SPENCER HOUSE LIMITED
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Cash
£1.2m
-4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.5m
-2.3% vs 2024
Employees
13
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£118k
-53.4% lowest 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 | £4,128,000 | £4,425,000 | £4,251,000 | -3.9% | |
| Operating profit | £361,000 | £253,000 | £118,000 | -53.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £361,000 | £253,000 | £118,000 | -53.4% | |
| Net profit | £361,000 | £265,000 | -£36,000 | -113.6% | |
| Cash | £859,000 | £1,290,000 | £1,236,000 | -4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,293,000 | £1,558,000 | £1,522,000 | -2.3% | |
| Equity | £1,293,000 | £1,558,000 | £1,522,000 | -2.3% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0% | |
| Wages | £1,026,000 | £984,000 | £1,161,000 | +18% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £167,000 | £303,000 | £348,000 | +14.9% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.7% | 5.7% | 2.8% | |
| Net margin | 8.7% | 6.0% | -0.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 16.2% | 21.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.93x | 3.88x | 4.38x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SPENCER HOUSE LIMITED 1991-01-03 → present
- SPENCER HOUSE (ST. JAMES'S PLACE) LIMITED 1989-10-11 → 1991-01-03
- RIT GROUP LIMITED 1987-12-11 → 1989-10-11
- RARECHIEF LIMITED 1987-10-22 → 1987-12-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK adopted IAS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having assessed the future developments of the business, the current socio-economic climate and the cash flow forecasts that have been prepared for the period to 30 June 2027, the Directors consider the preparation of the financial statements on a going concern basis remains appropriate.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J ROTHSCHILD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-06-06 | — | — |
| HANSEN, Paul Friedrich | Director | 2025-06-02 | Apr 1985 | South African |
| LEIGH-WOOD, Janine | Director | 2023-11-29 | Jan 1981 | British |
| MOSS, Nathan Sebastian | Director | 2016-04-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST JAMES'S PLACE ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1997-06-06 |
| BUDGE, Duncan William Allan | Director | 1995-08-31 | 2016-03-31 |
| BURROUGH, Bryan Colin | Director | 2000-02-08 | 2005-12-31 |
| CRACKNELL, John David | Director | — | 1993-06-30 |
| DANA, Dahlia | Director | 2011-01-13 | 2012-11-09 |
| DE CHASSIRON, Charles Richard Lucien | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| EDGER, Gillian | Director | 1997-10-28 | 2005-06-09 |
| GIBSON, Clive Patrick, The Honourable | Director | — | 1997-01-28 |
| HAYSEY, David John | Director | 2005-09-09 | 2007-07-20 |
| JOHNSTON, John Walford Philip | Director | — | 1995-05-25 |
| JONES, Andrew William | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2025-06-30 |
| JONES, Stephen Richard | Director | — | 1996-06-01 |
| KESTENBAUM, Jonathan Andrew, Lord | Director | 2014-12-10 | 2022-03-04 |
| KESTENBAUM, Jonathan Andrew, Lord | Director | 2012-01-04 | 2013-12-10 |
| LONGRIDGE, David John Ernle | Director | 1995-05-25 | 1996-09-06 |
| RICK, Jane Amanda | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2015-07-31 |
| ROTHSCHILD, Nathaniel Charles Jacob, Lord | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2019-09-30 |
| STALLWORTHY, Christopher John | Director | 2006-01-24 | 2023-01-27 |
| THORPE, Katie Elizabeth | Director | 2010-04-08 | 2017-07-14 |
| TOMAN, Catherine | Director | 1997-01-28 | 1997-09-17 |
| WALLS, Colm Brendan | Director | 2006-04-25 | 2010-03-31 |
| WESTBROOK, Roger | Director | 2000-02-01 | 2006-05-26 |
| WILSON, Gareth Christian Landers, Mr. | Director | 2022-06-29 | 2023-09-29 |
| WISE, Christopher James | Director | 2003-08-18 | 2016-05-12 |
| WOOD, David Neil | Director | 1997-01-28 | 2003-09-10 |
| WRONG, Henry | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rit Capital Partners Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 175 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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