HOMES FOR STUDENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-08 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-25
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+39.9% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£10M
+29.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
834
+23.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
+33.2% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,358,856 | — | — | — | £79,725,639 | £93,335,867 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,225,945 | — | — | — | £3,464,871 | £4,433,271 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,272,843 | — | — | — | £3,357,473 | £4,470,940 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,835,090 | £2,090,897 | — | — | £2,450,752 | £3,244,848 | |
| Cash | — | £4,165,292 | £6,086,278 | — | — | £5,728,338 | £8,012,835 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,524,717 | — | — | — | £7,791,973 | £10,245,603 | |
| Net assets | — | £4,487,619 | £6,578,516 | — | — | £7,613,995 | £9,858,843 | |
| Equity | £2,652,529 | £4,487,619 | — | £6,545,520 | £5,931,563 | £7,613,995 | £9,858,843 | |
| Average employees | — | 353 | 443 | — | — | 675 | 834 | |
| Wages | — | £7,465,345 | £10,453,714 | — | — | £19,950,064 | £26,903,517 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £185,007 | — | — | — | £208,536 | £200,719 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+17.1%
£79,725,639 £93,335,867
highest in 3 filed years
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Cash
+39.9%
£5,728,338 £8,012,835
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+29.5%
£7,613,995 £9,858,843
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+23.6%
675 834
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+27.9%
£3,464,871 £4,433,271
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+33.2%
£3,357,473 £4,470,940
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+34.9%
£19,950,064 £26,903,517
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 8.8% | — | — | — | 4.3% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 7.2% | — | — | — | 3.1% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 49.2% | — | — | — | 44.5% | 43.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 57.2% | 54.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.63x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1407.34x | — |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- HOMES FOR STUDENTS LIMITED · parent
- BTR PRS LTD 85%
- Universal Student Living Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Far East Orchard Limited (FEOR) bought out two of our passive shareholders and now own 49% of the company with a plan to increase their shareholding through to 2030.”
- “We are also committed to expanding into Europe across the full living sectors via our Orla-Living brand which we launched in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORBETT, Martin | Director | 2015-10-26 | Nov 1960 | British |
| EE, Choo Lin Diana | Director | 2024-04-25 | Nov 1958 | Singaporean |
| GOK, Joanna Yin Yin | Director | 2024-04-25 | Oct 1979 | Singaporean |
| ROGERS, Graham William | Director | 2016-03-07 | Sep 1977 | British |
| TANG, Alan Yew Kuen | Director | 2024-04-25 | May 1966 | Singaporean |
| YANG, Zejian | Director | 2025-09-30 | Apr 1985 | Chinese |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Robert John | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2021-03-12 |
| BAMBERGER, Gavin David | Director | 2022-02-09 | 2024-04-25 |
| BAMBERGER, Gavin David | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2019-05-15 |
| COPLEY, Peter Paul | Director | 2019-11-26 | 2021-03-12 |
| CORBETT, Elizabeth | Director | 2016-03-12 | 2024-04-25 |
| HIN, Tan Cheong | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2017-07-31 |
| MCKILLOP, Iain Andrew | Director | 2019-06-06 | 2022-02-09 |
| PARRY, Alexander Toby Shedden | Director | 2016-03-07 | 2024-04-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Corbett | Individual | Voting 50–75% | 2024-04-25 | Ceased 2025-09-30 |
| Grosvenor Facilities Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-13 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-03 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-10-03 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.