THE THREE HORSE FIELD GROUP LIMITED
The company operates a mixed farming enterprise and provides hotel or similar accommodation services, based at Abington Park Farm in Cambridgeshire.
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Cash
£2.2M
+10.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£29M
+0.3% vs 2023
Employees
80
-14% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£869K
-86.2% vs 2023
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,976,064 | £5,845,031 | -16.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £660,945 | £51,047 | -92.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £157,565 | £6,288,393 | £868,775 | -86.2% | |
| Net profit | £157,565 | £4,650,025 | £631,855 | -86.4% | |
| Cash | £14,690 | £1,986,253 | £2,199,333 | +10.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,309,571 | £30,726,632 | £30,814,907 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | — | £29,063,995 | £29,158,100 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | £34,309,571 | £29,063,995 | £29,158,100 | +0.3% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 93 | 80 | -14% | |
| Wages | — | £2,458,456 | £2,005,912 | -18.4% | |
| 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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.5% | 0.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 66.7% | 10.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 2.2% | 0.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.18x | 4.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 13.51x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Argents Audit Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE THREE HORSE FIELD GROUP LIMITED · parent
- The Abington Group Limited 100%
- Abington Farms Limited 100%
- Gonville Hotels Limited 79.25%
- Gonville Hospitality Limited 79.25%
Significant events
- “The sales have decreased compared to 2023, which is predominantly due to the disposal of one group company whose turnover was £808,571 in 2023.”
- “The decrease in pre-tax profit relates to the fair value uplift of investment properties in 2023.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSEC LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-12-23 | — | — |
| CHAPLIN, David John Harold | Director | 2020-12-23 | Oct 1963 | British |
| CHAPLIN, Simon Robert Frank | Director | 2020-12-23 | Apr 1967 | British |
| RUSSELL, Hilary Ann | Director | 2020-12-23 | Jul 1965 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Robert Frank Chaplin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-02-07 | Active |
| Mr David John Harold Chaplin | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-12-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 13 of 13 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2022-04-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-04-12 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-04-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-23 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.