MANDARIN ORIENTAL (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-03 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-20
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
+58.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£392M
-7.7% vs 2023
Employees
73
+9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£33M
-203% 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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- MANDARIN ORIENTAL (UK) LIMITED 1987-04-03 → present
- SHAFADE LIMITED 1987-01-09 → 1987-04-03
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 | £33,888,000 | £38,408,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£273,000 | -£2,240,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,906,000 | -£32,854,000 | |
| Net profit | £31,793,000 | -£32,908,000 | |
| Cash | £1,343,000 | £2,133,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £586,120,000 | £531,144,000 | |
| Net assets | £424,978,000 | £392,070,000 | |
| Equity | £424,978,000 | £392,070,000 | |
| Average employees | 67 | 73 | |
| Wages | £8,916,000 | £10,982,000 |
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 | -0.8% | -5.8% | |
| Net margin | 93.8% | -85.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 32.2% | 29.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | -0.06x | -3.52x |
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 directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis since they have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the financial statements. This confirmation is made after reviewing the assumptions about the future trading performance, the cash flow forecasts and support by the parent company. As at 31 December 2024, net current assets were £25.5m (2023: £1.7m). The Parent company Mandarin Oriental Hotels Limited has confirmed that it will continue to provide the support necessary to allow the company to meet its obligations as they fall due and carry on its business for at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements. Hence, Directors consider the use of going concern basis is appropriate.”
Group structure
- MANDARIN ORIENTAL (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Dinavest International Holdings B.V 89.99%
- Mandarin Oriental Austria GMBH 100%
- Mandarin Oriental Inc 100%
- Mandarin Oriental Corporation B.V 100%
- Mandarin Oriental Holdings B.V 100%
- Zafiro Directorship S.L 100%
- Societe pour de Mandarin Oriental (Geneva) SA 100%
- Mandarin Oriental Munich GMBH 100%
- Mandarin Oriental Germany GMBH 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, Mandarin Oriental reinforced its appeal as an ultra-luxury hospitality brand and continued to build pipeline for future growth. Since the start of 2024, eight new hotel and residences projects were secured. In January, we rebranded Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh - our first flag in Saudi Arabia. Three new hotels opened in the rest of the year: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London; Mandarin Oriental, Muscat; and Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing.”
- “During the year, company also had an impairment charge of £72.5m relating to investments in Mandarin Oriental Holdings B.V.”
- “Five new hotels and residences are planned to open over the course of 2025: our second hotels in Paris and Dubai, our debuts in Amsterdam and Vienna, as well as our first residences in Madrid. Eight hotel and residences projects were secured since the start of 2024 including collection of villas in Rome, Beach resorts in Bali, Mexico Riviera Maya, Abu Dhabhi, Proto Rico, rebranding of Lutetia hotel in Paris and Conservatorium hotel in Amsterdam and new luxury hotel in Suzhou, China.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL GROUP LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-12-14 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Syung Hwa Matthew David | Director | 2021-09-01 | Mar 1976 | British |
| MURRAY, Alasdair David | Director | 2020-09-07 | Jul 1969 | New Zealander |
| SHAWDON, Karolina | Director | 2025-11-19 | Feb 1989 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATHESON & CO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1987-03-26 | 2020-12-14 |
| BEATTIE, Craig Alan | Director | 2018-11-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| BEATTIE, Craig Alan | Director | 2010-07-01 | 2013-03-15 |
| BURNETT, Stuart Mathieson | Director | — | 1999-09-17 |
| CAMP, Julia Dawn | Director | 1995-11-20 | 1998-02-06 |
| CHECOURY, Michel | Director | 2008-11-03 | 2014-02-28 |
| COWERN, Peter Richard | Director | 1999-09-17 | 2000-05-26 |
| CURTIS, John Gilbert | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| DICKIE, Charles Stuart | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2018-10-31 |
| DODDS, Richard John | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2008-08-04 |
| HAWKINS, Anthony Philip | Director | 2007-02-28 | 2007-09-11 |
| HENDERSON, Martin Stuart | Director | — | 2007-02-28 |
| HUCKSTEPPE, Neil John | Director | — | 1994-01-28 |
| HYNDMAN, Lesley Amanda | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| KLUGE, Jillian Margaret | Director | 2018-10-10 | 2021-09-30 |
| KLUGE, Jillian Margaret | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2008-02-08 |
| LAMBERT, Liam Roderick | Director | 2007-03-12 | 2009-04-30 |
| LI, Alexander Nicholas Kwok Wing | Director | 2018-07-16 | 2022-02-28 |
| MARES, Christoph | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2018-10-09 |
| MASSOT, Paul | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2007-03-12 |
| MICHELL, Rodney Drake Palmer | Director | 1994-09-20 | 1998-12-31 |
| O`GRADY, Martin | Director | 1995-02-01 | 1996-01-30 |
| PROTTO, Philippe Alexandre | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2020-09-07 |
| RILEY, Robert Earl | Director | 1994-02-21 | 1998-09-20 |
| ROSS, Hamish Andrew | Director | 2013-03-15 | 2018-07-16 |
| SANDNER, Christine Louise | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2000-03-31 |
| THOMAS, Stephanie Sarah | Director | 1995-06-19 | 1995-10-27 |
| VAN DULLEMEN, Torsten Magne | Director | 2022-02-28 | 2025-11-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Brian Edward | Director | 1995-06-19 | 1995-11-22 |
| WITT, John Raymond | Director | 1998-09-21 | 2010-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2026-01-19 | Active |
| Mandarin Oriental International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 213 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-20 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2024-04-09 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-29 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2023-11-28 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2023-02-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+13.3%
£33,888,000 £38,408,000
-
Cash
+58.8%
£1,343,000 £2,133,000
-
Net assets
-7.7%
£424,978,000 £392,070,000
-
Employees
+9%
67 73
-
Operating profit
-720.5%
-£273,000 -£2,240,000
-
Profit before tax
-203%
£31,906,000 -£32,854,000
-
Wages
+23.2%
£8,916,000 £10,982,000
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