FIROKA (KINGS CROSS) LIMITED
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Cash
£12M
+306.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£113M
+3.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
142
-17% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£7.3M
+13.7% vs 2024
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 | £31,605,431 | £31,091,377 | £33,408,665 | +7.5% | |
| Operating profit | £7,510,574 | £5,804,040 | £6,999,219 | +20.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,544,727 | £6,402,063 | £7,277,444 | +13.7% | |
| Net profit | £5,031,500 | £4,456,715 | £5,137,066 | +15.3% | |
| Cash | £17,775,491 | £3,026,649 | £12,306,430 | +306.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £140,890,799 | £139,634,331 | £127,303,339 | -8.8% | |
| Net assets | £109,418,923 | £109,377,410 | £112,886,692 | +3.2% | |
| Equity | £109,418,923 | £109,377,410 | £112,886,692 | +3.2% | |
| Average employees | 166 | 171 | 142 | -17% | |
| Wages | £4,961,708 | £5,188,003 | £4,554,187 | -12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,575 | £327,100 | £295,813 | -9.6% |
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 | 23.8% | 18.7% | 21.0% | |
| Net margin | 15.9% | 14.3% | 15.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.3% | 4.2% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 27.7% | 25.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.48x | 0.84x | |
| Interest cover | 22.42x | — | — |
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
- FIROKA (KINGS CROSS) LIMITED 1990-03-30 → present
- DASHQUOTE LIMITED 1990-02-02 → 1990-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered current forecasts (including reasonably foreseeable scenarios), and cash reserves, along with the very low gearing, the board have concluded that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. The directors have not identified any material uncertainty in the company or group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- FIROKA (KINGS CROSS) LIMITED · parent
- Firoka (Beadlow Manor) Limited 100%
- Firoka (Alexandra Palace) Limited 100%
- Firoka Eze Hospitality SA 100%
Significant events
- “On 19 March 2026, the bank loan held in a subsidiary company was partially repaid and the remainder balance of €12,000,000 was refinanced for the new term facility for 10 years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWRY, Anne | Secretary | — | — | British |
| KASSAM, Feroza Firoz | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jan 1989 | British |
| KASSAM, Firoz Alibhai, Mr. | Director | — | Feb 1955 | British |
| LOWRY, Anne | Director | 1994-12-21 | Nov 1962 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAWAKLEY, Ashwini Dayal | Director | 2008-06-18 | 2020-07-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firoka (Kings Cross) Guernsey Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Mr. Firoz Alibhai Kassam | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 144 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-08 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-27 | PARENT_ACC | accounts | Legacy | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.