ST. JAMES COURT HOTEL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-17 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-03
Watchouts
Cash
£607K
-68.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£95M
+3.6% vs 2024
Employees
375
+10% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
-14.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ST. JAMES COURT HOTEL LIMITED 2001-01-16 → present
- SJCHL LIMITED 2000-02-28 → 2001-01-16
- TRUSHELFCO (NO.2587) LIMITED 1999-12-03 → 2000-02-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £47,448,252 | £45,917,498 | |
| Operating profit | £8,184,710 | £6,490,041 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,205,449 | £5,293,609 | |
| Net profit | £5,686,682 | £3,271,853 | |
| Cash | £1,923,138 | £606,675 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £91,771,580 | £109,419,892 | |
| Net assets | £91,771,580 | £95,043,433 | |
| Equity | £91,771,580 | £95,043,433 | |
| Average employees | 341 | 375 | |
| Wages | £10,423,908 | £11,749,108 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 17.2% | 14.1% | |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.9% | 5.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.7% | 17.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.52x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 3.97x | 5.13x |
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
- KNAV Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “The business operations of TIHL, which include its catering and restaurant activities, employees, and associated lease arrangements, will be transferred to St James Court Hotel Limited.”
- “The financial year has been a challenging period for the Company, as both the hotel and restaurant businesses experienced a slowdown, primarily due to a decline in inbound travel footfall.”
- “The Company continues to progress with its vision of undertaking a multi-phase renovation program at both properties, the previous year was significantly impacted by the breakdown of essential services, including air-conditioning, heating, lifts, and plumbing.”
- “At St James Court, a Taj Hotel, we completed renovation of 55 rooms and corridors in the Dukes and Regents Townhouses, along with upgrades to related services such as air-conditioning.”
- “In August 2024, the Company successfully refinanced its term loan arrangement through ICICI Bank UK (previously Standard Chartered Bank).”
- “Effective 1 April 2025, the operations of Taj International Hotels Limited (TIHL), a fellow group entity under common control was transferred to the Company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHHATWAL, Puneet | Director | 2018-01-10 | Apr 1964 | German |
| DALWANI, Ankur | Director | 2024-07-04 | Nov 1973 | Indian |
| DATTA, Samrat | Director | 2024-03-18 | Jun 1971 | Indian |
| LOWIN, Matthias Oliver | Director | 2020-09-08 | Sep 1967 | German |
| LÜBBE, Corinna | Director | 2026-03-31 | Sep 1973 | German |
| NAGPAL, Rajesh Rajkumar | Director | 2025-11-30 | Dec 1968 | Indian |
| NAGPAL, Rajkumar Menghraj, Mr. | Director | 2001-06-25 | Sep 1942 | Indian |
| NAGPAL, Sudhir, Mr. | Director | 2001-06-25 | May 1959 | Indian |
| NARAYAN, Anupam | Director | 2021-10-04 | Dec 1953 | American |
| SARANTOPOULOS, Spiridon | Director | 2026-03-31 | Nov 1969 | German |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAHALINGAM, Shivkumar | Secretary | 2006-08-01 | 2007-12-14 |
| MANGAL, Piyush | Secretary | 2017-05-05 | 2026-03-30 |
| NAGARAJAN, Chandrasekhar, Mr. | Secretary | 2007-12-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| RAI, Sanjiv | Secretary | 2000-02-17 | 2005-09-05 |
| RANADE, Vasant Purushottam | Secretary | 2005-09-06 | 2006-07-31 |
| TRUSEC LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-12-03 | 2000-02-17 |
| AVARI, Mehrnavaz | Director | 2024-03-06 | 2025-09-30 |
| BALFOUR, George Patrick | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-17 |
| BICKSON, Raymond, Mr. | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2014-08-31 |
| DUBASH, Zubin Soli | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2004-09-15 |
| GOEL, Anil Pushkar, Mr. | Director | 2004-09-16 | 2016-10-15 |
| HITICHINS, Christopher Edward | Director | 2000-02-04 | 2000-02-17 |
| HUSSEIN, Sayed Ahmed | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2001-08-20 |
| KAVARANA, Farrokh, Mr. | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2020-10-05 |
| KRISHNA KUMAR, Rayaroth Kuttamballi | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2007-04-01 |
| MAHALINGAM, Shiv Kumar | Director | 2005-12-02 | 2007-12-14 |
| MANGAL, Piyush | Director | 2024-03-06 | 2026-03-10 |
| NAGARAJAN, Chandrasekhar | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2023-12-31 |
| NAGARAJAN, Chandrasekhar | Director | 2007-12-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| NAGPAL, Lalchand Menghraj, Mr. | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2013-04-17 |
| NAGPAL, Rajesh | Director | 2026-01-22 | 2026-01-22 |
| NAGPAL, Rajesh, Mr. | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2025-11-30 |
| PANJABI, Camellia | Director | 2000-02-17 | 2001-06-30 |
| ROWE, Drusilla Charlotte Jane | Nominee Director | 1999-12-03 | 2000-02-14 |
| SANJEEVI, Giridhar | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2024-06-30 |
| SARNA, Rakesh Kumar | Director | 2014-10-14 | 2017-09-30 |
| SINGH, Digvijay | Director | 2020-09-08 | 2021-08-16 |
| ZUERCHER, Eleanor Jane | Nominee Director | 1999-12-03 | 2000-02-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Indian Hotels Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-18 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-18 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-29 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-29 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-31 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 5
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-3.2%
£47,448,252 £45,917,498
-
Cash
-68.5%
£1,923,138 £606,675
-
Net assets
+3.6%
£91,771,580 £95,043,433
-
Employees
+10%
341 375
-
Operating profit
-20.7%
£8,184,710 £6,490,041
-
Profit before tax
-14.7%
£6,205,449 £5,293,609
-
Wages
+12.7%
£10,423,908 £11,749,108
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