HOMES FOR STUDENTS LIMITED

Company number 09840367 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£11,226,266

Balance sheet as at 2026-03-31

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What it does

The principal activity of the group of companies is in the UK and Europe involving the management of Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (“PBSA”) via Homes for Students ("HFS"), with Co-living and Build to Rent ("BTR") via our subsidiaries BTR PRS trading as VervLife and European PBSA via Orla Living. The Services we provide include sales and marketing agency, customer experience, hard and soft facilities management, project management, principal contractor, compliance assurance, internet services, resident engagement, property insurance procurement, and energy procurement and management associated with the properties we manage. We are focused on optimizing the performance of the assets under management to maximise returns. There has been further diversification of the company through the development of its proprietary property management system, student resident experience platform, and creation of software developments via RSS. The softwares developed are being rolled out across the

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2015-10-26
Employees
1078 (2026 accounts · was 834 in 2025)
Registered office
Hornbeam House, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HG2 8QT
Postcode
HG2 8QT
Capital
6,000 GBP
Accounts category
Group

Accounts

Last made up to
2026-03-31
Next due by
2027-12-31
Financial year end
31 March

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2025-10-25
Next due by
2026-11-08
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 55900 Other accommodation

Officers 6 current · 8 resigned

Zejian YANG Director
Appointed 2025-09-30
Appointed 2024-04-25
Appointed 2024-04-25
Appointed 2024-04-25
Appointed 2016-03-07

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Group structure 3 subsidiaries

Controlled by GROSVENOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA159143 (Tier 3), registered since 2016.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

5.3%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Among its peers

Top 5%

by shareholders' funds, of 38 similar companies in HG

The largest employer among its local peers (1078 staff).

Trading since 2015.

No.1 of the largest other accommodation companies in Harrogate →

47 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Harrogate

This company ranks 1 among other accommodation in Harrogate.

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The class of 2015

51%

of the 856 companies in this sector incorporated in 2015 are still active today; 44% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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