BEDS & BARS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-29
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+93.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
+42.2% vs 2024
Employees
4
-20% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£969K
-20.3% first positive since 2022
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-29
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-28 | 2020-03-29 | 2021-03-27 | 2022-03-26 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-25 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-29 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £551,454 | — | — | -£1,899,406 | — | £346,164 | — | £1,198,730 | £1,198,730 | £968,715 | |
| Profit before tax | -£77,407 | — | — | -£2,413,991 | — | £58,518 | — | £1,216,206 | £1,216,206 | £968,715 | |
| Net profit | -£33,742 | — | — | -£1,769,936 | — | £44,236 | — | £893,309 | £893,309 | £757,139 | |
| Cash | £2,839,211 | — | — | £3,224,815 | — | £7,595,183 | — | £681,797 | £681,797 | £1,321,322 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,702,260 | — | — | £1,831,081 | — | £7,458,741 | — | £18,759,408 | £18,759,408 | £19,367,376 | |
| Net assets | £2,995,663 | — | — | £855,043 | — | £899,279 | — | £1,792,588 | £1,792,588 | £2,549,727 | |
| Equity | £2,995,663 | £2,995,663 | £2,624,979 | £855,043 | £855,043 | £899,279 | £899,279 | £1,792,588 | £1,792,588 | £2,549,727 | |
| Average employees | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Wages | £479,399 | — | — | £355,877 | — | £775,393 | — | £1,089,436 | £1,089,436 | £459,885 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-29 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+93.8%
£681,797 £1,321,322
-
Net assets
+42.2%
£1,792,588 £2,549,727
-
Employees
-20%
5 4
-
Operating profit
-19.2%
£1,198,730 £968,715
first positive since 2022
-
Profit before tax
-20.3%
£1,216,206 £968,715
first positive since 2022
-
Wages
-57.8%
£1,089,436 £459,885
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 | 2020-03-28 | 2020-03-29 | 2021-03-27 | 2022-03-26 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-25 | 2023-03-26 | 2024-03-29 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -112.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.9% | — | — | -103.7% | — | 4.6% | — | 6.4% | 6.4% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.17x | — | 5.01x | |
| Interest cover | 0.88x | — | — | -3.69x | — | 1.20x | — | 5.45x | 5.45x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- BEDS & BARS LIMITED 2005-09-14 → present
- KS1 LIMITED 2005-07-06 → 2005-09-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- 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
- BEDS & BARS LIMITED · parent
- Interpub Limited 100%
- St Christopher's Holdings Limited 100%
- St Christopher's (Amsterdam) BV 100%
- St Christopher's Bruges BV 100%
- St Christopher's Inns Limited 100%
- Crossgate BV 100%
- Hotel Winston BV 100%
- St Christopher's Berlin GmbH 100%
- St Christopher's (Paris) SAS 100%
- Litera y Bares SL 100%
- Beds and Bars Franchise Limited 100%
- Flying Pig UK Limited 13%
- Flying Pig Headoffice BV 13%
- Flying Pig Downtown BV 13%
- Flying Pig Palace BV 13%
- Beds & Bars (UK) Limited 100%
- St. Christopher Inns Vienna 100%
Significant events
- “The residual debt burden taken on during and after the Covid pandemic remains a major factor in our decision making process.”
- “It has been tough year and FY 2026 will see a further decline in earnings as we realign the cost base of the Group to the revenue streams. The increasing fixed costs of certain units make them marginal and the directors are examining exiting units to reduce debt built up during Covid.”
- “Net bed rates across Europe have fallen further in FY 2026. This is industry wide as cut price competition from South East Asia is attracting our knowledgeable and cost conscious global travelling guest.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOWLES, Keith Charles | Director | 2005-09-14 | Mar 1960 | British |
| KNOWLES, Luke | Director | 2016-06-14 | Feb 1988 | British |
| KROEZEN, Johannes Wilhelmus | Director | 2023-08-02 | Aug 1982 | Dutch |
| SEARLE, Andrew Donald | Director | 2005-10-11 | Jun 1954 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYKES, Timothy Roger | Secretary | 2005-09-14 | 2017-09-12 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-07-06 | 2005-09-14 |
| BYRNE, John | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2010-12-31 |
| KNOWLES, Francisca Johanna Jacoba Maria | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2014-11-07 |
| ROBERTS, Murray Charles | Director | 2016-12-13 | 2024-10-31 |
| SYKES, Patricia Anne | Director | 2005-10-11 | 2012-07-12 |
| SYKES, Timothy Roger | Director | 2005-09-14 | 2017-09-12 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-06 | 2005-09-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Charles Knowles | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.