THE PORTMAN ESTATE (PRIMARY) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-05 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-04 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-21
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£734M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
86
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£62M
Period ending 2025-04-05
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
6-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-05
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £19,633,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £9,778,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£62,010,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£62,354,000 | |
| Cash | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £8,128,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,032,767,000 | |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £734,018,000 | |
| Equity | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £1 | £734,018,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,540,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £0 |
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 2025-04-05 vs 2024-01-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-04-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 49.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 0.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 30.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.17x |
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
- THE PORTMAN ESTATE (PRIMARY) LIMITED 2024-07-08 → present
- THE PORTMAN ESTATE MANAGEMENT (ONE) LIMITED 2016-01-25 → 2024-07-08
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “The company was incorporated on 25 January 2016 and remained dormant until 28 October 2024 when the company acquired the entire businesses of three property investment partnerships within The Portman Estate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALDERSON, Katherine Georgina | Secretary | 2016-01-25 | — | — |
| DANTZIC, Roy Matthew | Director | 2024-10-14 | Jul 1944 | British |
| HUEPFL, Emma Rosalind | Director | 2025-10-01 | Jan 1971 | British |
| STEPHEN, John Holmes | Director | 2024-10-14 | Mar 1950 | British |
| WYTHE, John Michael | Director | 2024-09-09 | Dec 1956 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENN-SMITH, Oliver Barry Kemp | Director | 2018-05-25 | 2024-10-14 |
| FOX, David Hamilton | Director | 2024-10-14 | 2026-03-31 |
| MEESON, Sophie | Director | 2021-06-30 | 2024-10-14 |
| MOORE, William Hewitt | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2018-05-25 |
| SOUTHERN, Mark Peter | Director | 2016-01-25 | 2021-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Holmes Stephen | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-10-14 | Active |
| Mr John Michael Wythe | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-10-14 | Active |
| Roy Matthew Dantzic | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust, significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2024-10-14 | Active |
| The Portman Estate Nominees (One) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-14 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-06 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2025-12-02 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2025-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-23 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement | |
| 2025-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-01-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 7
- 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.