CHESTNUT INNS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-03-31
Overdue
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-14
Watchouts
Cash
£4M
+626.7% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+52.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
645
+40.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
+42% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-03-31.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £21,764,706 | £29,079,198 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£2,713,463 | £55,194 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£3,629,824 | -£2,104,573 | |
| Net profit | -£1,240,302 | -£1,951,038 | -£3,359,418 | -£2,310,300 | |
| Cash | £926,368 | £526,577 | £611,621 | £4,444,645 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,666,782 | £19,946,146 | £15,605,866 | £35,430,811 | |
| Net assets | £5,533,680 | £6,148,959 | £12,032,578 | £18,315,919 | |
| Equity | £5,533,680 | £6,148,959 | £12,032,578 | £18,315,919 | |
| Average employees | — | 331 | 460 | 645 | |
| Wages | — | — | £9,526,306 | £10,778,536 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £307,933 | £317,807 |
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
+33.6%
£21,764,706 £29,079,198
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Cash
+626.7%
£611,621 £4,444,645
highest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+52.2%
£12,032,578 £18,315,919
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+40.2%
460 645
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+102%
-£2,713,463 £55,194
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Profit before tax
+42%
-£3,629,824 -£2,104,573
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Wages
+13.1%
£9,526,306 £10,778,536
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -12.5% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -15.4% | -7.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -17.4% | 0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 67.8% | 67.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.08x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -2.96x | 0.03x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are satisfied all risks have been appropriately assessed and mitigated and therefore consider the business to be a going concern.”
Group structure
- CHESTNUT INNS LIMITED · parent
- The Packhorse Inn (Moulton) Limited 100%
- The Rupert Brooke (Grantchester) Limited 100%
- The Northgate (Bury St. Edmunds) Limited 100%
- The Blackbirds Inn (Woodditton) Limited 100%
- The Black Lion (Long Melford) Limited 100%
- The Eight Bells (Saffron Walden) Limited 100%
- The Weeping Willow (Barrow) Limited 100%
- The Ship (Dunwich) & The Westleton Crown Limited 100%
- Stoke By Nayland Crown Limited 100%
- The Globe (Wells Norfolk) Limited 100%
- Market House Hotel Limited 100%
- Holdings Three Limited 100%
- Edward Oliver Inns Limited 100%
- The Feathers (Holt) Limited 100%
- The Carpenters Arms (Great Wilbraham) Limited 100%
- The Wiveton Bell Limited 100%
- Peter Graham Wines Limited 100%
- Huntsbridge Limited 100%
- Chestnut Group Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In April 2024, the group completed of the sale of The Northgate, for £1,770,000.”
- “In the same month the group acquired The Lifeboat and Chequers in Thornham, partially financed by £3.5m of new Secured Loan Notes, which were subsequently repaid upon refinance of the groups secured financing facilities.”
- “In July 2024 the group completed a refinance of all its outstanding secured debt with Metrobank, executing a new five year Term Loan facility of £30m and £10m Revolving Credit Facility.”
- “In August 2024, the group completed the acquisition of Le Strange Arms in Old Hunstanton, a 60-room hotel and the adjoining pub, The Mariners.”
- “In September, the group completed the sale of The Rupert Brooke in Grantchester for £1,130,000.”
- “In the same month, the group acquired Connock (London) Limited, a luxury fragrance and skincare brand.”
- “The full refurbishment of The Maltings completed and commenced trading on 5th August 2024 closely followed by the completion of an additional eight bedrooms at The Packhorse, Moulton.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULFORD, Garrath David | Director | 2023-01-16 | Mar 1967 | British |
| TURNER, Philip Hugh Geoffrey | Director | 2012-02-14 | Jul 1968 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Simon Bruce | Director | 2012-02-14 | 2013-03-24 |
| MINCHIN, David James | Director | 2016-04-18 | 2022-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-03-31 | Active |
| Mr Philip Hugh Geoffrey Turner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-02-01 | Ceased 2025-03-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-06-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-06-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-03-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.