GOUGH HOTELS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-17
Watchouts
Cash
£835K
-31.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+2.6% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
147
-21% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+83.7% vs 2023
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
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,314,144 | £14,784,438 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,182,277 | £2,016,671 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £625,314 | £1,148,647 | |
| Net profit | — | £443,258 | £462,849 | £362,971 | £584,858 | |
| Cash | — | £451,024 | £746,288 | £1,217,016 | £835,026 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £5,616,709 | £5,561,993 | £11,609,071 | £11,340,439 | |
| Net assets | — | £739,737 | £836,313 | £2,312,993 | £2,373,771 | |
| Equity | £619,384 | £739,737 | £836,313 | £2,312,993 | £2,373,771 | |
| Average employees | — | 80 | 73 | 186 | 147 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,784,441 | £5,102,428 |
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 | 2019-11-01 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 10.4% | 13.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 10.2% | 17.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.90x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 1.97x | 2.29x |
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
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- GOUGH HOTELS LIMITED · parent
- The Bury St Edmunds Hotel Company Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the year end, the Group has demerged. As at 27 May 2025, Gough Hotels Limited disposed of its investment in The Bury St Edmunds Hotel Company Limited which remains under common ownership, however does not remain in the Group.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Claire | Director | 2010-02-22 | Sep 1968 | British |
| GOUGH, Robert Charles | Director | 1995-11-09 | Jun 1966 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALDERAMOS, Harcourt Albert Burleigh | Secretary | — | 2002-04-08 |
| GOUGH, Karen Georgina | Secretary | 2002-04-08 | 2005-11-17 |
| POTTER, Jacqueline Anne | Secretary | 2005-11-17 | 2018-12-31 |
| ARMSTRONG, John Dennis | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| BOMBARDE, Caroline | Director | 1998-10-01 | 2022-06-15 |
| BROOKS, David Arthur | Director | — | 1993-06-28 |
| GOUGH, Karen Georgina | Director | 2001-04-29 | 2006-10-27 |
| GOUGH, Mary Frances | Director | — | 2022-07-26 |
| HARRISON, Brian Russell | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| PHILLIPS, Andrew | Director | — | 2005-10-31 |
| POTTER, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2013-05-17 | 2018-12-31 |
| WHITTAKER, Brian John | Director | — | 1992-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gough Hotels Group Limited | Corporate entity | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-firm | 2025-05-27 | Active |
| Gough Hotels Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-09-27 | Ceased 2025-05-27 |
| Mrs Mary Frances Gough | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
| Robert Charles Gough | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-09-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-13 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-29 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part release with charge number | |
| 2023-09-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
+30.7%
£11,314,144 £14,784,438
-
Cash
-31.4%
£1,217,016 £835,026
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Net assets
+2.6%
£2,312,993 £2,373,771
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-21%
186 147
-
Operating profit
+70.6%
£1,182,277 £2,016,671
-
Profit before tax
+83.7%
£625,314 £1,148,647
-
Wages
+34.8%
£3,784,441 £5,102,428
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