GAINFORD HOTELS LIMITED
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Cash
£873K
-47.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£69M
+5.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
403
-15.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£4.8M
+17% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,434,261 | £12,405,128 | £22,027,205 | £21,919,673 | £22,474,156 | £21,421,609 | -4.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,390,036 | £1,185,614 | £3,860,515 | £3,543,241 | £4,130,077 | £4,924,633 | +19.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,785,239 | £790,204 | £3,416,102 | £3,515,344 | £4,130,977 | £4,831,596 | +17% | |
| Net profit | -£3,000,777 | £452,798 | £2,509,924 | £3,172,750 | £2,759,188 | £3,198,292 | +15.9% | |
| Cash | £1,800 | £4,075,496 | £3,274,368 | £3,240,570 | £1,652,552 | £872,816 | -47.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £64,672,075 | £67,204,378 | £69,533,495 | £72,043,438 | £75,173,898 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £55,800,961 | £58,310,885 | £61,483,635 | £65,178,764 | £68,795,945 | +5.5% | |
| Equity | £47,537,353 | £55,800,961 | £58,310,885 | £61,483,635 | £65,178,764 | £68,795,945 | +5.5% | |
| Average employees | 377 | 399 | 501 | 511 | 479 | 403 | -15.9% | |
| Wages | £4,020,574 | £4,769,929 | £6,418,431 | £6,874,999 | £6,886,371 | £6,489,010 | -5.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -53.9% | 9.6% | 17.5% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 23.0% | |
| Net margin | -67.7% | 3.7% | 11.4% | 14.5% | 12.3% | 14.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.8% | 5.7% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 16.6% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.81x | 2.15x | 1.94x | |
| Interest cover | -6.04x | 3.00x | 8.18x | — | — | 52.82x |
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
- Robson Laidler Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We expanded our property management portfolio following the acquisition of Milburn House in the previous year and the purchase of the Croft House property during the current year.”
- “Planned extensive refurbishment works at the Vermont Hotel are intended to maintain the high standards, to enhance the overall customer experience and reinforce our objective of positioning our hotels as a preferred destination for visitors.”
- “A key component of the company's investment strategy is the £200 million mixed-use development at the historically acquired Newbridge Street site in Newcastle city centre. The project includes a 190-unit residential tower, a 200-bed hotel, commercial office space and a public realm with restaurants, bars and fitness facilities aimed at contributing to the area's regeneration.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELL, Leanne | Secretary | 2023-04-13 | — | — |
| KHALIQ, Imran | Director | 2012-03-13 | Aug 1987 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, Glenn | Secretary | 2012-03-13 | 2023-04-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainford Care Homes Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-17 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-04-13 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2023-04-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination 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.