MARCLIFFE HOTEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£219K
+8,244.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-58.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
199
+2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£2M
-182.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,915,012 | £2,920,530 | — | £3,331,913 | — | £4,758,945 | £4,991,186 | £5,170,605 | |
| Operating profit | — | £74,700 | £1,178,376 | — | £243,807 | — | £4,124 | -£419,351 | -£1,809,519 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£101,805 | £1,016,837 | — | £124,658 | — | -£150,715 | -£674,877 | -£1,908,927 | |
| Net profit | — | -£89,631 | £832,368 | — | £30,354 | — | -£146,711 | -£416,995 | -£1,601,450 | |
| Cash | — | £17,661 | £1,203,404 | — | £603,553 | — | £394,457 | £2,625 | £219,045 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £14,225,423 | £11,074,682 | — | £10,745,603 | — | £10,127,706 | £5,956,810 | £1,369,198 | |
| Net assets | — | £10,379,936 | £7,119,208 | — | £7,049,562 | — | £7,024,101 | £3,265,045 | £1,369,198 | |
| Equity | £10,769,567 | £10,379,936 | £7,119,208 | £7,119,208 | £7,049,562 | £7,049,562 | £6,760,851 | £3,265,045 | £1,369,198 | |
| Average employees | — | 205 | 154 | — | 110 | — | 164 | 194 | 199 | |
| Wages | — | £1,955,063 | £2,224,103 | — | £1,454,480 | — | £2,050,891 | £2,189,351 | £3,030,550 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £125,768 | £90,500 | — | £15,000 | — | £15,000 | £17,618 | £35,000 |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-02-28
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Turnover
+3.6%
£4,991,186 £5,170,605
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+8,244.6%
£2,625 £219,045
-
Net assets
-58.1%
£3,265,045 £1,369,198
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.6%
194 199
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Operating profit
-331.5%
-£419,351 -£1,809,519
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-182.9%
-£674,877 -£1,908,927
lowest in 6 filed years
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Wages
+38.4%
£2,189,351 £3,030,550
highest in 6 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-10-01 | 2019-09-30 | 2021-02-28 | 2021-03-01 | 2022-02-28 | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-28 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 1.5% | 40.3% | — | 7.3% | — | 0.1% | -8.4% | -35.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.8% | 28.5% | — | 0.9% | — | -3.1% | -8.4% | -31.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.5% | 10.6% | — | 2.3% | — | 0.0% | -7.0% | -132.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.49x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.42x | 7.29x | — | 2.05x | — | 0.03x | -1.64x | -18.20x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having made due and careful enquiry whilst preparing forecasts, are of the opinion that the company has adequate working capital to execute its operations for twelve months from the date of signing these financial statements. ... Consequently, directors are confident that they will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from date approval financial statements therefore have prepared financial statements on going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “During the period, the company was acquired by Balmoral Group Holdings Limited and its reporting period was extended to cover 13 months.”
- “The hotel has continued with an ongoing refurbishment programme.”
- “Key developments include the construction of a new dining area in the hotel's courtyard, the refurbishment of several guest rooms, and a full renovation of the hotel kitchen.”
- “The hotel being awarded the AA five-star rating, making it Aberdeen's only five-star hotel.”
- “The company's parent is also in the process of acquiring the neighbouring Woodbank Hotel. This strategic acquisition will nearly triple the size of the Marcliffe estate and create new opportunities for growth development and enhanced guest experiences.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWDEN, Julie Thain | Secretary | 2024-06-28 | — | — |
| CARTER, John Stephen | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1948 | British |
| GERRARD, Gary James | Director | 2024-07-01 | Sep 1965 | British |
| HARRIS, Gary | Director | 2025-03-13 | Oct 1987 | British |
| MILNE, Gillian, Lady | Director | 2024-08-09 | Jan 1969 | British |
| MILNE, James Smith, Sir | Director | 2024-06-28 | Dec 1940 | British |
| MITCHELL, Paul Watt | Director | 2024-06-28 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRONACHS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 2008-05-05 |
| STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2008-05-05 | 2024-06-28 |
| DONALD, Ian Richard | Director | 1993-11-26 | 1998-08-04 |
| MAIN, William Edwards | Director | 2024-06-28 | 2024-08-09 |
| MILNE, Calum Christie | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2020-02-14 |
| SPENCE, Greg Stewart | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| SPENCE, John Stewart | Director | — | 2021-02-19 |
| SPENCE, Ross John | Director | 2018-08-01 | 2024-06-28 |
| SPENCE, Sheila Elizabeth | Director | — | 1998-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-28 | Active |
| Pitfodels Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-06-11 | Ceased 2024-06-28 |
| Molise Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 161 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.