DEVONSHIRE HOTELS & RESTAURANTS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-23 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£71K
-95% vs 2024
Net assets
-£3M
-147.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
251
+5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-10.4% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
9-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
9-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £4,058,979 | — | £11,992,988 | — | £11,625,454 | — | £11,570,287 | £12,250,754 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£1,251,723 | — | £1,707,193 | — | -£801,456 | — | -£998,005 | -£1,145,244 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£1,251,670 | — | £1,707,193 | — | -£847,845 | — | -£1,543,140 | -£1,702,986 | |
| Net profit | — | -£1,274,203 | — | £1,637,569 | — | -£953,402 | — | -£1,533,260 | -£1,620,155 | |
| Cash | -£11,966 | £134,789 | £134,789 | £1,352,442 | £1,352,442 | £163,198 | £163,198 | £1,404,588 | £70,823 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £23,262 | — | £9,230,455 | — | £13,239,868 | — | £9,196,728 | £7,493,742 | |
| Net assets | — | -£249,569 | — | £1,388,000 | — | £434,598 | — | -£1,098,662 | -£2,718,817 | |
| Equity | — | -£249,569 | — | £1,388,000 | — | £434,598 | — | -£1,098,662 | -£2,718,817 | |
| Average employees | — | 227 | — | 241 | — | 237 | — | 239 | 251 | |
| Wages | — | £3,166,211 | — | £4,511,948 | — | £4,869,576 | — | £4,809,425 | £5,056,856 |
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 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -30.8% | — | 14.2% | — | -6.9% | — | -8.6% | -9.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -31.4% | — | 13.7% | — | -8.2% | — | -13.3% | -13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -5381.0% | — | 18.5% | — | -6.1% | — | -10.9% | -15.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.96x | 0.45x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -17.28x | — | -1.82x | -2.05x |
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
- Shorts
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company will continue to receive support from related undertakings and on this basis the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The group acquired a new site on the Chatsworth Estate (Highwayman) and will be working on a concept and brand which will be supported by a full refurbishment program.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLEMING, Kathryn Elizabeth | Director | 2025-08-05 | Apr 1971 | British |
| ORR, Edward Gareth | Director | 2024-10-16 | Aug 1969 | British |
| PALMER, Richard William | Director | 2018-01-17 | Jun 1983 | British |
| VICKERS, Stephen George | Director | 2019-01-30 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAVERY, Andrew Charles | Secretary | 2017-05-09 | 2025-08-05 |
| CURREY & CO | Corporate Secretary | — | 2011-12-30 |
| CURREY & CO LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2012-01-03 | 2017-12-11 |
| BOSTOCK, Peter Anthony | Director | — | 2018-04-30 |
| CAVENDISH, Peregrine Andrew Morny, Duke | Director | 1991-12-31 | 2019-01-30 |
| CAVENDISH, William, Earl | Director | 1998-01-15 | 2019-01-30 |
| CAVENDISH DOWAGER DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, Deborah Vivien, Dcvo | Director | — | 2008-01-01 |
| CAVENDISH DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, Amanda Carmen | Director | — | 2019-01-30 |
| HAINES, Christopher John Minton | Director | 1993-08-04 | 2007-06-04 |
| HARRIS, Martin Conway Guy | Director | — | 1996-06-19 |
| LAVERY, Andrew Charles | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2025-08-22 |
| MOON, Harry Edward David | Director | — | 2007-07-04 |
| RATA, Jeremy Martin Arthur | Director | 1997-04-28 | 2007-06-30 |
| REYNOLDS, Richard Hugh | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2018-07-31 |
| WALLER, Daniel Martin | Director | 2018-04-30 | 2019-01-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Heather Jane Hancock | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2018-05-16 | Active |
| Mr John David Sebastian Booth | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2018-05-16 | Active |
| Mr Peter Anthony Bostock | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-16 |
| Mr Clive Pieter De Ruig | Individual | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-03-07 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-06 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-06 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-03-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+5.9%
£11,570,287 £12,250,754
highest in 5 filed years
-
Cash
-95%
£1,404,588 £70,823
-
Net assets
-147.5%
-£1,098,662 -£2,718,817
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+5%
239 251
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-14.8%
-£998,005 -£1,145,244
-
Profit before tax
-10.4%
-£1,543,140 -£1,702,986
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+5.1%
£4,809,425 £5,056,856
highest in 5 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