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Cash

£13m

-33.9% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£362m

-9.2% vs 2024

Employees

3

-25% vs 2024

Profit before tax

£22m

-40.6% first positive since 2023

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover
Operating profit -£45,836,000-£2,333,000-£11,906,000 -410.3%
Profit before tax -£11,985,000£36,379,000£21,621,000 -40.6%
Net profit -£11,985,000£36,379,000£21,621,000 -40.6%
Cash £26,414,000£20,186,000£13,337,000 -33.9%
Total assets less current liabilities £371,060,000£398,939,000£362,419,000 -9.2%
Net assets £333,224,000£398,939,000£362,419,000 -9.2%
Equity £333,224,000£398,939,000£362,419,000 -9.2%
Average employees 343 -25%
Wages £275,000£199,000£214,000 +7.5%
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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Return on capital employed -12.4%-0.6%-3.3%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 10.9%1.7%4.1%
Current ratio 10.91x3.03x1.03x
Interest cover -18.68x

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)
Abridged
Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
Auditor
Bourner Bullock
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors have reviewed detailed business plans and cash flow projections to 31 December 2027 and believe that the company has sufficient cash resources to cover both working capital and capital expenditure requirements. The company has a strong balance sheet position and is expected to be profitable going forward. The directors are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare accounts on a going concern basis.”

Significant events

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 1 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
EBBON, Victoria Director 2020-10-23 Jan 1979 British
HEGARTY, Greg Director 2020-10-23 Jul 1977 British
Show 1 resigned officer
Name Role Appointed Resigned
FREEMAN, Andrew Secretary 2021-01-08 2022-06-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Park Plaza Hotels (Uk) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% 2020-10-23 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 27 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2023-04-19 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
Date Type Category Description
2026-08-06 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-06-24 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-12-23 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2025-10-22 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-07-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2024-10-31 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-08-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-24 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-04-19 SH19 capital Capital statement capital company with date currency figure
2023-04-19 SH20 capital Legacy
2023-04-19 CAP-SS insolvency Legacy
2023-04-19 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-10-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-07-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-06-21 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2022-02-23 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2021-11-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2021-09-30 AA01 accounts Change account reference date company previous shortened PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
4

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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