A.B. HOTELS (THE ARCH LONDON) LIMITED
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Cash
£309k
-63.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£15m
+3.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
91
-3.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£494k
+2,649.6% first positive since 2024
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
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,327,582 | £8,983,215 | £9,675,916 | +7.7% | |
| Operating profit | £810,214 | -£19,377 | £494,040 | +2,649.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £810,214 | -£19,377 | £494,040 | +2,649.6% | |
| Net profit | £716,266 | -£53,120 | £505,360 | +1,051.4% | |
| Cash | £581,259 | £845,019 | £308,578 | -63.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £14,976,529 | £14,957,152 | £15,451,192 | +3.3% | |
| Net assets | £14,724,145 | £14,671,025 | £15,176,385 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £14,724,145 | £14,671,025 | £15,176,385 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 99 | 94 | 91 | -3.2% | |
| Wages | — | £3,264,493 | £3,189,406 | -2.3% | |
| 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | -0.2% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 7.7% | -0.6% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.4% | -0.1% | 3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.1% | 19.4% | 12.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.67x | 0.69x | 0.96x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared under the going concern basis because management believes that the Company has the ability to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of 12 months from the date on which these financial statements are approved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKAMATSU, Eiichi | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1968 | Japanese |
| RICHARDS, Lee | Director | 2024-08-31 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMIKURA, Jiro | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2019-12-17 |
| BEJERANO, Abraham | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| BEJERANO, Alon | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2018-12-06 |
| BEJERANO, Rafael | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| BEJERANO, Sarah Adele | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| BEJERANO, Sharon Rose | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| BEJERANO, Vivien Judith | Director | 2017-05-01 | 2018-12-06 |
| KANEDA, Yoshiki | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2023-03-31 |
| TASHIRO, Tetsuhisa | Director | 2022-04-01 | 2026-04-01 |
| WAN, Simon Che Hing | Director | 2018-12-06 | 2024-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Richards | Individual | Significant influence (as firm) | 2024-08-31 | Active |
| Mr Tetsuhisa Tashiro | Individual | Significant influence | 2022-04-01 | Ceased 2026-04-01 |
| Mr Eiichi Akamatsu | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-01-01 | Active |
| Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-12-06 | Active |
| Mr Abraham Bejerano | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2017-05-01 | Ceased 2018-12-06 |
| Mr Alon Bejerano | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-12-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.