THE CELTIC ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£186k
-69.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£16m
+32.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
63
-7.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£747k
-20.3% 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 | £4,141,679 | £4,361,547 | £4,266,966 | -2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £670,428 | £945,028 | £880,238 | -6.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £670,428 | £937,097 | £746,638 | -20.3% | |
| Net profit | £619,132 | £909,871 | £751,282 | -17.4% | |
| Cash | £899,861 | £609,264 | £186,128 | -69.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,409,374 | £16,230,008 | £21,053,610 | +29.7% | |
| Net assets | £5,294,692 | £11,835,220 | £15,692,271 | +32.6% | |
| Equity | £5,294,692 | £11,835,220 | £15,692,271 | +32.6% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 68 | 63 | -7.4% | |
| Wages | — | £1,410,986 | £1,278,931 | -9.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 16.2% | 21.7% | 20.6% | |
| Net margin | 14.9% | 20.9% | 17.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.4% | 5.8% | 4.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.5% | 31.3% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | 5.57x | 7.10x | 12.68x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 6.59x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Fiander ETL
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having considered current trading performance together with the support available from the wider Harbour Hotels Group, the Directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In 2024, the company entered into a sale and leaseback arrangement with a third party in respect of the hotel's freehold land. The finance lease is subject to annual payments of £130k per year, increasing with movements in RPI, with the lease liability being amortised over the lease term.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALL, Gary Alexander | Director | 2025-06-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WARREN, Michael Oliver | Director | 2025-06-01 | Jul 1970 | Irish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'DONOGHUE, Michael | Secretary | 1996-08-23 | 2000-07-14 |
| WHITE, James | Secretary | 2000-07-14 | 2003-06-11 |
| WHITE DONSBACH, Sinead | Secretary | 2003-06-11 | 2019-12-10 |
| ICC TRUST & CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1996-08-22 | 1997-08-04 |
| BESTER, Jan Johannes | Director | 2019-12-10 | 2020-10-02 |
| BICKERTON, Stuart Phillip | Director | 2023-05-01 | 2025-06-01 |
| BORMAN, Colin Andrew | Director | 2020-10-02 | 2021-12-02 |
| BURKE, Michael | Director | 1996-08-23 | 2002-06-20 |
| CAPRARO, Ralf Michael | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2023-05-01 |
| CORCORAN, Jospeh | Director | 1996-08-23 | 2000-07-14 |
| DONSBACH, Markus | Director | 2003-06-11 | 2019-12-10 |
| FORDE, Jackie | Director | 1996-08-22 | 1997-08-04 |
| NEALON, Timothy Stuart | Director | 2021-09-20 | 2025-06-01 |
| O'DONOGHUE, Michael | Director | 1996-08-23 | 2000-07-14 |
| VAVASOUR, Donna | Director | 1996-08-22 | 1997-08-04 |
| WHITE, James | Director | 1996-08-23 | 2003-06-11 |
| WHITE DONSBACH, Sinead | Director | 2002-06-20 | 2019-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Reach Hospitality Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2024-06-12 | Active |
| Celtic Hotel Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-10 | Ceased 2024-06-12 |
| Ecovnor Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-22 | Ceased 2019-12-10 |
| Ecovnor Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-22 | Ceased 2016-08-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-08-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-06-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.