SNELSMORE ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-04 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11K
-85.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£23M
-6.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
125
+2.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1M
-53.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2024-11-21
- SNELSMORE ESTATES LIMITED 2024-11-21 → present
- THE VINEYARD AT STOCKCROSS LIMITED 1997-11-17 → 2024-11-21
- FOLEY LODGE HOTELS LIMITED 1988-04-05 → 1997-11-17
- OCTONPARK LIMITED 1988-03-21 → 1988-04-05
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £5,406,599 | — | £2,702,405 | — | £4,192,767 | — | £5,230,899 | £5,921,497 | £4,985,541 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£614,060 | — | -£1,300,679 | — | -£242,812 | — | -£816,792 | -£964,800 | -£1,471,138 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£701,608 | — | -£1,374,325 | — | -£359,698 | — | -£927,115 | -£964,800 | -£1,479,674 | |
| Net profit | — | -£701,608 | — | -£1,374,325 | — | -£359,698 | — | -£927,115 | -£964,800 | -£1,479,674 | |
| Cash | — | £2,926 | — | £562,834 | — | £134,863 | — | £39,994 | £74,948 | £11,161 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | -£18,234,032 | — | -£16,908,357 | — | -£17,818,055 | — | -£20,895,170 | -£21,859,970 | -£23,339,644 | |
| Net assets | — | -£18,234,032 | — | -£19,608,357 | — | -£19,968,055 | — | -£20,895,170 | -£21,859,970 | -£23,339,644 | |
| Equity | -£17,532,424 | -£18,234,032 | -£18,234,032 | -£19,608,357 | -£19,608,357 | -£19,968,055 | -£19,968,055 | -£20,895,170 | -£21,859,970 | -£23,339,644 | |
| Average employees | — | 123 | — | 96 | — | 93 | — | 105 | 122 | 125 | |
| Wages | — | £2,641,717 | — | £2,088,468 | — | £2,061,598 | — | £2,406,530 | £2,925,892 | £2,800,026 |
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 | 2019-01-01 | 2019-12-30 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-30 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-30 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-30 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -11.4% | — | -48.1% | — | -5.8% | — | -15.6% | -16.3% | -29.5% | |
| Net margin | — | -13.0% | — | -50.9% | — | -8.6% | — | -17.7% | -16.3% | -29.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 3.4% | — | 7.7% | — | 1.4% | — | 3.9% | 4.4% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 359.0% | 2265.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.06x | 0.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | -7.01x | — | -17.66x | — | -2.08x | — | -7.40x | — | -172.35x |
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
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In conclusion the directors consider that the Company will have adequate cash and other liquid resources to meet its commitments, and therefore the financial statements are appropriately prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SNELSMORE ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Knights Valley Hotels Limited
- Donnington Valley Group Limited
Significant events
- “On 18 October 2024 the Company completed the disposal of the hotel known as The Vineyard at Stockcross.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKENZIE, Katherine | Secretary | 2019-10-01 | — | — |
| MCKENZIE, Andrew Greig | Director | 2000-12-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
| MORRIS, Malcolm Vincent | Director | — | Oct 1941 | British |
| WILKINSON, Bradley | Director | 2014-10-01 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORBETT, Sarah Mary | Secretary | — | 1997-01-09 |
| MORRIS, Margaret Vera | Secretary | 1997-01-09 | 2016-08-04 |
| BIGGS, Howard Walter | Director | — | 1997-01-09 |
| CORBETT, David John | Director | — | 1997-01-09 |
| CORBETT, Sarah Mary | Director | — | 1997-01-09 |
| GOOD, Anthony Bruton Meyrick | Director | — | 1997-01-09 |
| GUBB, Peter Griffiths | Director | 2001-01-05 | 2013-08-31 |
| LESLIE, Ian Alexander | Director | 1997-01-09 | 1999-07-31 |
| MORRIS, Margaret Vera | Director | 1997-01-09 | 2016-08-04 |
| SMITHSON, Richard Paul | Director | — | 1994-01-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kv Hotels Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 193 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-11-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-10-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-09 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-31 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
-15.8%
£5,921,497 £4,985,541
-
Cash
-85.1%
£74,948 £11,161
-
Net assets
-6.8%
-£21,859,970 -£23,339,644
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.5%
122 125
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-52.5%
-£964,800 -£1,471,138
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-53.4%
-£964,800 -£1,479,674
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
-4.3%
£2,925,892 £2,800,026
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