Chiltern Firehouse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Chiltern Street Hotel Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Mr Andre Tomas Balazs. In the year to December 2025 Chiltern Street Hotel Limited reported turnover of £4m.
The Chiltern Firehouse hotel and restaurant have been closed since a fire on 14 February 2025, so turnover fell to £3.6m in 2025 (2024: £33.0m) and average staff to 169 (2024: 369); the company also recognised £16.0m of business interruption insurance, and the hotel is expected to re-open in April 2027 (accounts to 31 December 2025, pp. 1, 2 and 17).
- In the year to December 2025, Chiltern Firehouse had turnover of £4m, down 89.1% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £1.6m, keeping £45.73 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 169 people, with staff costs of £7m.
- These figures are from Chiltern Street Hotel Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 2 October 2026.
- Registered name
- CHILTERN STREET HOTEL LIMITED
- Company number
- 07218870
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 9 April 2010
- Registered office area
- North-West London
- Industry code on the register
- 55100: Accommodation
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 2 October 2026
What does Chiltern Firehouse do?
Chiltern Firehouse is a hotel and restaurant on Chiltern Street in Marylebone, London, housed in a converted Victorian fire station. It opened in 2014 and makes its money from hotel rooms and suites, its restaurant and bar, and private events. It is a single site rather than a chain, and its restaurant and courtyard are open to non-residents as well as hotel guests.
In brief: hotel and restaurant · converted fire station · Marylebone, London
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 25 September 2026. Official website: chilternfirehouse.com.
Who owns Chiltern Firehouse?
The Companies House register records Mr Andre Tomas Balazs as the person with significant control of Chiltern Street Hotel Limited, company number 07218870.
The register names an individual, not a company, as its controller.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Chiltern Firehouse?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Chiltern Street Hotel Limited.
All 5 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Harry Handelsman | 9 April 2010 |
| Lloyd Kevin Hunt | 1 April 2011 |
| Andre Tomas Balazs | 9 March 2012 |
| Lloyd Kevin Hunt | 15 July 2013 |
| Claire Darrow Mosier | 5 August 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Chiltern Firehouse file?
Chiltern Street Hotel Limited reported turnover of £4m in the year to December 2025. That was down 89.1% on £33m the year before.
It reported 169 employees. The year before it reported 369.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.6m for the year, against a pre-tax profit of £4m the year before.
Staff costs came to £7m. That is an average of £40,000 a head. It ended the year with £4m at the bank and net assets of £6m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4m | £33m |
| Pre-tax profit | £1.6m (filed) | £4m (filed) |
| Employees | 169 | 369 |
| Staff costs | £7m | £11m |
| Average staff cost per head | £40,000 | £30,000 |
| Bank and cash | £4m | £2m |
| Net assets | £6m | £5m |
| Interest paid | £9k | |
| Interest received | £49k |
Read the accounts to December 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Chiltern Firehouse?
Chiltern Street Hotel Limited has registered 3 charges at Companies House, of which 3 are still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
All 3 outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Santander UK PLC as Security Agent | 24 December 2021 |
| Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) | 5 March 2014 |
| Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee for the Secured Parties) | 13 September 2013 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Chiltern Firehouse compares
Of the 10 London's luxury hotels, Chiltern Firehouse is 10th on turnover, 1st on profit margin and 10th on growth.
| Rank | London's luxury hotels | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Claridge's | £138m | −£5.54 |
| 10th | Chiltern Firehouse | £4m | £45.73 |
| + 8 more London's luxury hotels ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Chiltern Firehouse files as Chiltern Street Hotel Limited, whose person with significant control is Mr Andre Tomas Balazs, with turnover of £4m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Chiltern Firehouse
What does Chiltern Firehouse do?
Chiltern Firehouse is a hotel and restaurant on Chiltern Street in Marylebone, London, housed in a converted Victorian fire station. It opened in 2014 and makes its money from hotel rooms and suites, its restaurant and bar, and private events. It is a single site rather than a chain, and its restaurant and courtyard are open to non-residents as well as hotel guests.
How does Chiltern Firehouse compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Chiltern Firehouse is 10th of the 10 companies in our battle of London's luxury hotels, behind Claridge's. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of London's luxury hotels →
Who owns Chiltern Firehouse?
The Companies House register records Mr Andre Tomas Balazs as the person with significant control of Chiltern Street Hotel Limited.
How much does Chiltern Firehouse make?
Chiltern Street Hotel Limited reported turnover of £4m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £1.6m.
How many people work at Chiltern Firehouse?
Chiltern Street Hotel Limited reported 169 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Chiltern Firehouse?
The Companies House register lists 5 current officers for Chiltern Street Hotel Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Chiltern Street Hotel Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 07218870, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Chiltern Firehouse: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/chiltern-firehouse/. Figures from Companies House filings for CHILTERN STREET HOTEL LIMITED (07218870).
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