What The Hotel Folk say about themselves
“The Hotel Folk is a group of award winning, luxury hotels and businesses located across Suffolk.”
The Hotel Folk Limited
- Incorporated
- 4 September 1995 (31 years)
- Previously known as
- TA Hotel Collection Limited (until 8 February 2019)Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels Limited (until 11 November 2011)Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel Limited (until 3 April 2002)Earlier: Bideawhile 229 Limited
- Industry
- Hotels and similar accommodation (55100)
- Owned by
- Joan Annette WhybrowJames Maynard Dinwiddy
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Thorpeness Hotel & Golf Club Lakeside AvenueThorpenessLeistonIP16 4NH
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 June 2027
- Last accounts
- 30 September 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 18 September 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 4 September 2026
Charges
- Total
- 36
- Outstanding
- 12
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 24
Officers 7 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 1 April 2019
British
Born February 1978 (48)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2019
British
Born April 1977 (49)
Hill, Jennifer Caroline
Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2019
Director · Appointed 1 April 2016
British
Born August 1987 (39)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2006
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British
Born October 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 29 May 1996
British
Born September 1950 (76)
Director · Appointed 29 February 1996
British
Born November 1953
Officer history (8 former)
22 November 2021
1 April 2019
1 April 2019
Appointed Hill, Jennifer Caroline as Secretary
1 April 2019
1 April 2019
24 March 2019
Resigned Wiangke, Ingo as Director
8 June 2018
Resigned Osborne, Peter as Director
1 April 2018
31 March 2018
31 March 2017
Resigned Tinnion, Grahame as Director
27 January 2017
1 April 2016
1 April 2016
Appointed Osborne, Peter as Director
1 April 2016
Appointed Wiangke, Ingo as Director
1 April 2016
1 April 2006
Appointed Tinnion, Grahame as Director
1 April 2006
29 May 1996
24 May 1996
29 February 1996
29 February 1996
4 September 1995
4 September 1995
Ownership 3 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 50–75% of voting rights (as a trust)
British
Born October 1951 (75)
James Maynard Dinwiddy
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares (as a trust)
Holds 50–75% of voting rights (as a trust)
British
Born August 1972 (54)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
British
Born September 1950 (76)
Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- £4,240,986
- Cash
- £80,216
- Profit Before Tax
- £203,845
- Debt Ratio
- 82%
- Current Ratio
- 0.1x
- Return on Equity
- 1%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £22,571,063 | £22,880,589 | £23,369,992 | £23,020,124 | £22,648,701 | £22,998,732 |
| Current Assets | £1,420,421 | £1,378,765 | £1,407,290 | £1,332,594 | £1,374,192 | £1,118,722 |
| Debtors | £1,105,492 | £823,346 | £898,607 | £762,304 | £654,730 | £571,129 |
| Cash | £80,216 | £318,534 | £280,407 | £335,957 | £522,096 | £363,874 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £18,313,216 | £18,680,183 | £18,938,715 | £6,370,908 | £4,593,578 | £4,102,925 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £56,500 | £56,500 | £84,294 | £12,136,146 | £14,343,903 | £15,418,196 |
| Net Current Assets | (£16,892,795) | (£17,301,418) | (£17,531,425) | (£5,038,314) | (£3,219,386) | (£2,984,203) |
| Net Assets | £4,240,986 | £4,216,131 | £4,469,614 | £4,695,390 | £4,089,669 | £3,882,993 |
| Shareholder Funds | £4,240,986 | £4,216,131 | £4,469,614 | £4,695,390 | £4,089,669 | £3,882,993 |
| Turnover | £15,441,457 | £10,188,012 | £18,321,869 | |||
| Cost of Sales | £9,760,145 | £9,470,824 | £9,113,845 | £9,237,817 | £7,207,891 | £12,198,016 |
| Gross Profit | £6,203,640 | £2,980,121 | £6,123,853 | |||
| Admin Expenses | £5,305,370 | £5,242,271 | £5,140,123 | £4,938,637 | £3,604,515 | £6,385,961 |
| Staff Costs | £7,497,262 | £7,150,615 | £6,680,384 | £6,642,828 | £5,657,393 | £9,088,698 |
| Operating Profit | £1,317,003 | £1,147,115 | £1,141,037 | |||
| Profit Before Tax | £203,845 | (£153,606) | £208,609 | £1,089,347 | £666,290 | £379,185 |
| Tax | £178,990 | £99,877 | £134,385 | £283,626 | £459,614 | £254,906 |
| Profit for Period | £24,855 | (£253,483) | £74,224 | £805,721 | £206,676 | £124,279 |
Filings 204
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 4 September 2026 | ||
| 24 June 2026 | Full accounts | 30 September 2025 | ||
| 15 December 2025 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 15 December 2025 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 15 December 2025 | Satisfaction of a charge in full |
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