DE VERE 2 LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-06 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+13.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£54M
+2.2% vs 2023
Employees
477
+7.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+5.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DE VERE 2 LIMITED 2016-11-02 → present
- HAYLEY CONFERENCE CENTRES LTD 1996-06-05 → 2016-11-02
- HAYLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1986-06-04 → 1996-06-05
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,483,000 | £34,123,000 | |
| Operating profit | £2,886,000 | £2,501,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,143,000 | £1,209,000 | |
| Net profit | £1,143,000 | £1,209,000 | |
| Cash | £1,005,000 | £1,145,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£36,750,000 | -£44,981,000 | |
| Net assets | -£55,093,000 | -£53,884,000 | |
| Equity | -£55,093,000 | -£53,884,000 | |
| Average employees | 445 | 477 | |
| Wages | £8,694,000 | £9,540,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 7.3% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.9% | -5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 219.5% | 231.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.03x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.66x | 1.94x |
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
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Accordingly, the directors continue to be satisfied that the Company and the Group will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future inclusive of at least 12 months from these financial statements and despite the Company being in a net current liability position (which is caused by the amounts owed to subsidiaries of the ultimate parent company), that adopting the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and financial statements for the Company, as a member of the Group, is appropriate.”
Group structure
- DE VERE 2 LIMITED · parent
- Beaumont House Properties Limited 100%
- Cranage Hall Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no material events since the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURRELL, James Alexander | Director | 2014-11-10 | Jul 1974 | British |
| CORLETT, Alan Alexander | Director | 2021-12-31 | Nov 1966 | British |
| NICOL DONALDSON, Laurie Kay | Director | 2021-12-31 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNISON, Matthew Edward | Secretary | 2011-07-19 | 2014-01-31 |
| DOUBLEDAY, Timothy | Secretary | 2010-11-29 | 2011-07-19 |
| GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine | Secretary | 2007-05-25 | 2010-11-29 |
| MADDOCKS, Richard James | Secretary | — | 1992-09-08 |
| SOLOMAN, Sheila Margaret | Secretary | 1992-09-08 | 2007-05-25 |
| ANDERSON, Peter George | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2007-05-25 |
| APPLETON, Joanne | Director | 2000-05-30 | 2007-05-25 |
| BELLONE, Norman Edward | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2007-05-25 |
| BENNISON, Matthew Edward | Director | 2011-07-19 | 2014-01-31 |
| DAY, Mark | Director | 2007-09-07 | 2008-06-30 |
| DOUBLEDAY, Timothy | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2011-07-19 |
| ENGLISH, Alan Henry | Director | — | 2007-05-25 |
| GALLAGHER, Geraldine Josephine | Director | 2014-01-31 | 2020-09-30 |
| HUNTER, Gail Susan | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2020-09-30 |
| LITTLEWOOD, Jane Alison | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2007-05-25 |
| NICOLL, Brenda Jane | Director | 1996-10-14 | 2001-04-26 |
| NISBETT, Paul Sandle | Director | 2008-08-08 | 2010-11-29 |
| TROY, Anthony Gerard | Director | 2007-05-25 | 2021-12-31 |
| TYLER, James Victor | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Hayley Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-01-16 | Active |
| Hayley Conference Centres Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 316 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-12-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-07 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2021-12-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+11.9%
£30,483,000 £34,123,000
-
Cash
+13.9%
£1,005,000 £1,145,000
-
Net assets
+2.2%
-£55,093,000 -£53,884,000
-
Employees
+7.2%
445 477
-
Operating profit
-13.3%
£2,886,000 £2,501,000
-
Profit before tax
+5.8%
£1,143,000 £1,209,000
-
Wages
+9.7%
£8,694,000 £9,540,000
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