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Next accounts due

2026-10-31 (in 5mo)

Last filed for 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-07-23 (in 2mo)

Last made up 2025-07-09

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£132K

+10.4% highest in 4 filed years

Net assets

£588K

+31.7% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

86

-15.7% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£155K

-96.8% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31

Metric Trend 2019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312024-01-312025-01-31
Turnover £4,040,305£3,880,157
Operating profit £5,231,263£544,634
Profit before tax £4,861,382£155,031
Net profit -£289,274-£2,636,865£5,508,001£73,980
Cash £2,711£251£119,154£131,535
Total assets less current liabilities £1,331,089-£188,759£82,894
Net assets -£3,421,704£446,108£587,725
Equity -£267,598-£364,047-£653,321-£3,421,704£446,108£587,725
Average employees 10286
Wages £1,888,732£1,446,642
Directors' remuneration £54,577

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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31

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 2019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312024-01-312025-01-31
Operating margin 129.5%14.0%
Net margin 136.3%1.9%
Return on capital employed -2771.4%657.0%
Current ratio 0.03x0.05x
Interest cover 14.07x1.40x

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
PKF Francis Clark
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Material uncertainty disclosed

“The group's ability to continue as a going concern is dependant upon both the ongoing support of its bankers and its shareholders. However, in the event that this is not forthcoming then a material uncertainty would exist with regards to the appropriateness of the going conern assertion.”

Group structure

  1. HOTEL OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
    1. Jesmond Dene House Ltd 100% · England · providing hotel and general restaurant facilities to the public.

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 12 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
MCLAUGHLIN, Christopher William Director 2023-10-13 Jun 1982 New Zealander
NEL, Jean Johannes Director 2023-10-13 Apr 1972 South African
THORNTON, Joanne Director 2024-02-01 Nov 1985 British
Show 12 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
LAYBOURNE, Laurance Secretary 2011-01-18 2013-06-10
LAYBOURNE, Laurance Secretary 2004-07-09 2009-07-02
JL NOMINEES TWO LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 2004-07-09 2004-07-09
BAYLIFF, Terry Director 2013-06-10 2023-10-13
CANDLER, Peter Haswell Director 2004-07-09 2023-10-13
GANLEY, Philip Anthony Director 2004-09-28 2023-10-13
LAYBOURNE, Laurance Director 2011-01-18 2013-06-10
LAYBOURNE, Laurance Director 2004-09-28 2009-07-02
LAYBOURNE, Terence Director 2004-09-28 2009-07-02
MORRISSEY, Paul Joseph Director 2013-06-10 2023-10-13
ESP INVESTAR LIMITED Corporate Director 2011-01-18 2013-06-10
JL NOMINEES ONE LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 2004-07-09 2004-07-09

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Jean Nel Individual Significant influence 2023-10-13 Active
Mr Peter Haswell Candler Individual Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% 2016-04-06 Ceased 2023-07-14

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 148 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2024-08-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2024-05-16 MA Memorandum articles
  • 2024-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2025-10-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2025-07-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-11-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-08-19 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-08-16 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2024-07-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-06-22 SH02 capital Capital alter shares subdivision
2024-05-16 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2024-05-16 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2024-05-16 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2024-05-07 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control
2024-05-05 PSC09 persons-with-significant-control Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement
2024-03-07 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous extended PDF
2024-02-05 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-12-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-10-17 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-10-17 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-10-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2023-10-16 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-10-16 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
3

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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