THE CHESTER HOTEL LIMITED

1. THE CHESTER HOTEL LIMITED 2013-05-10 → present
2. SIMPSON'S HOTEL LIMITED 2012-03-07 → 2013-05-10

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Hall Morrice LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“Although the Company does not expect to require further funding, while the global economic situation leads to uncertainties in future trading cashflows, the directors have obtained assurance that adequate funding from the shareholder is available to the company, should it be required, to enable it to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months following the audit sign off date. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The financial year to 28 February 2025 continued to be significantly impacted by challenges, consistent with trends across the broader hospitality industry. These included the cost-of-living crisis which continued to depress consumer spending, together with elevated operating costs including payroll and in particular the National Minimum Wage increase which posed a substantial challenge to profitability.”
• “Despite a contraction in EBITDA to £591 (2024: £142,036), the Company remains strategically positioned for future growth.”
• “The principal risks and uncertainties identified are local market over-supply of bedrooms and the uncertainty in domestic and international tourism markets.”
• “North America represents a major overseas market for the hotel and continued uncertainty due to global trade tensions, the imposition of tariffs and a weak US Dollar making travel to the UK more expensive for North American visitors, and could impact inbound tourism from this key market.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

2

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.1%

  £4,707,105 → £4,758,847

• Cash

  -27.4%

  £97,296 → £70,679

• Net assets

  -4.2%

  -£16,068,268 → -£16,747,539

• Employees

  -11.5%

  113 → 100

• Operating profit

  -10.6%

  -£621,576 → -£687,554

• Profit before tax

  -9.3%

  -£621,576 → -£679,271

• Wages

  +3.4%

  £1,825,171 → £1,887,694

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