BALBIRNIE HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
Cash
£419K
+560.9% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
73
-22.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£136K
-210.8% vs 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
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,790,880 | — | £1,159,618 | — | £3,565,806 | — | £4,416,390 | — | £4,158,975 | £4,025,408 | |
| Operating profit | -£93,255 | — | -£750,776 | — | £78,624 | — | -£32,051 | — | £353,010 | £168,730 | |
| Profit before tax | -£179,407 | — | -£816,841 | — | -£7,363 | — | -£186,886 | — | £122,957 | -£136,236 | |
| Net profit | -£179,407 | — | -£816,841 | — | -£7,363 | — | -£186,886 | — | £122,957 | -£136,236 | |
| Cash | £12,185 | -£166,408 | £15,662 | -£134,777 | £96,613 | £96,613 | £12,497 | -£62,661 | £63,385 | £418,937 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,148,556 | — | £4,684,974 | — | £5,054,405 | — | £4,716,524 | — | £6,456,424 | £6,933,052 | |
| Net assets | £2,662,726 | — | £1,845,885 | — | £2,499,090 | — | £2,312,204 | — | £3,375,877 | £3,226,850 | |
| Equity | £2,662,726 | £2,662,726 | £1,845,885 | £1,845,885 | £2,499,090 | £2,499,090 | £2,312,204 | £2,312,204 | £3,375,877 | £3,226,850 | |
| Average employees | 82 | — | 65 | — | 98 | — | 129 | — | 94 | 73 | |
| Wages | £1,221,939 | — | £954,306 | — | £1,589,263 | — | £1,978,277 | — | £1,621,123 | £1,495,871 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £121,910 | — | £100,356 | — | £110,470 | — | £137,033 | — | £136,842 | £152,799 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
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Turnover
-3.2%
£4,158,975 £4,025,408
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Cash
+560.9%
£63,385 £418,937
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.4%
£3,375,877 £3,226,850
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Employees
-22.3%
94 73
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Operating profit
-52.2%
£353,010 £168,730
first positive since 2023
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Profit before tax
-210.8%
£122,957 -£136,236
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Wages
-7.7%
£1,621,123 £1,495,871
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2020-05-01 | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-01 | 2022-04-30 | 2022-05-01 | 2023-04-30 | 2023-05-01 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.3% | — | -64.7% | — | 2.2% | — | -0.7% | — | 8.5% | 4.2% | |
| Net margin | -6.4% | — | -70.4% | — | -0.2% | — | -4.2% | — | 3.0% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.8% | — | -16.0% | — | 1.6% | — | -0.7% | — | 5.5% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59.4% | 62.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.14x | 0.34x | |
| Interest cover | -1.08x | — | -11.36x | — | 0.91x | — | -0.21x | — | 1.53x | 0.55x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BALBIRNIE HOUSE HOTEL LIMITED 1996-11-14 → present
- BALBIRNIE LIMITED 1989-02-01 → 1996-11-14
- POG 15 LIMITED 1988-11-07 → 1989-02-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that would cast significant doubt over the company's ability to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Significant events
- “During the year we were successful in transitioning into a new relationship for long term funding, with ethical lender The Cumberland Building Society.”
- “In the financial year, we made investments in repairs and renewals to a sum of over £140k.”
- “In 2025 a further definitive award has been received from Haute Grandeur global hotel awards, 'Best Country Hotel', on a global level. This is the second time this award has been received.”
- “Following 6 months of consideration, and a design project centred on inherent respect for centuries of landscape and evolution. as at 30th June 2025 the company submitted for planning consent for 12 new woodland cabins, representing a potential £1.1M investment.”
- “In addition, the directors are currently in the process of deploying a further £200k of investment, across the span of roof repairs, new windows (entire 3rd floor), a new passenger lift to enable 100% guest access to lower floor areas, and conversion of existing Business Centre, into a new purpose-designed breakfast suite.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL, Gaynor | Director | 2007-03-12 | Nov 1977 | British |
| RUSSELL, Nicholas Norman | Director | 1992-10-12 | Aug 1967 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-10-30 | 2008-02-01 |
| PAGAN MACBETH | Corporate Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1998-10-30 |
| PAGAN OSBORNE GRACE & CALDERS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1988-11-07 | 1994-03-01 |
| TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2014-01-13 |
| BROADDUS, Thomas Nash | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| BROWN, Eric Hughes | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| CLARKE, John Bernard | Nominee Director | 1988-11-07 | 1991-12-01 |
| RUSSELL, Alan Couper | Director | — | 2008-09-20 |
| RUSSELL, Mary Elizabeth | Director | 1992-09-30 | 2015-05-08 |
| SPENKE, Rosemary Susan | Director | 2006-05-17 | 2024-10-29 |
| SPENKE, Wolfgang | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2009-08-28 |
| THOMSON, Michael Stuart Macgregor | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rosemary Susan Spenke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mrs Gaynor Russell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Norman Russell | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-10-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-05-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-31 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-24 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-24 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.