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Company No. 10458501 · Incorporated 2 Nov 2016

Gorse Hill Hotel Limited

Registered name: GORSE HILL HOTEL LIMITED

Part of Active Hospitality Limited group

Gorse Hill Hotel Limited made £3.4m revenue and £518k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Gorse Hill Hotel Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £3.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £518k profit and 96 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
9 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 ultimate parent company is Active Hospitality Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue
£3.4m
Growth ▼2.7%
Profit
£518k
Growth ▼19.6%
Profit margin
15.2%
Gross 85.8%
Employees
96
Change ▲5.5%
Profit / employee
£5.4k
Revenue/employee £35.4k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.9m£3.2m£3.5m£3.4m
Cost of sales£325k£495k£491k£483k
Gross profit£1.6m£2.7m£3m£2.9m
Operating profit−£161k£375k£650k£522k
Profit before tax−£181k£371k£645k£518k
Profit after tax−£181k£371k£645k£518k
Profit (best available)−£181k£371k£645k£518k
Staff costs£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m£1.3m
Employees (average)63779196
Ratios
Profit margin−9.3%11.6%18.4%15.2%
Gross margin83.3%84.5%86%85.8%
Revenue per employee£30.8k£41.5k£38.4k£35.4k
Profit per employee−£2.9k£4.8k£7.1k£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲64.5%▲9.5%▼2.7%
Profit growth——▲73.9%▼19.6%
Headcount growth—▲22.2%▲18.2%▲5.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£109k£216k£298k£391k
Net assets−£987k−£617k£28.2k£547k
Fixed assets£9.3m£9.1m£8.8m£8.7m
Current assets£1.8m£2m£2.1m£2.1m
Debtors£91k£45.3k£47.6k£11.4k
Deferred income£267k£349k£406k£442k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
15.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
85.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£35.4k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
254.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
13%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲1836%
Now £547k
Cash at bank
▲31%
Now £391k
Headcount
▲5%
Now 96
Deferred income
▲9%
Now £442k
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £8.7m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Active Hospitality Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Gorse Hill Hotel Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £518k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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