ARTS CLUB(LONDON),LIMITED(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
+61.5% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£2M
-170.7% vs 2023
Employees
274
-4.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4M
-1,160.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-30 | 2019-12-29 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £16,158,108 | £21,683,359 | £30,500,506 | £30,918,701 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £466,648 | -£3,600,953 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£5,272,841 | -£498,227 | £360,540 | -£3,822,499 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£5,017,033 | -£513,928 | £360,540 | -£3,822,499 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,444,127 | £5,580,641 | £3,895,865 | £6,290,380 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £4,804,728 | £3,441,322 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,238,821 | -£1,583,678 | |
| Equity | £4,739,414 | £5,221,173 | £204,140 | -£309,788 | £2,238,821 | -£1,583,678 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 255 | 223 | 288 | 274 | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,546,552 | £7,603,191 | £10,552,436 | £10,674,301 |
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 | 2018-12-30 | 2019-12-29 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | -11.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -31.0% | -2.4% | 1.2% | -12.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.7% | -104.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.74x | 0.74x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 3.71x | -14.42x |
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
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving these financial statements, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “An impairment charge of £6.4 million (2024: £2.7 million) was recorded against the joint venture loan, resulting in a net loss of £3.8 million (2023: profit of £0.4 million).”
- “On 9 July 2025, the Company entered into a Settlement Deed with GHL Beteiligung und Verwaltung GmbH (GHL), Artslans Urban Limited (AUL) and Mayfair Medicum Limited (MML), finalising the separation of joint venture interests previously operated under the Lanserhof at The Arts Club brand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 76 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| SHEIKH, Ajaz | Director | 2024-02-14 | Dec 1974 | British |
| SOLA, Laurent Michel Bernard | Director | 2025-08-18 | Dec 1974 | French |
| WANEY, Jai Sunder | Director | 2010-10-13 | Dec 1956 | Hong Konger |
| WANEY, Judith Diane | Director | 2014-11-11 | Dec 1939 | British |
| WANEY, Meher Samara | Director | 2024-10-03 | Dec 1991 | Hong Konger |
| WANEY, Pritam Chanrai | Director | 2011-04-06 | Oct 1945 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Ian Charles | Secretary | 1999-09-09 | 2001-07-06 |
| CLIVAZ, Brian Melville Winrow-Campbell | Secretary | 2004-10-11 | 2012-11-27 |
| DERRETT, Anthony Lewis | Secretary | 2001-07-07 | 2003-02-12 |
| KERRUISH, Gilbert Peter | Secretary | 2003-02-12 | 2003-11-19 |
| LYSE, Remy Rene | Secretary | 2012-11-27 | 2024-01-16 |
| MACMILLAN, Jane Margaret | Secretary | 1999-05-28 | 1999-08-13 |
| PITKIN, Anthony John | Secretary | 2003-11-10 | 2004-10-15 |
| CORNHILL SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1998-10-20 |
| ATKINSON, Irene | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2001-06-20 |
| ATKINSON, William Silver | Director | — | 1994-10-12 |
| BORG SCOTT, Inge, Lady | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-10-01 |
| BROW, Richard James | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2009-06-05 |
| CAMPBELL, Ian Charles | Director | 1999-06-24 | 2001-07-06 |
| CARTWRIGHT, David Alexander Cochrane | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2002-12-31 |
| CHADWICK, John Andrew Hulme | Director | — | 1994-10-12 |
| CHANDLER, Esme Katherine | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-10-01 |
| CHANDLER, Esme Katherine | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2000-06-21 |
| CLIVAZ, Brian Melville Winrow-Campbell | Director | 2004-10-11 | 2012-11-27 |
| DOLMAN, William Frederick Gerrit, Dr | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2003-05-21 |
| DOR, Jean-Frangois Marie Alfred | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2002-07-03 |
| DRURY, Jolyon Victor Paul | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2003-10-28 |
| EMERSON, Edmund Andrew | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1998-06-24 |
| FISHER, James Lowell, Dr | Director | 1931-04-25 | 1993-06-28 |
| FISHER, James Lowell, Dr | Director | — | 1994-10-12 |
| FITZPATRICK, Mary | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2010-08-16 |
| FULLERTON, Jennifer Clair | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2003-06-16 |
| GAMBERONI, Denis Charles Pasquale | Director | — | 1994-06-01 |
| GODBEE, Michael Ian | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2008-06-25 |
| GODBEE, Michael Ian | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2001-06-20 |
| GOODYEAR, John Robert | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1998-06-24 |
| GRAVETT, Michael Louis | Director | 2002-07-03 | 2004-07-01 |
| GREEN, Graham John | Director | 2010-06-16 | 2010-08-16 |
| HAMILTON, Thomas Gottfried Louis | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1999-06-23 |
| HARMAN, Wendy Valerie | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2008-04-11 |
| JACKSON, Ian | Director | 1994-10-13 | 1995-06-28 |
| KENNY, Thomas | Director | — | 1993-08-23 |
| KING, David John | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2010-07-12 |
| LANDESBERG, Gary Mitchell | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2022-10-04 |
| LAWRENCE MARCH, David Lawrence, Reverend | Director | 1996-06-26 | 1997-03-26 |
| LAWSON BAKER, Neil Anthony, Dr | Director | 2006-06-14 | 2009-02-01 |
| LEWIS, Gillian Marjorie | Director | — | 1995-11-08 |
| LISTER, Deborah | Director | 2000-06-23 | 2006-06-14 |
| LYSE, Remy Rene | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2024-01-16 |
| MACE, Alice Rachel | Director | 2012-11-27 | 2020-05-05 |
| MATHARU, Jasvinderpal Singh | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2010-10-18 |
| MEDAWAR, Caroline Mary | Director | 1997-04-30 | 2004-07-01 |
| MINTER, Christopher | Director | 2006-10-25 | 2007-06-27 |
| MINTER, Christopher | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2006-06-14 |
| MOKHTARZADEH, Devika | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2024-10-18 |
| MORRIS, David James | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2004-07-01 |
| MOSELEY, Ivan Frederick, Dr | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2007-06-27 |
| MOSELEY, Ivan Frederick, Dr | Director | 1999-06-23 | 2003-05-22 |
| MOULD, Philip Jonathan Clifford | Director | 1996-06-26 | 1999-06-23 |
| NINIAN, Alexander | Director | 2003-08-06 | 2010-05-06 |
| PALMER, Ian Robert | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2010-10-18 |
| PECK, Anthony Thomas | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1998-01-31 |
| PINSON, Barry | Director | 1994-10-13 | 1997-06-25 |
| PITKIN, Anthony John | Director | 2003-07-30 | 2003-11-18 |
| PRESTON, Michael Richard | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1996-06-26 |
| REDDISH, Graham John | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2007-06-27 |
| REDDISH, Graham John | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2001-06-20 |
| REDDISH, Graham John | Director | 1997-06-25 | 1998-01-28 |
| REWSE-DAVIES, Jeremy Vyvyan | Director | 2001-06-20 | 2006-06-14 |
| RIDGWAY, Judy Judith Anne | Director | 1998-06-24 | 2000-06-21 |
| SCHWAGER, Louis Scott | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2009-09-07 |
| SCOTT, Inge Borg | Director | 2005-09-07 | 2008-01-15 |
| SEBASTIAN, Leonard | Director | 2022-10-04 | 2024-03-28 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Christopher John | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2009-05-26 |
| WALSH, Michael Patrick | Director | 2000-06-21 | 2001-06-20 |
| WANEY, Arjun Chainrai | Director | 2010-08-16 | 2024-02-14 |
| WATSON, Marcus Robin | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2009-06-05 |
| WEBB, Kenneth Ralph Lamboll | Director | 1994-10-12 | 1997-06-25 |
| WIENER, Dinah Leah Carlotta | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2010-07-12 |
| WILDER, Jess | Director | 2005-06-20 | 2007-06-27 |
| WILSON, David, Sir | Director | — | 1993-10-25 |
| WITT, Michelle | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2008-06-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jai Sunder Waney | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-03-28 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 307 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-16 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
+1.4%
£30,500,506 £30,918,701
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+61.5%
£3,895,865 £6,290,380
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-170.7%
£2,238,821 -£1,583,678
-
Employees
-4.9%
288 274
-
Operating profit
-871.7%
£466,648 -£3,600,953
-
Profit before tax
-1,160.2%
£360,540 -£3,822,499
-
Wages
+1.2%
£10,552,436 £10,674,301
highest in 4 filed years
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