Howard De Walden Estates Limited
Private Limited Company · London
ActiveUnited KingdomIncorporated 1963Private Limited Company
Financial position
Accounts to 2026-03-31 · GBP · Company accounts
Net assets
£2,928,387,000
Cash
£83,313,000
Turnover
£178,842,000
Profit / loss
£249,719,000
Current assets
£145,069,000
Creditors < 1 year
£119,488,000
Equity
£2,928,387,000
Average employees
151
Balance-sheet trend
GBP · companyFinancial statements
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| Reported figures | 2026-03-31Company · AI-read | 2025-03-31Company · AI-read |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net assets | £2,928,387,000 | £2,729,274,000 |
| Equity | £2,928,387,000 | £2,729,274,000 |
| Share capital | £1,331,000 | £1,331,000 |
| Retained earnings | £299,814,000 | £279,099,000 |
| Assets | ||
| Fixed assets | £4,494,914,000 | £4,246,053,000 |
| Property, plant & equipment | £14,034,000 | £14,639,000 |
| Investments | £27,000 | £27,000 |
| Current assets | £145,069,000 | £102,842,000 |
| Cash at bank | £83,313,000 | £27,546,000 |
| Debtors | £381,000 | £11,568,000 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors within one year | £119,488,000 | £125,237,000 |
| Creditors after one year | £781,104,000 | £733,924,000 |
| Provisions | £811,004,000 | £760,460,000 |
| Net current assets | £25,581,000 | £22,395,000 |
| Assets less current liabilities | £4,520,495,000 | £4,223,658,000 |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Turnover | £178,842,000 | £162,384,000 |
| Cost of sales | £31,055,000 | £37,883,000 |
| Gross profit | £147,787,000 | £124,501,000 |
| Administrative expenses | £28,575,000 | £25,872,000 |
| Operating profit | £358,807,000 | £179,239,000 |
| Interest receivable | £4,073,000 | £9,202,000 |
| Interest payable | £32,775,000 | £32,746,000 |
| Profit before tax | £332,330,000 | £158,804,000 |
| Tax | £82,611,000 | £40,190,000 |
| Profit / loss | £249,719,000 | £118,614,000 |
| Operating costs | ||
| Depreciation | £1,356,000 | £1,220,000 |
| People & pay | ||
| Average employees | 151 | 167 |
| Staff costs | £19,755,000 | £17,818,000 |
| Wages & salaries | £16,341,000 | £14,379,000 |
| Social security costs | £2,444,000 | £1,913,000 |
| Directors' remuneration | £4,298,000 | £3,410,000 |
| Highest paid director | £1,402,000,000 | £1,087,000,000 |
| Source evidence | View filing | View filing |
From the accounts
What the accounts for 2026-03-31 say about themselves, read by AI from the scanned filing.
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Clean (unmodified)
- Ultimate parent
- Howard de Walden Estates Holdings Limited
- Ultimate controlling party
- The Lord Howard de Walden and Seaford’s Marriage Settlement Children’s Trust
- Accounts
- FRS 102
- Approved
- 2026-08-12, signed by M Kildea, A M Griffith
Turnover by segment (7)
- United Kingdom: All turnover arose within the United Kingdom (000s) (2026-03-31)
- Rental income: 177,338 (000s) (2026-03-31)
- Lease premiums: 500 (000s) (2026-03-31)
- Other income: 1,004 (000s) (2026-03-31)
- Rental income: 161,428 (000s) (2025-03-31)
- Lease premiums: 242 (000s) (2025-03-31)
- Other income: 714 (000s) (2025-03-31)
Related parties (1)
- Howard de Walden Estates Limited Retirement Benefit Scheme · Costs incurred by the Scheme, paid by the Company · £256,000 (2025: £198,000)
Share classes (1)
- 1,330,890 ordinary shares of £1.00 each
Events after the year end (1)
- Subsequent to the year end, the Company secured a new £100 million revolving credit facility. The facility replaces the Company’s existing revolving credit facility and further strengthens the Company's liquidity and long-term funding arrangements.
Secured borrowing
Registered charges, lenders and security interests.
Charges and related records
0 outstanding chargesShow 3 satisfied / released
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