Hope & Anchor (Ross-on-Wye) Limited
Registered name: HOPE & ANCHOR (ROSS-ON-WYE) LIMITED
Part of Country House Weddings Holdings Ltd groupHope & Anchor (Ross-on-Wye) Limited made £1.6m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Hope & Anchor (Ross-on-Wye) Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £1.6m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £2m profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Barnet; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnet, East of England
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £551k | £630k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £817k | £944k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£1.6m | −£258k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£1.6m | −£258k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£1.6m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£1.6m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 37 | 48 | 41 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −115.2% | 128.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 59.7% | 60% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £28.5k | £38.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£32.9k | £49.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲15% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲164.3% | ▲29.7% | ▼14.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £33.3k | £48.3k | £34.7k | £39k |
| Net assets | −£364k | −£771k | −£2.3m | −£329k |
| Fixed assets | £1.7m | £2.7m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Current assets | £164k | £112k | £225k | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £1.5k | £31.8k | £19.6k | £86.5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 128.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 60%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £38.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £49.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 92.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- 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 −£329k
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £39k
- Headcount
- ▼15%
- Now 41
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £1.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Country House Weddings Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Hope & Anchor (Ross-on-Wye) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Country House Weddings LimitedRev. £2.3m · Profit £38.7k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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