BL WEST END OFFICES LIMITED
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Cash
£11m
-11.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£306m
+25.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£56m
+360.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £28,126,796 | £28,388,277 | £27,358,002 | -3.6% | |
| Operating profit | £18,924,459 | £17,928,834 | £17,368,606 | -3.1% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,021,544 | -£21,649,064 | £56,447,035 | +360.7% | |
| Net profit | -£8,955,230 | -£23,978,518 | £54,172,056 | +325.9% | |
| Cash | £13,386,600 | £12,818,724 | £11,306,030 | -11.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £449,547,961 | £417,197,883 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £275,620,386 | £243,827,708 | £305,804,903 | +25.4% | |
| Equity | £275,620,386 | £243,827,708 | £305,804,903 | +25.4% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 67.3% | 63.2% | 63.5% | |
| Net margin | -31.8% | -84.5% | 198.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.2% | 4.3% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.4% | 45.1% | 37.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.14x | 0.58x | 1.43x | |
| Interest cover | 1.60x | 1.52x | 1.70x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Group structure
- BL WEST END OFFICES LIMITED · parent
- BL West End Offices Limited 2 100%
- BL West End Offices Limited 3 100%
- BL Portman Square Limited 100%
- York House W1 Limited 100%
- BL Marble Arch House Limited 100%
- Cornish Residential Property Investments Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRITISH LAND COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-10-20 | — | — |
| DEMBITZ, Nicola Agnes | Director | 2023-09-07 | May 1981 | British |
| HADDON, Timothy John | Director | 2024-08-28 | Aug 1981 | British |
| HARTMANN, Jens | Director | 2024-10-08 | Sep 1971 | German |
| SHAH, Hursh | Director | 2021-01-13 | Oct 1976 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AU, Arthur | Director | 2021-01-13 | 2023-03-07 |
| KILKENNY, Sian | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2021-01-13 |
| LOCKYER, David Ian | Director | 2021-01-13 | 2024-08-28 |
| MACEY, Paul Stuart | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2021-01-13 |
| MIDDLETON, Charles John | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2021-01-13 |
| PITKIN, Kari Ellen | Director | 2021-01-13 | 2023-09-07 |
| RUDOLPH, Sven | Director | 2023-03-07 | 2024-10-07 |
| RUDOLPH, Sven | Director | 2021-02-12 | 2021-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Se | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2021-01-13 | Active |
| Bl Office Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-20 | Ceased 2021-01-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-06 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2026-08-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-07-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-28 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 10
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.