CHRISTCHURCH HOTELS LTD
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Cash
£338k
+98.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£13m
+42.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
159
-4.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6m
-17.4% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,475,481 | £8,532,302 | £10,977,812 | £10,831,712 | £10,592,371 | £10,362,129 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,032,559 | £2,588,433 | £2,788,294 | £2,552,755 | £2,896,715 | £2,614,008 | -9.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £318,058 | £1,902,009 | £2,070,267 | £1,587,627 | £1,932,589 | £1,596,649 | -17.4% | |
| Net profit | £336,812 | £1,886,789 | £2,111,538 | £1,632,124 | £1,896,720 | £1,522,420 | -19.7% | |
| Cash | £356,945 | £60,014 | £253,331 | £67,191 | £170,195 | £337,923 | +98.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,282,004 | £29,304,782 | £32,085,438 | £32,366,214 | £34,298,803 | £39,045,942 | +13.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,692,835 | £3,215,610 | £5,327,148 | £6,959,272 | £9,063,527 | £12,948,815 | +42.9% | |
| Equity | £1,692,835 | £3,215,610 | £5,327,148 | £6,959,272 | £9,063,527 | £12,948,815 | +42.9% | |
| Average employees | 138 | 207 | 191 | 186 | 167 | 159 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £2,120,093 | £2,635,120 | £3,042,315 | £2,966,995 | £2,965,958 | £2,944,487 | -0.7% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 18.9% | 30.3% | 25.4% | 23.6% | 27.3% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 22.1% | 19.2% | 15.1% | 17.9% | 14.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.9% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 6.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 95.4% | 90.6% | 84.3% | 79.4% | 74.5% | 67.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.64x | 2.06x | 3.26x | |
| Interest cover | 1.45x | 3.77x | 3.88x | 2.64x | 3.00x | 2.57x |
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
- CHRISTCHURCH HOTELS LTD 2003-12-29 → present
- AVONMOUTH HOTEL LIMITED 2002-10-21 → 2003-12-29
- ENTRYPLANT LIMITED 2002-08-29 → 2002-10-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In 2012 the company entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement with a third party in respect of an interest in the hotel's freehold land. This resulted in a finance lease with the proceeds of £5.9m being recognised as a liability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Gary Alexander | Director | 2021-04-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WARREN, Michael Oliver | Director | 2016-05-17 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Secretary | 2009-08-13 | 2016-05-17 |
| JENKINSON, Adam Clifford | Secretary | 2005-06-27 | 2006-04-11 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2006-01-30 | 2009-08-13 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2003-12-01 | 2005-06-30 |
| ROACH, Nicolas James | Secretary | 2003-06-20 | 2003-12-01 |
| PICTONS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-09-20 | 2003-06-20 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-08-29 | 2002-09-20 |
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| COCKS, Michael Graham | Director | 2002-09-20 | 2003-06-20 |
| JONES, Richard Adrian | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-12-01 |
| MORGAN, John Christopher | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2005-02-25 |
| ROACH, Dennis Norman | Director | 2002-10-09 | 2006-11-27 |
| ROACH, Nicolas James | Director | 2002-09-20 | 2012-09-26 |
| ROBBINS, David Francis | Director | 2014-07-07 | 2021-04-26 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-08-29 | 2002-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Hotels Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-03 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.