HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Company number 03418583 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Historic Royal Palaces Enterprises Limited operates as a profitable trading subsidiary generating £29.6M revenue with strong margins, but carries material balance sheet fragility with net assets of only £55,110 against £11.2M in current liabilities. The company's financial structure is typical of charity trading vehicles where profits are extracted via Gift Aid, and the significant inter-company creditor balance (£7.99M) likely represents amounts owed to the parent charity. While operational performance is sound and cash generation is strong, the near-zero equity buffer means the company is dependent on continued parent support and creditor forbearance to maintain solvency.
Shareholders' funds
£55,110
Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31
What it does
The principal activities of the company are retailing, licencing, functions and events and sponsorship at Historic Royal Palaces.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1997-08-13
- Employees
- 0 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Hampton Court Palace, Surrey, KT8 9AU
- Postcode
- KT8 9AU
- Capital
- 2 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-06
- Next due by
- 2027-08-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47789 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
- 93290 Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 28 resigned
Contact details
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| TYROLESE (397) LIMITED | 1998-03-20 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 66 LINCOLNS INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3LH | 1998-03-17 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 85 similar companies in KT, trading since 1997
Competitors Epsom
This company ranks 18 among other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) in Epsom.
The class of 1997
43%
of the 50,527 companies incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 54% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2010-04-12
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGL570197 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2010-04-12 | — |
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