Company
Firmdale Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Claude Markus Aberie 2012-2012 View profile
- Christopher Kelso Bedford Brotchie 2011-2025 View profile
- John Michael Keane 2003-2012 View profile
- Carolyn Anne Wicks 2003-2003 View profile
- Craig Andrew Markham 2003-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 27/01/2003
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Claude Markus Aberle
appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - Nerine Trust Company Limited ceased 2016-04-06
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- 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
- Firmdale Hotels PLC
- Covent Garden Hotel (Freehold) LTD
- 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
- £69,250,000
- Total assets
- £69,250,000
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£4,000
Filed as Group accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Not reported | £69,250,000 |
| 2026-01-31 | Not reported | £69,250,000 |
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.
6 directors on the board
- Richard Cal Perlhagen Director · appointed 2021
- Timothy John Reginald Kemp Director · appointed 2003
- John Paul Gray Director · appointed 2011
- Con Christopher Ring Director · appointed 2025
- Rolando Cheles Director · appointed 2025
- Claude Markus Aberle Director · appointed 2012
Directors past 6 years
- Timothy John Reginald Kemp Director · appointed 2003
- John Paul Gray Director · appointed 2011
- Claude Markus Aberle Director · appointed 2012
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Claude Markus Aberle Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (5)
- Richard Cal Perlhagen Director · appointed 2021
- Timothy John Reginald Kemp Director · appointed 2003
- John Paul Gray Director · appointed 2011
- Con Christopher Ring Director · appointed 2025
- Rolando Cheles Director · appointed 2025
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04648681
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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