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Firmdale Hotels PLC
Hotels and similar accommodation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Mark Rupert Read 2017-2026 View profile
- Anna Elizabeth Jackson 2017-2020 View profile
- Howard Michael Field 2015-2020 View profile
- Rodney Frederick Taylor 2008-2016 View profile
- Philip Leslie Truelove 2000-2001 View profile
- Christopher Scott Hall Smith 2000-2000 View profile
- Carolyn Anne Wicks 1999-2016 View profile
- Andreas Serenus Hoffman 1999-2001 View profile
- Sally Amanda Macdonald 1996-2001 View profile
- Eric Catton Waterhouse 1995-1997 View profile
- Alan George Crisp 1993-1994 View profile
- John Michael Keane 2003 View profile
- Martin Ball 1993 View profile
- Soichiro Yoshida 1998 View profile
- Martyn John Levitt 1994-2003 View profile
- John Paul Gray 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Hotels and similar accommodation
- Incorporated
- 01/10/1981
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Firmdale Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Firmdale Hotels PLC
is controlled by Firmdale Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Firmdale Holdings Limited
is controlled by Claude Markus Aberle
Evidence
active appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Claude Markus Aberle.
18 other companies in this group
- KIT Kemp Design LTD
- 21 Golden Square LTD
- Firmdale Property Investments Limited
- Bedford Place Hotel Limited
- HAM Yard Investment Limited
- Dorset Square Hotel (Freehold) LTD
- HY Hotels Limited
- Dorset Square Hotel (Leasehold) LTD
- Covent Garden Hotel (Leasehold) LTD
- Palace Laundry LTD
- Mandela WAY LTD
- Firmdale West END Limited
- Number Sixteen Hotel Limited
- Innovation Centre LTD
- Soho Hotel Limited
- Covent Garden Hotel (Freehold) LTD
- Firmdale Holdings Limited
- Shoreditch Hotel Limited
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £162,181,000
- Total assets
- £3,584,000
- Cash
- £2,077,000
- Employees
- 177
- Turnover
- £14,713,000
- Profit/loss
- £1,837,000
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | £14,713,000 | £162,181,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | £14,713,000 | £162,181,000 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
7 directors on the board
- Timothy John Reginald Kemp Director
- Con Christopher Ring Director · appointed 2020
- Judith Kit Kemp Director · appointed 2014
- Rolando Cheles Director · appointed 2010
- Willow Kemp Director · appointed 2022
- Malcolm Thomas Soden Director · appointed 2004
- Araminta Kemp Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Judith Kit Kemp Director · appointed 2014
- Rolando Cheles Director · appointed 2010
- Malcolm Thomas Soden Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Willow Kemp Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (6)
- Timothy John Reginald Kemp Director
- Con Christopher Ring Director · appointed 2020
- Judith Kit Kemp Director · appointed 2014
- Rolando Cheles Director · appointed 2010
- Malcolm Thomas Soden Director · appointed 2004
- Araminta Kemp Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Mark Rupert Read Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01588612
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/07/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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