FIRMDALE HOTELS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-24 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-48.7% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£160M
+3.2% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
193
-16.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+26.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,474,000 | — | £19,204,000 | — | £19,581,000 | £15,489,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£4,064,000 | — | £1,763,000 | — | -£620,000 | £281,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£2,767,000 | — | £4,216,000 | — | £4,322,000 | £5,460,000 | |
| Net profit | — | -£2,767,000 | — | £8,763,000 | — | £299,000 | £4,932,000 | |
| Cash | — | £26,568,000 | — | £25,095,000 | — | £4,820,000 | £2,472,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £146,350,000 | — | £155,113,000 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £146,350,000 | — | £155,113,000 | — | £155,412,000 | £160,344,000 | |
| Equity | £149,117,000 | £146,350,000 | £146,350,000 | £155,113,000 | £155,113,000 | £155,412,000 | £160,344,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 187 | — | 204 | — | 230 | 193 | |
| Wages | — | £6,879,000 | — | £9,443,000 | — | £10,214,000 | £8,831,000 |
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 | 2021-02-01 | 2022-01-31 | 2022-02-01 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-02-01 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -54.4% | — | 9.2% | — | -3.2% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -37.0% | — | 45.6% | — | 1.5% | 31.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.8% | — | 1.1% | — | — | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.52x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | -213.89x | — | 8.64x | — | — | — |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In light of the positive trading and cash generation projections, continuing delivery of financial covenant requirements and supportive banks, the Board has a high degree of confidence that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and meet its covenant obligations for a period of at least twelve months. The Directors have therefore concluded that the company can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “The company was very pleased to receive the King's Award for Enterprise 2024 in recognition of its outstanding achievements in International Trade. The company had received the Queen's Award on four previous occasions. These awards are the most prestigious UK accolades for business.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODEN, Malcolm Thomas | Secretary | 2004-09-03 | — | British |
| CHELES, Rolando | Director | 2010-03-01 | Jul 1954 | Italian |
| KEMP, Araminta | Director | 2022-02-01 | Jul 1990 | British |
| KEMP, Judith Kit | Director | 2014-10-10 | Nov 1950 | British |
| KEMP, Timothy John Reginald | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
| KEMP, Willow | Director | 2022-02-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| MARKHAM, Craig Andrew | Director | 1996-03-07 | Jul 1961 | Australian |
| RING, Con Christopher | Director | 2020-11-25 | Apr 1969 | Irish |
| SODEN, Malcolm Thomas | Director | 2005-02-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, John Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-08-24 |
| LEVITT, Martyn John | Secretary | 1998-08-24 | 2003-08-21 |
| MARKHAM, Craig Andrew | Secretary | 2003-08-21 | 2004-09-03 |
| BALL, Martin | Director | — | 1993-11-02 |
| CRISP, Alan George | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-09-25 |
| FIELD, Howard Michael | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| HOFFMAN, Andreas Serenus | Director | 1999-04-13 | 2001-12-28 |
| JACKSON, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-07-24 |
| KEANE, John Michael | Director | — | 2003-08-21 |
| LEVITT, Martyn John | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2003-08-21 |
| MACDONALD, Sally Amanda | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2001-01-25 |
| READ, Mark Rupert | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2026-03-12 |
| SMITH, Christopher Scott Hall | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2000-08-24 |
| TAYLOR, Rodney Frederick | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| TRUELOVE, Philip Leslie | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2001-07-06 |
| WATERHOUSE, Eric Catton | Director | 1995-08-10 | 1997-01-31 |
| WICKS, Carolyn Anne | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2016-04-28 |
| YOSHIDA, Soichiro | Director | — | 1998-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmdale Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2025-01-31 vs 2024-01-31
-
Turnover
-20.9%
£19,581,000 £15,489,000
-
Cash
-48.7%
£4,820,000 £2,472,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+3.2%
£155,412,000 £160,344,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-16.1%
230 193
-
Operating profit
+145.3%
-£620,000 £281,000
first positive since 2024
-
Profit before tax
+26.3%
£4,322,000 £5,460,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-13.5%
£10,214,000 £8,831,000
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