PHOENICIA HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1m
EUR 3,597,868
+375.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.6m
EUR 7,519,725
+86.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
+5.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.6m
EUR 4,178,798
+118.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,640,654 | £19,592,773 | £22,801,560 | +16.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,172,257 | £2,684,772 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,008,607 | £1,664,633 | £3,644,512 | +118.9% | |
| Net profit | £870,571 | £722,266 | £2,854,886 | +295.3% | |
| Cash | £557,402 | £659,646 | £3,137,858 | +375.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £20,806,860 | £18,861,369 | £25,350,711 | +34.4% | |
| Net assets | £2,931,946 | £3,522,157 | £6,558,281 | +86.2% | |
| Equity | £2,931,946 | £3,522,157 | £6,558,281 | +86.2% | |
| Average employees | 162 | 178 | 187 | +5.1% | |
| Wages | £3,734,873 | £4,245,052 | £4,997,984 | +17.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £247,289 | £218,116 | £280,164 | +28.4% | |
| Highest paid director | £236,041 | £201,379 | £262,328 | +30.3% |
Figures converted to GBP from EUR at 0.872 per EUR (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 13.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 3.7% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 10.4% | 14.2% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.8% | 86.2% | 79.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | 0.40x | — | |
| Interest cover | 1.87x | 2.63x | — |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- PHOENICIA HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED 1978-12-31 → present
- MALTA HOTELS COMPANY LIMITED (THE) 1935-10-10 → 1978-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted international accounting standards
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have assessed the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements and are satisfied that it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- PHOENICIA HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED · parent
- Phoenicia Brand Company Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 23 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTALDI, Jean Pierre | Secretary | 2007-08-08 | — | Maltese |
| CASTALDI, Jean Pierre | Director | 2007-08-08 | Aug 1958 | Maltese |
| SHAW, Mark David | Director | 2013-07-01 | Dec 1968 | British |
Show 23 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYRNE, Ray | Secretary | 2008-08-18 | 2013-07-01 |
| MACKENZIE, Lisa Marie | Secretary | 2001-09-17 | 2004-05-28 |
| RAGONESI, Victor Emanuel, Doctor | Secretary | — | 2007-06-06 |
| STARMAN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-05-28 | 2007-08-09 |
| BLACK ROBERTS, Felicity Jane | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2007-08-09 |
| BYRNE, Ray | Director | 2008-08-18 | 2013-07-01 |
| ELTON, James Robert | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2002-10-07 |
| FERGUSON, Iain Donald | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2006-05-05 |
| FRASER, Simon Scott | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2001-11-12 |
| GIANNUZZI, Alfonso | Director | — | 2001-06-19 |
| HEARN, Alan John | Director | — | 1994-09-30 |
| HILL, Nicholas Mark Lalor | Director | 2005-11-16 | 2006-07-15 |
| KANDERS, Alan J | Director | 2006-07-14 | 2007-08-09 |
| LAMBERT, Bernard Charles Hector | Director | 2001-06-19 | 2001-11-12 |
| MACKENZIE, Lisa Marie | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2004-05-28 |
| MAHONEY, Richard Lee | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2003-01-31 |
| MALONEY, David Ossian | Director | 2002-10-07 | 2003-12-19 |
| PARROTT, Graham Joseph | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2000-09-29 |
| RAGONESI, Victor Emanuel, Doctor | Director | — | 2007-06-06 |
| RILEY, Robert Earl | Director | 2004-01-14 | 2005-11-24 |
| STEPHENSON, Peter | Director | 2007-08-08 | 2008-08-18 |
| STEVENS, David John | Director | 1995-11-06 | 1996-03-31 |
| TAUTZ, Helen Jane | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2000-09-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark David Shaw | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-12-20 | Active |
| Mr Mark David Shaw | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-12-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-04-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2023-04-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-04-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-04-24 | SH14 | capital | Capital redomination of shares | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- 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.