MERIDIAN HOTEL OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.4m
-30.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£6.8m
+683.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
360
-0.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.1m
+12.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary 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 | £54,359,791 | £60,635,370 | £64,236,593 | +5.9% | |
| Operating profit | £135,968 | £5,417,955 | £6,087,391 | +12.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £135,968 | £5,417,955 | £6,088,605 | +12.4% | |
| Net profit | £1,039,368 | £4,031,713 | £5,769,722 | +43.1% | |
| Cash | £1,792,447 | £4,982,533 | £3,442,878 | -30.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,168,938 | £1,104,803 | £7,070,193 | +540% | |
| Net assets | -£3,168,938 | £862,775 | £6,757,497 | +683.2% | |
| Equity | -£3,168,938 | £862,775 | £6,757,497 | +683.2% | |
| Average employees | 372 | 362 | 360 | -0.6% | |
| Wages | £10,085,017 | £10,551,126 | £11,197,898 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 0.3% | 8.9% | 9.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 6.6% | 9.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 490.4% | 86.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 129.1% | 96.5% | 78.3% | |
| Current ratio | 0.73x | 1.00x | 0.41x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Included within accruals and the administrative expenses is £629,774 relating to a matter arising in 2023. The resultant fine has subsequently been settled and the associated liability discharged.”
- “An external bank loan facility is provided to AH2 Limited. It is secured by fixed and floating charges over the assets of AH2 Limited and Meridian Hotel Operations Limited. As at 31 March 2026, the loan amounted to £200,000,000 (2025: £164,900,000).”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARORA, Sanjay | Director | 2021-10-26 | Jul 1989 | British |
| ARORA, Surinder | Director | 2012-12-18 | Sep 1958 | British |
| BYWATER, David | Director | 2025-11-17 | Aug 1967 | British |
| RODA, Sanjeev Kumar | Director | 2021-10-26 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Carlton Jeffrey | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2026-07-22 |
| DE MEYER, Alexander Charles Benedict, Mrr | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2014-04-29 |
| ERIKSSON, Johan | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2014-03-07 |
| SHEEHAN, Anthony Luke | Director | 2012-12-18 | 2013-03-21 |
| SIEW, Anne Ee Peng | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2015-04-29 |
| THIESSEN, Jueane | Director | 2015-04-30 | 2016-08-16 |
| WONG THOMAS, Joey Ai Lin | Director | 2014-04-29 | 2016-08-16 |
| YIANNIS, Athos George | Director | 2018-03-21 | 2022-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Hotel Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-03-27 | Active |
| Grove Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-03-27 |
| Meridian Group Investments Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.