LONGLEAT ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Company number 00789512 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Longleat Enterprises Limited presents a strong credit profile with net assets of £23.84M, a cash position of £13.22M covering total liabilities 1.7 times over, and conservative gearing at 32%. The 60-year trading history, diversified revenue streams across heritage attractions, and continued capital investment of £2.1M in 2024 demonstrate business resilience and management commitment to long-term value creation. While the 51% decline in net profit to £988K in 2024 warrants monitoring, the substantial asset base and liquidity buffer provide significant headroom, supporting an APPROVE recommendation for credit facilities with standard monitoring conditions.
Shareholders' funds
£23,843,084
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of the management of cave exhibiting at Cheddar Gorge, tourist attractions at Longleat and associated business activities at both sites.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1964-01-27
- Employees
- 591 (2024 accounts · was 536 in 2023)
- Registered office
- The Longleat Estate Office, Longleat, Warminster, Wilts, BA12 7NW
- Postcode
- BA12 7NW
- Capital
- 7,021,074 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-17
- Next due by
- 2026-12-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 93290 Other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 18 resigned
Group structure 3 subsidiaries
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LONGLEAT BATH ARMS LIMITED Dissolved
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LONGLEAT BISHOPSTROW LIMITED Dissolved
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LONGLEAT HOMEWOOD PARK LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Creative Worker (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6960463 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
1.1%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · in the top quarter for parity
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.longleat.org.uk
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 88 similar companies in BA
The largest employer among its local peers (591 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1964.
Competitors Bath
This company ranks 1 among other amusement and recreation activities not elsewhere classified in Bath.
Property in England & Wales 12 titles
- Freehold
- 10
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2016-12-20
- Where
- Somerset (9), Wiltshire (3)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST155279 | Somerset | Freehold | 2016-12-20 | — |
| WT318883 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2014-09-04 | — |
| ST304069 | Somerset | Freehold | 2013-01-31 | — |
| ST202472 | Somerset | Freehold | 2011-08-23 | — |
| ST256244 | Somerset | Freehold | 2007-06-04 | — |
| WT247982 | Wiltshire | Freehold | 2006-04-04 | — |
| WT241766 | Wiltshire | Leasehold | 2005-09-05 | — |
| ST232001 | Somerset | Freehold | 2004-12-06 | — |
| ST114184 | Somerset | Freehold | 2003-10-06 | — |
| ST218910 | Somerset | Freehold | 2003-08-06 | — |
| ST214347 | Somerset | Freehold | 2003-07-02 | — |
| ST67790 | Somerset | Freehold | 1998-03-19 | — |
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