RICHBOROUGH ESTATES LIMITED
Trading as Richborough, this Terra Firma-backed company operates as a strategic land promoter that secures planning permissions on behalf of landowners to sell buildable sites to residential and commercial developers.
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Cash
£81K
-18% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£12M
+125.3% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
46
+70.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4M
+38.7% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,693,000 | £17,869,000 | +67.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,738,000 | £2,418,000 | +39.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,738,000 | £2,410,000 | +38.7% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,671,000 | £2,252,000 | +34.8% | |
| Cash | £114,110 | £102,529 | £654,659 | £434,074 | £98,782 | £81,000 | -18% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £144,228 | £563,706 | £2,586,241 | £3,911,845 | £5,445,250 | £13,636,000 | +150.4% | |
| Net assets | £112,319 | £510,568 | £2,547,680 | £3,879,856 | £5,396,844 | £12,160,000 | +125.3% | |
| Equity | £112,319 | £510,568 | £2,547,680 | £3,879,856 | £5,396,844 | £12,160,000 | +125.3% | |
| Average employees | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 46 | +70.4% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,366,000 | £3,690,000 | +56% | |
| 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. 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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 16.3% | 13.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 15.6% | 12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 31.9% | 17.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.45x | 2.77x |
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
- RICHBOROUGH ESTATES LIMITED 2005-01-18 → present
- HOT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2003-05-21 → 2005-01-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- BDO 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The exceptional item of £nil (2023: £393,000) is the Company's share of the costs incurred, of a fundamental re-organisation to the group which the Company is a member.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOR, Jonathan James | Director | 2019-12-23 | Oct 1986 | British |
| BRADSHAW, James David | Director | 2019-12-23 | Dec 1981 | British |
| CAMPBELL, Paul | Director | 2006-06-01 | Oct 1976 | British |
| MYATT, Richard Geoffrey | Director | 2026-04-30 | Dec 1971 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2003-05-21 | 2004-06-21 |
| PARKINSON-WITTE, Karl George | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2019-12-23 |
| PORTER, Emma Jane | Secretary | 2004-06-21 | 2005-12-31 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-05-21 | 2003-05-21 |
| DUNMAN, Jonathan Peter | Director | 2019-12-23 | 2023-07-28 |
| FARDELL, Emma Susan | Director | 2023-05-17 | 2026-04-23 |
| HARRISON, Paul Anthony | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2004-06-21 |
| PARKINSON, Betty | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2009-07-03 |
| PARKINSON-WITTE, Karl George | Director | 2003-05-21 | 2019-12-23 |
| WITTE, Daniel Parkinson | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2015-10-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richborough Estates Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-20 | Active |
| Mr Karl George Parkinson-Witte | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-23 |
| Mr Paul Campbell | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-26 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.