BALFOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-15 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£138K
-94.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
-6.2% vs 2023
Employees
165
+16.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£847K
-64.2% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £7,253,292 | £8,702,404 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£311,712 | -£465,426 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£516,104 | -£847,289 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£516,104 | -£847,289 | |
| Cash | £889,333 | £175,738 | £8,497 | £992,710 | £5,633 | £2,398,941 | £137,762 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £17,581,916 | £17,486,980 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £13,712,897 | £12,865,608 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | £13,712,897 | £12,865,608 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 165 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,760,389 | £3,281,707 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+20%
£7,253,292 £8,702,404
-
Cash
-94.3%
£2,398,941 £137,762
-
Net assets
-6.2%
£13,712,897 £12,865,608
-
Employees
+16.2%
142 165
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Operating profit
-49.3%
-£311,712 -£465,426
-
Profit before tax
-64.2%
-£516,104 -£847,289
-
Wages
+18.9%
£2,760,389 £3,281,707
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -4.3% | -5.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -7.1% | -9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -1.8% | -2.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.86x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1.29x | -1.23x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BALFOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED 2022-01-26 → present
- HUSH HEATH HOSPITALITY LIMITED 2015-08-24 → 2022-01-26
- THE CUNNING PLAN CO LTD 2014-09-04 → 2015-08-24
- THE CUNNING PLAN PUB CO LTD 2013-11-13 → 2014-09-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gerald Edelman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed the company's financial forecasts and expected future cash flows, the directors are confident that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, a period of not less than 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, the going concern basis has been adopted in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
Group structure
- BALFOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED · parent
- Balfour Winery LLP 100%
- The Goudhurst Pub Company Ltd 100%
- The Tickled Trout Pub Ltd 100%
- Balfour at Bow Limited 100%
- Balfour Hotels Limited 100%
- Hush Heath Hospitality (Kent) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Towards the end of 2025 we have put in place a new financing package replacing Coutts bank. This will provide the Group improved financial flexibility on excellent terms.”
- “In 2025 we exercised our put option under our joint venture with Stonegate to sell our shareholding in Hush Heath Inns. Completion of the sale will take place in March 2026 realising both the return of our investment combined with a reasonable profit return on capital employed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALFOUR-LYNN, Leslie | Director | 2013-11-13 | Aug 1953 | British |
| ELIAS, Maxim Owen Fergus | Director | 2024-12-20 | Nov 1991 | British |
| HART, Lee Christopher | Director | 2024-12-20 | Apr 1986 | British |
| JONES, Rose Phillamena | Director | 2024-12-20 | Sep 1992 | British |
| PAINTER, Jordan Luke | Director | 2026-05-01 | May 1988 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALAUGH, Scott | Director | 2013-11-14 | 2016-07-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Leslie Balfour-Lynn | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-12 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 67 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-18 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2024-11-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.