PORTHMINSTER HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-28 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-10 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£76K
+138% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-1.2% vs 2023
Employees
73
-19.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£77K
-384% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £4,540,111 | £4,098,788 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £442,206 | £339,224 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £26,950 | -£76,548 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £30,488 | -£146,579 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £31,790 | £75,663 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £12,893,274 | £12,816,726 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £2,674,797 | £2,642,189 | |
| Equity | £4,045,239 | -£621,216 | £774,869 | £2,361,245 | £2,644,309 | £2,674,797 | £2,642,189 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 73 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,463,292 | £1,379,279 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | 2.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.21x | 0.15x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.06x | 0.82x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander Tovell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on this assessment, the Directors have formed the opinion that the Company has adequate financial resources to meet its obligations and continue operating for the foreseeable future, at least for the next 12 months from the date of this report.”
Significant events
- “The company faced a dynamic trading environment in 2024, with continued macroeconomic pressures and changing consumer behaviour post-pandemic. Total revenue for the year was £4.Im, a 10% decline compared to the prior year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Gary Alexander | Director | 2021-04-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WARREN, Michael Oliver | Director | 2016-05-17 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Secretary | 2009-09-13 | 2018-01-10 |
| BULLOCK, Frederick Martin | Secretary | — | 2000-08-01 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2008-01-18 | 2009-09-13 |
| MITCHELL, John Peter | Secretary | 2000-08-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| BATEMAN, Stuart Andrew | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2021-04-26 |
| BOLITHO, Edward Thomas | Director | 2001-03-30 | 2008-01-18 |
| DAWSON, Mary | Director | — | 2001-07-09 |
| JONES, Richard Adrian | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-12-01 |
| LAKIN, Ian Michael | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2009-01-23 |
| LANE, Jonathan Stewart | Director | — | 2008-01-18 |
| MITCHELL, John Peter | Director | 2005-10-01 | 2008-01-18 |
| ROACH, Nicolas James | Director | 2008-01-18 | 2012-09-26 |
| ROBBINS, David Francis | Director | 2014-07-09 | 2021-04-26 |
| WALKER, Jean Philippe Marie | Director | — | 2006-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Hotels Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 189 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-10-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2019-10-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-9.7%
£4,540,111 £4,098,788
-
Cash
+138%
£31,790 £75,663
-
Net assets
-1.2%
£2,674,797 £2,642,189
-
Employees
-19.8%
91 73
-
Operating profit
-23.3%
£442,206 £339,224
-
Profit before tax
-384%
£26,950 -£76,548
-
Wages
-5.7%
£1,463,292 £1,379,279
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers