The Dorchester: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Dorchester Hotel Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Dorchester Group Limited. In the year to December 2025 Dorchester Hotel Limited reported turnover of £89m.
- In the year to December 2025, The Dorchester had turnover of £89m, up 20.4% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £27m, losing £30.32 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 741 people, with staff costs of £37m.
- Dorchester Hotel Limited is controlled by Dorchester Group Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Dorchester Hotel Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 15 September 2026.
- Registered name
- DORCHESTER HOTEL LIMITED
- Company number
- 01229635
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 13 October 1975
- Registered office area
- 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 15 September 2026
What does The Dorchester do?
The Dorchester is a luxury hotel on Park Lane in London, overlooking Hyde Park, offering rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, afternoon tea, a spa and event spaces. It earns its money from overnight stays, dining, drinks and events such as banquets and weddings. It opened in 1931 and is part of Dorchester Collection, the hotel group owned by the Brunei Investment Agency. Its restaurants include The Grill and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.
In brief: luxury hotel · Park Lane · rooms, restaurants and events · Dorchester Collection
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 25 September 2026. Official website: dorchestercollection.com/london/the-dorchester.
Who owns The Dorchester?
The Companies House register records Dorchester Group Limited as the person with significant control of Dorchester Hotel Limited, company number 01229635. Dorchester Group Limited is itself company number 01823605.
That places Dorchester Hotel Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
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 The Dorchester?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Dorchester Hotel Limited.
All 3 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Sofian Md Jani | 1 October 2014 |
| Ahmad Fahruddeen Mohd Azrae | 17 February 2021 |
| Noorsurainah Tengah | 7 February 2022 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did The Dorchester file?
Dorchester Hotel Limited reported turnover of £89m in the year to December 2025. That was up 20.4% on £74m the year before.
It reported 741 employees. The year before it reported 719.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £27m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £23m the year before.
Staff costs came to £37m. That is an average of £50,000 a head. It ended the year with £16m at the bank and net assets of £231m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £89m | £74m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£27m (filed) | -£23m (filed) |
| Employees | 741 | 719 |
| Staff costs | £37m | £33m |
| Average staff cost per head | £50,000 | £46,000 |
| Bank and cash | £16m | £16m |
| Net assets | £231m | £253m |
| Interest paid | £16m | |
| Interest received | £1.3m |
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 The Dorchester?
Dorchester Hotel Limited has registered 7 charges at Companies House, of which 2 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.
Both outstanding charges
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad | 13 October 2023 |
| Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company as Trustee and Agent for Merrill Lynch Interfunding Inc, Williams and Glyns Bank PLC | 2 August 1984 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How The Dorchester compares
Of the 10 London's luxury hotels, The Dorchester is 3rd on turnover, 9th on profit margin and 1st on growth. Chiltern Firehouse keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £45.73.
| Rank | London's luxury hotels | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Claridge's | £138m | −£5.54 |
| 3rd | The Dorchester | £89m | −£30.32 |
| + 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.
The Dorchester files as Dorchester Hotel Limited, whose person with significant control is Dorchester Group Limited, with turnover of £89m in its latest filed year.
Questions about The Dorchester
What does The Dorchester do?
The Dorchester is a luxury hotel on Park Lane in London, overlooking Hyde Park, offering rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, afternoon tea, a spa and event spaces. It earns its money from overnight stays, dining, drinks and events such as banquets and weddings. It opened in 1931 and is part of Dorchester Collection, the hotel group owned by the Brunei Investment Agency. Its restaurants include The Grill and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester.
Is The Dorchester bigger than The Ritz?
No, by turnover. The Dorchester reported £89m in its latest accounts, against £133m at The Ritz. Our The Dorchester v The Ritz page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. The Dorchester v The Ritz →
How does The Dorchester compare with its rivals?
By turnover, The Dorchester is 3rd 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 The Dorchester?
The Companies House register records Dorchester Group Limited as the person with significant control of Dorchester Hotel Limited.
How much does The Dorchester make?
Dorchester Hotel Limited reported turnover of £89m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £27m.
How many people work at The Dorchester?
Dorchester Hotel Limited reported 741 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs The Dorchester?
The Companies House register lists 3 current officers for Dorchester Hotel Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Dorchester Hotel Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 01229635, 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, “The Dorchester: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/the-dorchester/. Figures from Companies House filings for DORCHESTER HOTEL LIMITED (01229635).
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