CAPELLA UK BIDCO 1 LIMITED
Capella UK Bidco 1 Limited is an acquisition and holding vehicle associated with the iQ Student Accommodation group.
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Cash
£44M
-10.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.1B
+7.7% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£101M
+158% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£113,000 | -£109,795,000 | £143,874,000 | +231% | |
| Profit before tax | -£36,939,000 | -£173,264,000 | £100,530,000 | +158% | |
| Net profit | -£32,796,000 | -£173,646,000 | £99,173,000 | +157.1% | |
| Cash | £15,698,000 | £48,982,000 | £43,917,000 | -10.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,499,627,000 | £3,377,129,000 | £3,528,861,000 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £1,180,247,000 | £993,357,000 | £1,069,988,000 | +7.7% | |
| Equity | £1,180,247,000 | £993,357,000 | £1,069,988,000 | +7.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -3.3% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.6% | 77.2% | 70.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 0.58x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | -0.63x | 0.91x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The Directors therefore consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The assessment period for the purposes of considering the going concern basis is to 30 June 2027, being at least 12 months from the date on which these financial statements have been signed.”
Group structure
- CAPELLA UK BIDCO 1 LIMITED · parent
- IQSA (GP2) Limited 100%
- Elliot Edinburgh Limited 100%
- IQSA (Hermes) Limited 100%
- Pure Bankside Limited 100%
- Pure Hammersmith Limited 100%
- Pure City Opco Limited 100%
- IQSA (GP1) Limited 100%
- IQSA (Wembley Court) LP 100%
- LTS Paris Gardens Limited Partnership 100%
- IQSA (Glasgow) Limited 100%
- IQ (Shareholder GP) Limited 100%
- IQSA (Bloomsbury) Nominee Limited 100%
- IQ Shoreditch (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- Corsham Street Student 1 Limited 100%
- IQ Two (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Two Property Limited Partnership 100%
- IQ Two Letting (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- IQ (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Property Partnership 100%
- IQ Letting Property Partnership 100%
- IQ Shoreditch Letting (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- Redness York Limited 100%
- UKSA 60 CR Limited 100%
- IQSA UK City Aldgate Limited 100%
- IQSA (Athena) Limited 100%
- Arcade Holloway Limited 100%
- Opal Villas Limited 100%
- LTS Paris Gardens (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQSA Weaver Place Limited 100%
- IQSA (Brighton) Limited 100%
- LTS Paris Gardens (Nominee) Limited 100%
- IQSA (Bloomsbury) LP 100%
- IQ Shoreditch (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Shoreditch Property Limited Partnership 100%
- IQ Shoreditch Letting (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Two (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- IQ Two Letting (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Two Letting Property Limited Partnership 100%
- IQ (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- IQ Letting (General Partner) Limited 100%
- IQ Letting (General Partner 2) Limited 100%
- IQ Shoreditch Letting Property Limited Partnership 100%
- IQSA Arcade Holloway Road S.à r.l. 100%
- IQSA Redeness 2 S.à r.l. 100%
- Athena Properties 4 Limited 100%
- Lugus Holding Limited 100%
- GSGA II Real Estate Limited 100%
- IQSA Paris Garden Limited 100%
- Hermes Asset Weston Limited 100%
- IQSA Ewer Hammersmith Limited 100%
- Hermes Asset Group Limited 100%
- Titanium Bloomsbury Limited 100%
- IQSA Century Square Limited 100%
- IQSA Arcade LL Limited 100%
- IQSA Elliot Edinburgh Limited 100%
- IQSA Redness York Limited 100%
- IQSA Properties Limited 100%
- Athena Properties 5 Limited 100%
- Titanium Minority Unitholder Limited 100%
- IQ Unit Trust 100%
- IQ Shoreditch Unit Trust 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KANAKIS, Rebecca Louise | Director | 2022-07-22 | Feb 1980 | British |
| MERRICK, Matthew Graham | Director | 2026-04-30 | Feb 1978 | British |
| SANGAR, Dushyant Singh | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jan 1982 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Simon David Austin | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2022-07-22 |
| KATAKY, Gemma Nandita | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2023-02-24 |
| MORTIMER, James Neil | Director | 2021-07-30 | 2026-04-30 |
| MORTON, Emma Jane | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2021-07-30 |
| VASHI, Rachana Gautam | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2025-05-16 |
| VRANA, Michael David | Director | 2020-02-20 | 2025-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-02-20 | Ceased 2021-11-23 |
| Capella Uk Pledgeco 1 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-02-20 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-02 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-10 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-09-11 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-09-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.