DEPHO ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-11-30 (in 6mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
-76% vs 2024
Net assets
£33M
+9.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
141
-4.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£3M
-65.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £25,507,305 | £11,100,702 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £10,216,548 | £3,979,780 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £9,350,648 | £3,217,301 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £7,430,660 | £3,093,450 | |
| Cash | £370,764 | £2,389,752 | £351,908 | £345,648 | £12,951,067 | £3,103,885 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,014,923 | — | — | £29,596,159 | £33,516,002 | £40,353,756 | |
| Net assets | £8,697,676 | £12,334,000 | £17,605,955 | £26,124,902 | £30,034,890 | £32,888,340 | |
| Equity | £8,697,676 | — | — | £26,124,902 | £30,034,890 | £32,888,340 | |
| Average employees | 116 | 104 | 136 | 148 | 148 | 141 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £4,729,159 | £4,033,616 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £71,965 | £80,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-28 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-56.5%
£25,507,305 £11,100,702
-
Cash
-76%
£12,951,067 £3,103,885
-
Net assets
+9.5%
£30,034,890 £32,888,340
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-4.7%
148 141
-
Operating profit
-61%
£10,216,548 £3,979,780
-
Profit before tax
-65.6%
£9,350,648 £3,217,301
-
Wages
-14.7%
£4,729,159 £4,033,616
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 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 40.1% | 35.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 29.1% | 27.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 30.5% | 9.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 36.7% | 32.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.24x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 17.52x | 4.51x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Beldenn Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- DEPHO ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Calder Conferences Limited 100%
- World of Travel Limited 100%
- Calder Conferences (EM) Limited 100%
- Calder Conferences Accommodation Limited 100%
- Calder World of Travel Limited 100%
- Alne Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “As shown on the group's statement of income and retained earnings, turnover has decreased 56% to £11.10m from £25.51m in 2024 caused mainly by Calder Conferences Limited. Calder Conferences had to diverse from that of its core business and was successful in facilitating contingency support requirement outside of its normal trade in 2023. This extra business ceased in 2024.”
- “The groups profit before taxation is £3.2m in 2025 compared with £9.4m in 2024.”
- “The group's statement of financial position shows the net assets improving from £30.03m in 2024 to £32.9m in 2025.”
- “The directors are pleased with the company's performance for the year ended 28 February 2025.”
- “The prospects for the year ended 28 February 2026 are encouraging and the directors look forward to another successful and profitable year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBAN, Deborah Ann | Director | 2004-06-02 | Aug 1959 | British |
| HOBAN, Freddy Alan | Director | 2019-08-22 | Aug 1996 | British |
| HOBAN, Harriet Jessica | Director | 2019-08-22 | Jun 1998 | British |
| HOBAN, Jack Nicholas | Director | 2023-08-09 | May 1994 | British |
| HOBAN, Peter John | Director | 2022-05-27 | May 1962 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Michael | Secretary | 2004-06-02 | 2012-06-04 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-02 | 2004-06-02 |
| HOBAN, Jack Nicholas | Director | 2019-05-31 | 2019-08-22 |
| HOBAN, Peter John | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2012-06-04 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-06-02 | 2004-06-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deborah Ann Hoban | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-03 | Active |
| Mr Peter John Hoban | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-03 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-25 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-24 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-09-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-04-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.