Rocco Forte Hotels Limited
Registered name: ROCCO FORTE HOTELS LIMITED
Rocco Forte Hotels Limited made £345m revenue and £17.6m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.
Rocco Forte Hotels Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £345m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £17.6m profit and 2,619 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1996
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £312m | £318m | £345m |
| Cost of sales | −£126m | −£135m | −£144m |
| Gross profit | £186m | £184m | £202m |
| Operating profit | £39m | £47m | £53.3m |
| Profit before tax | £15.8m | £25.4m | £27.1m |
| Profit after tax | £5.1m | £17.2m | £17.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £5.1m | £17.2m | £17.6m |
| Employees (average) | 2,470 | 2,692 | 2,619 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.7% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Gross margin | 59.6% | 57.7% | 58.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £126k | £118k | £132k |
| Profit per employee | £2.1k | £6.4k | £6.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▲8.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲235.1% | ▲2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9% | ▼2.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £132k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 2,619
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (8)
- RF Corporate UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Executive Hotel Program) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Germany) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Hotel Management) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Italy) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Luxury Hotels) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rocco Forte & Family (Russia) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Rfuk Investment Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £17.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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