FIRMDALE HOTELS PLC
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Cash
£2.1m
-16% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£162m
+1.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
177
-8.3% lowest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.1m
-62.5% first positive since 2022
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £7,474,000 | £19,204,000 | £19,581,000 | £15,489,000 | £14,713,000 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | -£4,064,000 | £1,763,000 | -£620,000 | £281,000 | -£2,469,000 | -978.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,767,000 | £4,216,000 | £4,322,000 | £5,460,000 | £2,050,000 | -62.5% | |
| Net profit | -£2,767,000 | £8,763,000 | £299,000 | £4,932,000 | £1,837,000 | -62.8% | |
| Cash | £26,568,000 | £25,095,000 | £4,820,000 | £2,472,000 | £2,077,000 | -16% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £146,350,000 | £155,113,000 | £155,412,000 | £160,344,000 | £162,181,000 | +1.1% | |
| Net assets | £146,350,000 | £155,113,000 | £155,412,000 | £160,344,000 | £162,181,000 | +1.1% | |
| Equity | £146,350,000 | £155,113,000 | £155,412,000 | £160,344,000 | £162,181,000 | +1.1% | |
| Average employees | 187 | 204 | 230 | 193 | 177 | -8.3% | |
| Wages | £6,879,000 | £9,443,000 | £10,214,000 | £8,831,000 | £8,535,000 | -3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,011,000 | £2,510,000 | £2,653,000 | £2,821,000 | £2,898,000 | +2.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — 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 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-01-31 | 2025-01-31 | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -54.4% | 9.2% | -3.2% | 1.8% | -16.8% | |
| Net margin | -37.0% | 45.6% | 1.5% | 31.8% | 12.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.8% | 1.1% | -0.4% | 0.2% | -1.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.52x | 1.55x | 2.42x | |
| Interest cover | — | 8.64x | — | — | — |
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
- FIRMDALE HOTELS PLC 1989-05-10 → present
- FIRMDALE HOLDINGS LIMITED 1981-10-01 → 1989-05-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In light of the positive trading and cash generation projections, projected delivery of financial covenant requirements, and supportive banks, the Board has a high degree of confidence that the company will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due and meet its covenant obligations for a period of at least twelve months. The Directors have therefore concluded that the company can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Significant events
- “A long leasehold interest in three adjacent buildings located in the Bloomsbury area of London was acquired by a fellow Group company in 2022. Having received planning permission, redevelopment works for converting these to a first class hotel as part of the Firmdale Town House collection are well under way. The hotel is expected to open in May 2027 and will then be managed by the company.”
- “A substantial piece of freehold land was acquired in Shoreditch High Street by a fellow Group company in May 2025 for future development.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SODEN, Malcolm Thomas | Secretary | 2004-09-03 | — | British |
| CHELES, Rolando | Director | 2010-03-01 | Jul 1954 | Italian |
| KEMP, Araminta | Director | 2022-02-01 | Jul 1990 | British |
| KEMP, Judith Kit | Director | 2014-10-10 | Nov 1950 | British |
| KEMP, Timothy John Reginald | Director | — | Feb 1946 | British |
| KEMP, Willow | Director | 2022-02-01 | Oct 1987 | British |
| MARKHAM, Craig Andrew | Director | 1996-03-07 | Jul 1961 | Australian |
| RING, Con Christopher | Director | 2020-11-25 | Apr 1969 | Irish |
| SODEN, Malcolm Thomas | Director | 2005-02-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, John Paul | Secretary | — | 1998-08-24 |
| LEVITT, Martyn John | Secretary | 1998-08-24 | 2003-08-21 |
| MARKHAM, Craig Andrew | Secretary | 2003-08-21 | 2004-09-03 |
| BALL, Martin | Director | — | 1993-11-02 |
| CRISP, Alan George | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1994-09-25 |
| FIELD, Howard Michael | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| HOFFMAN, Andreas Serenus | Director | 1999-04-13 | 2001-12-28 |
| JACKSON, Anna Elizabeth | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2020-07-24 |
| KEANE, John Michael | Director | — | 2003-08-21 |
| LEVITT, Martyn John | Director | 1994-12-12 | 2003-08-21 |
| MACDONALD, Sally Amanda | Director | 1996-03-07 | 2001-01-25 |
| READ, Mark Rupert | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2026-03-12 |
| SMITH, Christopher Scott Hall | Director | 2000-02-25 | 2000-08-24 |
| TAYLOR, Rodney Frederick | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2016-01-31 |
| TRUELOVE, Philip Leslie | Director | 2000-09-05 | 2001-07-06 |
| WATERHOUSE, Eric Catton | Director | 1995-08-10 | 1997-01-31 |
| WICKS, Carolyn Anne | Director | 1999-05-25 | 2016-04-28 |
| YOSHIDA, Soichiro | Director | — | 1998-08-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmdale Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 315 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-08-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-03 | 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
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.