NORTHUMBERLAND ESTATES LIMITED
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Cash
£39m
+76.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£222m
+19.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
21
-12.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£39m
-2.4% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,365,325 | £19,640,721 | £18,923,012 | -3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £12,030,090 | £43,836,892 | £43,102,258 | -1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £13,508,614 | £39,840,520 | £38,867,991 | -2.4% | |
| Net profit | £10,492,378 | £27,566,712 | £31,225,555 | +13.3% | |
| Cash | £32,001,142 | £22,143,120 | £39,165,194 | +76.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £400,489,565 | £424,686,809 | £489,597,567 | +15.3% | |
| Net assets | £161,909,707 | £186,014,256 | £221,638,050 | +19.2% | |
| Equity | £161,909,707 | £186,014,256 | £221,638,050 | +19.2% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 24 | 21 | -12.5% | |
| Wages | £2,416,540 | £2,176,662 | £3,168,295 | +45.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £189,998 | £877,494 | £896,788 | +2.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £19,190 | £73,563 | £66,126 | -10.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £382,984 | £384,984 | +0.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 65.5% | — | — | |
| Net margin | 57.1% | 140.4% | 165.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 3.0% | 10.3% | 8.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 61.7% | 59.8% | 58.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.92x | 1.50x | 1.73x | |
| Interest cover | 1.99x | 7.88x | 7.98x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared detailed forecasts which have been updated to consider the impact of current economic conditions on revenues and working capital. The directors, with reference to these forecasts and support from shareholders, consider 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
- NORTHUMBERLAND ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Northumberland Estates Investments Limited 100%
- Swiss Land Estates SA 100%
- Weylands Investments Limited 100%
- Objekt Schwabach Investments GmbH 100%
- Tyne Investments Inc. 100%
- German Land Estates GmbH 100%
- Swiss Land Development SA 100%
- SLEnergy SA 100%
- Bridge Court Holdings Limited 100%
- Northumberland Estates Renewables Limited 100%
- BB26 SA 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGLE, Clare | Director | 2021-06-17 | Nov 1980 | British |
| O'DRISCOLL, Michael Peter Finnbarr | Director | 2026-03-25 | May 1980 | British |
| PERCY, George Dominic, Earl | Director | 2023-10-01 | May 1984 | British |
| PERCY, Ralph George Algernon, Duke Of Northumberland | Director | 2015-12-02 | Nov 1956 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Susan | Director | 2026-03-09 | Nov 1964 | British |
| ROBERTS, Mark | Director | 2026-03-09 | Sep 1987 | British |
| ROBSON, Andrew James | Director | 2026-04-01 | May 1986 | British |
| STRAUGHAN, David Fenwick | Director | 2022-07-20 | Jun 1980 | British |
| WILSON, Roderick Charles St John | Director | 2006-11-23 | Jan 1961 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREARLEY, John Richard | Secretary | 2006-11-23 | 2017-05-31 |
| ILDERTON, Lesley Ann | Secretary | 2017-06-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| MAY MAY & MERRIMANS | Corporate Secretary | 2006-09-20 | 2006-11-23 |
| 12TH DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, Ralph George Algernon, His Grace | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2015-12-01 |
| BARNES, Colin Leslie | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2026-03-09 |
| BREARLEY, John Richard | Director | 2007-05-04 | 2017-05-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Colin | Director | 2017-02-28 | 2020-09-04 |
| ILDERTON, Lesley Ann | Director | 2017-06-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| SMYTH, David Hamilton | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2006-11-23 |
| WALSH, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2006-09-20 | 2006-11-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl George Percy | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-11-17 | Ceased 2020-11-17 |
| Earl George Dominic Percy | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust), Appoints directors (as trust), Significant influence (as trust) | 2020-11-17 | Active |
| Marquess Of Stafford James Granville Egerton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| The Right Honourable Matthew White 5th Viscount Ridley | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-11-12 |
| Viscount Matthew White Ridley | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Duke Of Buccleuch Richard Walter John Buccleuch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-01 |
| Duke Of Buccleuch Richard Walter John Buccleuch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| The Most Noble Ralph George Algernon Percy | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Lord Percy James William Eustace Percy | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Duke Of Northumberland Ralph George Algernon Percy | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-07-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-02-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- 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.