feb 1964 | British |
| KWEK, Eik Sheng | Director | 2025-12-01 | Jun 1981 | Singaporean |
| LING, Kiong Ong | Director | 2025-12-01 | Sep 1966 | Singaporean |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLA, Azad Bakir Ali | Secretary | 2002-09-04 | 2025-12-01 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-07-23 | 2002-09-04 |
| COLA, Azad Bakir Ali | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2025-12-01 |
| COLA, Bakir Ali | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2012-03-30 |
| KIRST, Sharmn Natasha | Director | 2025-11-25 | 2025-12-01 |
| COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-23 | 2002-09-04 |
| COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-07-23 | 2002-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copthorne Hotel Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2025-12-01 | Active |
| Kensington Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-19 | Ceased 2025-12-01 |
| Cola Holdings Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-20 | Ceased 2024-02-19 |
| Cola Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-23 CC04 Statement of companys objects
- 2025-12-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-08-05 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2026-03-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-12-23 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-12-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-02 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.