THORNBURY CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-08 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27K
-82% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£3M
+30% vs 2023
Employees
67
-2.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
+5.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £374,664 | £1,499,686 | — | £3,639,455 | £3,571,259 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£975,115 | -£972,874 | — | -£850,042 | -£817,415 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,256,218 | -£1,242,557 | — | -£1,266,579 | -£1,198,006 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,070,236 | -£729,659 | — | -£1,266,579 | -£1,198,006 | |
| Cash | — | £67,214 | £146,073 | — | £151,648 | £27,299 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £8,735,183 | £11,842,377 | — | £9,143,455 | £9,465,845 | |
| Net assets | — | -£385,745 | -£812,647 | — | -£4,038,752 | -£2,827,875 | |
| Equity | £749,137 | -£385,745 | -£812,647 | -£2,772,173 | -£4,038,752 | -£2,827,875 | |
| Average employees | — | 54 | 67 | — | 69 | 67 | |
| Wages | — | £833,768 | £1,028,402 | — | £1,664,947 | £1,770,344 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £20,000 | £20,000 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-1.9%
£3,639,455 £3,571,259
-
Cash
-82%
£151,648 £27,299
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+30%
-£4,038,752 -£2,827,875
-
Employees
-2.9%
69 67
-
Operating profit
+3.8%
-£850,042 -£817,415
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+5.4%
-£1,266,579 -£1,198,006
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+6.3%
£1,664,947 £1,770,344
highest in 4 filed years
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -64.9% | — | -23.4% | -22.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -48.7% | — | -34.8% | -33.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -11.2% | -8.2% | — | -9.3% | -8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 139.3% | 126.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.35x | 0.26x | |
| Interest cover | — | -3.47x | -3.61x | — | -2.04x | -2.15x |
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
- THORNBURY CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED 2017-10-09 → present
- LFH (THORNBURY CASTLE) LIMITED 2011-11-24 → 2017-10-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“During 2024 the company continued to be loss making and required further funding from its parent including for the refurbishment being undertaken. The parent company and its shareholders have confirmed their continued support and further funding as required. As such the Board believe the company is a going concern and the financial statements have been prepared on this basis.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end Thornbury Castle Hotel Limited entered into a secured loan agreement with Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C), London Branch, for a term loan facility of £3,260,071. The facility was entered into for the purpose of refinancing an existing loan and is repayable in quarterly instalments of £75,000, with the balance due on 31 May 2026. The facility bears interest at a margin of 2.5% per annum over SONIA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESAI, Naynesh Gunvant | Director | 2019-07-19 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIN COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-07-19 | 2023-03-14 |
| CHAPMAN, Nigel Peter | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2019-07-19 |
| CLARK, Paul Andrew | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2017-07-06 |
| LAW, Shane Edward | Director | 2011-11-24 | 2019-07-19 |
| PLATINUM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2011-11-24 | 2019-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed Alsayyah | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-07-19 | Ceased 2023-12-11 |
| Bader Mohamed Yousef Abduklarim Bukhammas | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2019-07-19 | Active |
| Thornbury Castle Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-09-19 | Ceased 2019-07-19 |
| Lfh Hotels Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 61 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-15 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-17 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-12-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-09-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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.