Sands Reach Limited
Registered name: SANDS REACH LIMITED
Part of Horizon Capital II GP LLP groupSands Reach Limited made £5.1m revenue and £608k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Sands Reach Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £5.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £608k profit and 57 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Christchurch; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Christchurch, South West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.9m | £4.5m | £4.6m | £5.1m |
| Cost of sales | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.7m | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £79.6k | £763k | £726k | £968k |
| Profit before tax | −£724k | −£531k | £224k | £781k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.1m | −£567k | £345k | £608k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.1m | −£567k | £345k | £608k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 79 | 72 | 56 | 57 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −26.9% | −12.6% | 7.4% | 12% |
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 49.3% | 48.7% | 50.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £49.9k | £62.6k | £82.7k | £88.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£13.4k | −£7.9k | £6.2k | £10.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲2.7% | ▲9.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲76.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼8.9% | ▼22.2% | ▲1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £82.7k | £74.2k | £490k | £206k |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £2.8m | £3.2m | £2.7m |
| Fixed assets | £24.9m | £24.6m | £24.4m | £22.6m |
| Current assets | £509k | £636k | £877k | £579k |
| Debtors | £67.3k | £79.8k | £27.6k | £3.5k |
| Deferred income | £555k | £194k | £264k | £205k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 50.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £88.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 446.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £2.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £206k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- ▼22%
- Now £205k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £22.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Horizon Capital II GP LLPultimate parent50–75%
- Independence Topco Limited75–100%
- Independence Holdco Limited75–100%
- Independence Midco Limited75–100%
- Independence Bidco Limited75–100%
- Boston Group Newco Limited75–100%
- Global Reach UK Holdings Limited75–100%
- Global Reach Hospitality Limited75–100%
- Sands Reach Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- The Celtic Entertainment Centre LimitedRev. £4.3m · Profit £751k
- Rothay Garden Hotel LimitedRev. £2.2m · Profit −£127k
- Christchurch Pavilion LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£58.4k
- UK SPV3 LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £30.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £608k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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