PREMIER INN HOTELS LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of Whitbread PLC, the company runs a major British limited-service hotel chain under the Premier Inn, Hub, and Zip brands.
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Cash
£5.4m
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1.3bn
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£370m
Period ending 2026-02-26
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-02-26
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-27 | 2026-02-26 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,357,054,000 | £1,358,981,000 | £1,380,056,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £509,526,000 | £494,889,000 | £488,732,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £400,225,000 | £381,620,000 | £370,072,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £290,607,000 | £279,206,000 | £294,519,000 | — | |
| Cash | £2,061,000 | £1,407,000 | £5,399,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,374,731,000 | £3,712,312,000 | £3,738,364,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,119,419,000 | £1,401,060,000 | £1,295,579,000 | — | |
| Equity | £1,119,419,000 | £1,401,060,000 | £1,295,579,000 | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-27 | 2026-02-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 37.5% | 36.4% | 35.4% | |
| Net margin | 21.4% | 20.5% | 21.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.1% | 13.3% | 13.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 70.1% | 65.4% | 68.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.16x | 0.80x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 4.66x | 4.37x | 4.12x |
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
- PREMIER INN HOTELS LIMITED 2007-07-16 → present
- PREMIER TRAVEL INN LIMITED 2004-07-29 → 2007-07-16
- PREMIER LODGE NEWCO LIMITED 2004-06-24 → 2004-07-29
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.3047) LIMITED 2004-05-25 → 2004-06-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Group structure
- PREMIER INN HOTELS LIMITED · parent
- Premier Inn Manchester Trafford Limited 100%
- Premier Inn Westminster Limited 100%
- Premier Inn Ochre Limited 100%
- Elm Hotel Holdings Limited 100%
- Premier Travel Inn India Limited 100%
- Stripe Travel Inn Limited 100%
- Premier Inn (UK) Limited 100%
- New Clapton Stadium Company Limited 100%
- Premier Inn Troon Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group launched its New Five-Year Plan, which is designed to transform Whitbread into a higher margin, higher returning, pure-play hotel business. The plan focuses on network expansion in the UK, AGP initiatives, commercial outperformance, operational efficiencies, and disciplined capital allocation.”
- “The Group has announced changes to facilitate its optimisation of UK F&B. This has had the following impact on the Company's impairment review: Extensions programme: As part of the Group's Extensions programme, some of the Company's branded restaurants will be repurposed with smaller space devoted to providing integrated F&B services and remaining space being converted to additional hotel rooms.”
- “The Company has a committed plan to dispose of a further group of sites to third parties.”
- “The results include the announcement of the proposed extension of the Accelerating Growth Plan to optimise UK F&B to include all of the remaining branded restaurants.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHILAKATH, Reshma Padmanabhan | Secretary | 2026-01-30 | — | — |
| EWINS, Simon David | Director | 2017-01-26 | Oct 1969 | British |
| GREENER, Ross Andrew | Director | 2025-01-10 | Feb 1992 | British |
| TYLER, Richard Graham | Director | 2025-08-06 | May 1987 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRHURST, Russell William | Secretary | 2004-07-25 | 2018-07-13 |
| LOWRY, Daren Clive | Secretary | 2004-08-05 | 2026-01-30 |
| WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr | Secretary | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-25 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-05-25 | 2004-06-25 |
| COOPER, Neil | Director | 2004-07-25 | 2005-04-11 |
| DAVIES, Hywel Lloyd | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2004-06-25 |
| DEMPSEY, Patrick Joseph Anthony | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2015-01-26 |
| ELLIOT, Colin David | Director | 2007-10-09 | 2008-03-14 |
| FLAUM, Paul Charles | Director | 2015-01-26 | 2016-09-30 |
| FLAUM, Paul Charles | Director | 2004-08-10 | 2011-07-22 |
| FORREST, John Joseph | Director | 2011-07-22 | 2015-07-06 |
| JACKSON, John Robert | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-01 |
| JONES, Karen Elisabeth Dind | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-25 |
| JONES, Simon Edward | Director | 2015-08-14 | 2023-11-10 |
| LEVERE, Daniel Richard | Director | 2022-03-21 | 2024-12-20 |
| MISTRY, Bhavesh | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2018-06-15 |
| PATEL, Hemantkumar Kiritbhai | Director | 2019-03-26 | 2022-03-21 |
| PELLINGTON, Andrew David | Director | 2008-03-14 | 2013-03-25 |
| PELLINGTON, Andrew David | Director | 2005-04-11 | 2005-11-01 |
| ROGERS, Christopher Charles Bevan | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2012-07-20 |
| SMITH, Benedict James | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2004-07-25 |
| STOKER, Louise Jane | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2004-06-18 |
| THOMAS HATHAWAY, Alexandra Clare | Director | 2025-01-10 | 2025-08-06 |
| TYE, Michael Edward | Director | 2004-07-25 | 2005-09-30 |
| WALMSLEY, Derek Kerr | Director | 2004-06-25 | 2004-07-25 |
| WETHERALL, Stephen James | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2004-06-25 |
| YATES, Matthew | Director | 2024-02-07 | 2025-01-10 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Director | 2004-05-25 | 2004-06-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbread Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.