CLASSIC LODGES LIMITED
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Cash
£14k
lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
391
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
Period ending 2026-04-02
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Directors' forecasts incorporate the assumption that the immediate parent company will not seek repayment of amounts currently owed to it by the Company, comprising a loan of £24m which is repayable on demand. The Directors have received written confirmation of the parent company's intention not to seek repayment of this loan during the forecast period. On the basis of the above, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-02
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-28 | 2025-03-27 | 2026-04-02 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £18,605,000 | £15,942,000 | £18,040,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £434,000 | -£237,000 | -£2,423,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £422,000 | -£268,000 | -£2,462,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £661,000 | -£3,000 | -£2,029,000 | — | |
| Cash | £66,000 | £66,000 | £14,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,468,000 | £15,507,000 | £14,484,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £14,008,000 | £14,005,000 | £11,976,000 | — | |
| Equity | £14,008,000 | £14,005,000 | £11,976,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 385 | 375 | 391 | — | |
| Wages | £8,863,000 | £7,738,000 | £8,887,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £246,000 | £214,000 | £185,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-28 | 2025-03-27 | 2026-04-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.3% | -1.5% | -13.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | -0.0% | -11.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.8% | -1.5% | -16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 68.2% | 64.2% | 78.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | 0.03x | 0.01x | |
| Interest cover | 36.17x | -7.65x | -62.13x |
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 4 times since incorporation
- CLASSIC LODGES LIMITED 2005-04-01 → present
- CAIRN HOTELS LIMITED 1993-07-16 → 2005-04-01
- COMLAW NO.304 LIMITED 1993-05-05 → 1993-07-16
- CAIRN HOTELS LIMITED 1993-04-26 → 1993-05-05
- COMLAW NO. 304 LIMITED 1992-11-13 → 1993-04-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- McMillan & Co LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Directors' forecasts incorporate the assumption that the immediate parent company will not seek repayment of amounts currently owed to it by the Company, comprising a loan of £24m which is repayable on demand. The Directors have received written confirmation of the parent company's intention not to seek repayment of this loan during the forecast period. On the basis of the above, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CLASSIC LODGES LIMITED · parent
- Yorkcloud Limited 100%
- Lakeside Hotel Windermere Limited 100%
- Codecrest Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Codecrest Limited on 9 June 2025. Codecrest Limited owned and operated the Salutation Hotel, Ambleside. On 2 October 2025, the business and assets of Codecrest Limited were hived up to Classic Lodges Limited.”
- “The company is involved in ongoing litigation arising from a commercial dispute.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEELING, Richard John | Secretary | 2019-11-21 | — | — |
| GRIME, Richard George Lindsay | Director | 2021-09-29 | Jan 1967 | British |
| HEMMINGS, Craig John | Director | 2005-07-15 | Apr 1962 | British |
| REVITT, Kathryn | Director | 2009-01-08 | Oct 1964 | British |
| WIDDERS, Mark Lorimer | Director | 2016-06-08 | Aug 1960 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTHWELL, Karen Margaret | Secretary | 1993-06-18 | 1995-06-08 |
| BRUCE, Graeme Murray | Nominee Secretary | 1992-11-13 | 1992-11-27 |
| KAY, John Clement | Secretary | 2005-08-08 | 2016-06-21 |
| KAY, John Clement | Secretary | 1995-06-08 | 1997-12-04 |
| MASSEY, Anthony James | Secretary | 2017-01-27 | 2019-11-21 |
| RITCHIE, Graham | Secretary | 1992-11-27 | 1993-06-18 |
| STOTT, St John | Secretary | 1997-12-04 | 2005-07-26 |
| WOODWARD, William Alan | Secretary | 2016-06-21 | 2017-01-27 |
| BARKLEY, John | Director | 1994-02-25 | 1995-06-08 |
| BRUCE, Graeme Murray | Nominee Director | 1992-11-13 | 1992-11-27 |
| CRUICKSHANK, James Kerr | Director | 1994-08-24 | 1995-05-26 |
| GALBRAITH, Eric Roger | Nominee Director | 1992-11-13 | 1992-11-27 |
| HALL, John Michael | Director | 1992-11-27 | 1993-06-10 |
| HEMMINGS, Trevor James | Director | 1995-06-08 | 2004-10-22 |
| KAY, John Clement | Director | 1995-06-08 | 2020-07-23 |
| LESLIE, Colin David | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1994-02-25 |
| MACINTYRE, Iain | Director | 1993-11-29 | 1994-02-25 |
| MASTERTON, Gavin George | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1994-02-25 |
| READMAN, John Charles Jeffrey | Director | 1993-06-10 | 1993-06-18 |
| RITCHIE, Graham | Director | 1992-11-27 | 1994-11-13 |
| SPOWART, James Paterson | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1993-11-29 |
| STOTT, St John | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2005-07-26 |
| TAYLOR, John James | Director | 1994-02-25 | 1994-05-20 |
| TAYLOR, John James | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1993-06-21 |
| TOLES, Lloyd Robert | Director | 1993-06-18 | 1993-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Hotels Limited (Formerly Ensco 1156 Ltd) | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge part | |
| 2024-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2024-05-14 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-12-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change 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.