SIX CONTINENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-09-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-04 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£15M
+87.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2B
-44.2% vs 2024
Employees
399
-0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£238M
-107.2% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- SIX CONTINENTS LIMITED 2005-06-06 → present
- SIX CONTINENTS PLC 2001-07-27 → 2005-06-06
- BASS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1979-12-31 → 2001-07-27
- BASS CHARRINGTON LIMITED 1967-08-17 → 1979-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £155,000,000 | £159,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,000,000 | -£11,000,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £3,285,000,000 | -£238,000,000 | |
| Net profit | £3,401,000,000 | -£178,000,000 | |
| Cash | £8,000,000 | £15,000,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,801,000,000 | £2,159,000,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,759,000,000 | £2,099,000,000 | |
| Equity | £3,759,000,000 | £2,099,000,000 | |
| Average employees | 401 | 399 | |
| Wages | £59,000,000 | £64,000,000 |
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.4% | -6.9% | |
| Net margin | 2194.2% | -111.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.2% | -0.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.28x | 0.18x | |
| Interest cover | 0.07x | -0.03x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in note 2 to the financial statements. The Company operates its activities in conjunction with other companies within the Group and therefore relies on the Group for its continued existence. The directors have confirmed that the ultimate parent company, InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, intends to make funds available to the Company to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least a period up to and including 30 June 2027.”
Group structure
- SIX CONTINENTS LIMITED · parent
- 10000 Champion Acquisition LLC 1%
- Asia Pacific Holdings Limited 1%
- IHG Hotels Management (Australia) Pty Limited 1%
- IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan LLC 0.7466%
Significant events
- “Signing a five-year $1.5bn bank facility for the Group.”
- “On 11 December 2025, the Company subscribed for an additional 1 £1 ordinary share in IHC May Fair Hotel Limited for a total consideration of £9m, as part of a Group restructuring.”
- “On 30 October 2025, the Company subscribed for an additional 913,374 shares in PT SC Hotels & Resorts Indonesia for a total consideration of £1m, as part of a Group restructuring.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 43 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT, Martin | Secretary | 2022-06-29 | — | — |
| COCKCROFT, Michael Jon | Director | 2023-03-01 | Jun 1974 | British |
| GLOVER, Michael | Director | 2023-03-20 | Aug 1971 | American |
| HENFREY, Nicolette | Director | 2011-09-09 | Dec 1969 | British |
| LAW, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2025-04-01 | Mar 1983 | British |
Show 43 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAGAN, Rebecca | Secretary | 2015-10-06 | 2016-05-10 |
| LITTLEBURY-CUTTELL, Fiona | Secretary | 2016-07-20 | 2022-06-29 |
| MARTIN, Helen Jane | Secretary | 2011-09-09 | 2012-04-27 |
| PATEL, Pritti | Secretary | 2012-04-27 | 2012-12-21 |
| PERCIVAL, Erika | Secretary | 2012-12-21 | 2015-09-07 |
| SPRINGETT, Catherine Mary | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2011-09-09 |
| WIGLEY, Francis Spencer | Secretary | — | 2000-10-01 |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas | Secretary | 2000-10-01 | 2004-01-01 |
| BOWMAN, Philip | Director | — | 1995-04-28 |
| CARR, Roger Martyn, Sir | Director | 1996-09-18 | 2003-04-12 |
| CLARKE, Timothy | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2003-04-12 |
| DARBY, Otto Charles | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| DIXON, Kenneth Herbert Morley | Director | — | 1996-08-19 |
| EDGECLIFFE-JOHNSON, Paul Russell | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2023-03-19 |
| GLOVER, Michael Todd | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2019-07-31 |
| LANGTON, Bryan David | Director | — | 1997-02-06 |
| LARSON, James | Director | 2003-04-12 | 2005-06-14 |
| LARSON, Robert Craig | Director | 1996-09-18 | 2003-04-12 |
| MANNERS, Arthur Edward Robin | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| MCEWAN, Allan Scott | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2013-04-10 |
| MIDDLETON, Peter Edward, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| MULCAHY, Geoffrey John, Sir | Director | — | 2003-02-13 |
| NAPIER, Iain John Grant | Director | 1996-12-01 | 2000-09-04 |
| NORTH, Richard Conway | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2003-04-12 |
| OLIVER, Thomas Rhoades | Director | 1998-03-19 | 2003-03-31 |
| PERRY, Michael Sydney, Sir | Director | — | 2001-07-31 |
| PORTNO, Antony David, Dr | Director | — | 1998-05-29 |
| PROSSER, Ian Maurice Gray, Sir | Director | — | 2003-04-12 |
| RENSHAW, Melinda Marie | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2025-04-01 |
| ROBBINS, Tracy Geraldine | Director | 2006-02-17 | 2012-03-07 |
| SANDERSON, Bryan Kaye, Mr. | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2003-04-12 |
| SINGER, Thomas Daniel | Director | 2011-09-27 | 2014-01-01 |
| SOLOMONS, Richard Leslie | Director | 2003-04-12 | 2011-10-21 |
| SPRINGETT, Catherine Mary | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2011-09-09 |
| STERN, Anthony Edward | Director | 2003-04-12 | 2003-12-22 |
| STRINGER, Howard, Sir | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2003-04-12 |
| SWAN, Hamish | Director | — | 1994-06-29 |
| TURNER, George | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| WEBSTER, David Gordon Comyn | Director | 2004-09-14 | 2004-12-24 |
| WHEELER, Ralph | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2017-02-27 |
| WHEELER, Ralph | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-11-19 |
| WINTER, Richard Thomas | Director | 2003-04-12 | 2008-12-31 |
| WOOD, Heather Carol | Director | 2019-07-31 | 2023-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercontinental Hotels Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 2104 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-17 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-17 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge whole release with charge number | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 3
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31
-
Turnover
+2.6%
£155,000,000 £159,000,000
-
Cash
+87.5%
£8,000,000 £15,000,000
-
Net assets
-44.2%
£3,759,000,000 £2,099,000,000
-
Employees
-0.5%
401 399
-
Operating profit
-125%
£44,000,000 -£11,000,000
-
Profit before tax
-107.2%
£3,285,000,000 -£238,000,000
-
Wages
+8.5%
£59,000,000 £64,000,000
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