DALATA CARDIFF LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-72.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£52m
-17% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
577
+12.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£9m
-29% lowest in 3 filed years
Watch the reel
Our short-form breakdown of DALATA CARDIFF LIMITED's latest filing
Inside the accounts of Dalata Cardiff: rising revenue, but heavy lease costs are dragging down the bottom line. 🏨📉
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £79,905,000 | £98,856,000 | £110,766,000 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £11,754,000 | £13,751,000 | £13,812,000 | +0.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,399,000 | -£6,963,000 | -£8,981,000 | -29% | |
| Net profit | -£6,346,000 | -£6,836,000 | -£7,553,000 | -10.5% | |
| Cash | £2,802,000 | £4,291,000 | £1,168,000 | -72.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £191,217,000 | £254,122,000 | £243,274,000 | -4.3% | |
| Net assets | -£37,700,000 | -£44,536,000 | -£52,089,000 | -17% | |
| Equity | -£37,700,000 | -£44,536,000 | -£52,089,000 | -17% | |
| Average employees | 462 | 511 | 577 | +12.9% | |
| Wages | £13,217,000 | £16,428,000 | £20,318,000 | +23.7% | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.7% | 13.9% | 12.5% | |
| Net margin | -7.9% | -6.9% | -6.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.1% | 5.4% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 114.9% | 113.4% | 116.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.19x | 0.18x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | 0.73x | 0.66x | 0.61x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have given careful consideration to the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “In March 2026, the company signed an agreement to lease a new build hotel in Kensington, London which is due to commence in 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLOUGHLIN, Aoife | Secretary | 2026-06-18 | — | — |
| ADRIAANSE, Wenda Margaretha | Director | 2025-11-07 | Jun 1971 | Dutch |
| ANDERSSON, Joakim Karl | Director | 2025-11-07 | Apr 1979 | Swedish |
| LINDBLOM, Anneli | Director | 2025-11-07 | Nov 1967 | Swedish |
| WILLIAMS, Bobby Lee | Director | 2025-11-07 | Apr 1984 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKEON, Sean | Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2026-06-18 |
| OVALSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-28 |
| CASSERLY, Shane | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2021-11-24 |
| CROWLEY, Dermot Finbarr | Director | 2013-05-22 | 2021-11-24 |
| DALTON, Emma Patricia | Director | 2021-11-23 | 2025-11-07 |
| MCCANN, Patrick Anthony | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2021-10-31 |
| MCKEON, Sean | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2025-11-30 |
| MCNALLY, Stephen | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2021-11-24 |
| OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-03-25 | 2011-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalata Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.