HCL HOSPITALITY LTD
Company number 04614697 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
HCL Hospitality Ltd operates as a highly leveraged single-asset property holding vehicle within a family group structure, generating rental income from a connected cigar retail business. While the company has demonstrated a positive trajectory in rebuilding net assets from negative territory to £51,454 over the past decade, its extreme leverage (debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 13.9:1), critically low liquidity (current ratio of 0.04:1), and explicit going concern uncertainties place it well below typical industry benchmarks for both property investment and hospitality sectors. The recent rebranding to "HCL Hospitality" signals potential strategic ambition, but the current financial structure—dependent on director loans and a single connected tenant—makes this a fragile business with limited capacity to execute a genuine hospitality pivot without substantial recapitalisation.
Shareholders' funds
£51,454
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-12-11
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 73 Cornhill, London, United Kingdom, EC3V 3QQ
- Postcode
- EC3V 3QQ
- Capital
- 200 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-01
- Next due by
- 2026-11-15
Nature of business (SIC)
- 55100 Hotels and similar accommodation
- 68209 Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Officers 1 current · 6 resigned
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| HAVANA CIGARS LTD | 2026-07-31 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 18 KINGSGATE PLACE, LONDON, NW6 4TA | 2004-09-28 |
| SUITE B, 29 HARLEY STREET, LONDON, W1G 9QR | 2004-09-15 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 649 similar companies in EC, trading since 2002
Competitors London
This company ranks 80 among hotels and similar accommodation in London.
The class of 2002
40%
of the 456 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 56% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.