Hortus Inns Limited
Registered name: HORTUS INNS LIMITED
Hortus Inns Limited made £4.2m revenue and a £686k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Hortus Inns Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £4.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £686k and 57 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Sutton Coldfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3.9m | £4.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£253k | −£516k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£371k | −£636k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£333k | −£686k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£333k | −£686k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 83 | 60 | 57 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −8.5% | −16.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 29.8% | 34.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £65.3k | £74.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£5.5k | −£12k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲7.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲76.6% | ▼27.7% | ▼5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £791k | £566k | £500k | £736k |
| Net assets | £5m | £5.8m | £5.4m | £4.7m |
| Fixed assets | £5.7m | £9.7m | £10m | £9.4m |
| Current assets | £953k | £1.1m | £906k | £1m |
| Debtors | £4.7k | £194k | £116k | £46.8k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£218k | −£441k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −16.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £74.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 223.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £4.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲47%
- Now £736k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £9.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£686k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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