THE HOTEL FOLK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-18 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£319K
+13.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
-5.7% vs 2023
Employees
370
-1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£154K
-173.6% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- THE HOTEL FOLK LIMITED 2019-02-08 → present
- TA HOTEL COLLECTION LIMITED 2011-11-11 → 2019-02-08
- THORPENESS & ALDEBURGH HOTELS LIMITED 2002-04-03 → 2011-11-11
- THORPENESS GOLF CLUB & HOTEL LIMITED 1996-03-06 → 2002-04-03
- BIDEAWHILE 229 LIMITED 1995-09-04 → 1996-03-06
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £15,040,444 | £15,468,053 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £786,476 | £754,958 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £208,609 | -£153,606 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £74,224 | -£253,483 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £280,407 | £318,534 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,838,567 | £5,579,171 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £4,469,614 | £4,216,131 | |
| Equity | £3,967,471 | £3,758,714 | — | £4,089,669 | — | £4,469,614 | £4,216,131 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | 370 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £6,106,618 | £6,574,753 |
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2% | 4.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5% | -1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | 13.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.07x | 0.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1.36x | 0.83x |
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
- Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE HOTEL FOLK LIMITED · parent
- Aldeburgh Hotels Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the balance sheet date, the company has obtained an unsecured loan of £2,000,000 from a director. The loan is interest free and repayable on demand, the cash proceeds were used to repay existing loans payable to the bank. The director has provided a letter of support to the company confirming that they will not seek repayment of the loan unless and until such time as the company has the financial facility and resources to do so.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILL, Jennifer Caroline | Secretary | 2019-04-01 | — | — |
| HEALD, Andrew Michael Hilliard | Director | 2016-04-01 | Aug 1987 | British |
| HEALD, Lucinda Jane Fullerton | Director | 1996-02-29 | Nov 1953 | British |
| HEALD, Michael Guy Hilliard | Director | 1996-05-29 | Sep 1950 | British |
| HILL, Jennifer Caroline | Director | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| SCOTT, David | Director | 2019-04-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| WHYBROW, Joan Annette | Director | 2006-04-01 | Oct 1951 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRKETTS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1995-09-04 | 2019-04-01 |
| DALEY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2017-01-27 |
| OSBORNE, Peter | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2018-06-08 |
| ROWAN-ROBINSON, Timothy Salvin | Director | 1996-05-24 | 2018-03-31 |
| TINNION, Grahame | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2017-03-31 |
| WIANGKE, Ingo | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2019-03-24 |
| WOOD, Andrew Charles | Director | 2018-04-01 | 2021-11-22 |
| BIRKETTS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1995-09-04 | 1996-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joan Annette Whybrow | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Maynard Dinwiddy | Individual | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent-as-trust, voting-rights-50-to-75-percent-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Michael Guy Hilliard Heald | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-trust | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 202 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-20 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-21 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-04-01 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2019-11-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+2.8%
£15,040,444 £15,468,053
-
Cash
+13.6%
£280,407 £318,534
-
Net assets
-5.7%
£4,469,614 £4,216,131
-
Employees
-1.9%
377 370
-
Operating profit
-4%
£786,476 £754,958
-
Profit before tax
-173.6%
£208,609 -£153,606
-
Wages
+7.7%
£6,106,618 £6,574,753
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