Apex Hotels checks in with improved figures

Apex Hotels, the Edinburgh-headquartered group with sites in the Scottish capital, Bath, Dundee, Glasgow and London, has posted rising profits and turnover following a year of major investment.
Apex Hotels Limited has reported another consecutive year of strong growth, with a 6 per cent rise in turnover (from £61.3 to £65m) and 2.1 per cent rise in underlying profits before tax (up from £10.3m to £10.5m).   The company showed its confidence in the market during the financial year with capital investment of £20.7m used to further develop its new hotel, Apex City of Bath.   The £48.5m, 177-bed hotel is the latest addition to Apexs now 10-strong portfolio  its August opening was a significant milestone as the companys first in England outside of London.   Angela Vickers, Chief Executive Officer, Apex Hotels Limited said: We are proud to reflect on a financial year that shows considerable capital investment and consistently strong financial performance.Apex Hotels Limited has reported another consecutive year of strong growth, with a 6 per cent rise in turnover (from £61.3 to £65m) and 2.1 per cent rise in underlying profits before tax (up from £10.3m to £10.5m).   The company showed its confidence in the market during the financial year with capital investment of £20.7m used to further develop its new hotel, Apex City of Bath.   The £48.5m, 177-bed hotel is the latest addition to Apexs now 10-strong portfolio  its August opening was a significant milestone as the companys first in England outside of London.   Angela Vickers, Chief Executive Officer, Apex Hotels Limited said: We are proud to reflect on a financial year that shows considerable capital investment and consistently strong financial performance.
Apex Hotels Limited has reported another consecutive year of strong growth, with a 6 per cent rise in turnover (from £61.3 to £65m) and 2.1 per cent rise in underlying profits before tax (up from £10.3m to £10.5m). The company showed its confidence in the market during the financial year with capital investment of £20.7m used to further develop its new hotel, Apex City of Bath. The £48.5m, 177-bed hotel is the latest addition to Apexs now 10-strong portfolio  its August opening was a significant milestone as the companys first in England outside of London. Angela Vickers, Chief Executive Officer, Apex Hotels Limited said: We are proud to reflect on a financial year that shows considerable capital investment and consistently strong financial performance.

The group also issued a bullish trading outlook yesterday as it flagged multi-million-pound refurbishment work at its four-star establishments.

Its latest accounts revealed a 6 per cent rise in turnover – from £61.3 million to £65m – alongside a 2.1 per cent increase in underlying profits before tax, which were up from £10.3m to £10.5m during the year.

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The group said it had displayed its confidence in the market during the financial year with capital investment of £20.7m used to further develop its new hotel, Apex City of Bath.

The £48.5m, 177-bed hotel is the latest addition to Apex’s now ten-strong portfolio. Its August opening was a significant milestone, marking the Scottish company’s first in England outside of London.

Angela Vickers, chief executive of Apex Hotels, said: “We are proud to reflect on a financial year that shows considerable capital investment and consistently strong financial performance.

“In January we promised an exciting year of development and investment and our stunning new hotel in Bath has delivered that – and created 120 jobs. It is the city’s largest in terms of bedroom numbers and events space.

“Our track record in the four-star market is achieved through our high customer service and brand standards, as well as our ongoing commitment to continued investment in our existing offering.

“With that in mind our investment plans don’t stop here – there’s more exciting news in the pipeline with multi-million-pound refurbishment works set to be announced in the coming weeks.”

She added: “In the longer term we anticipate the continued growth of our hotel and hospitality operations through extension of existing sites where possible and acquisition of new development sites as opportunities arise.”

The firm said it was already reaping the benefits of investment made in its previous financial year – ending April 2016 – during which it added 134 rooms through Apex City of Glasgow’s opening and the extension of Apex City of 
London.

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As a result, its latest set of figures highlight 7 per cent growth in rooms sold while occupancy was up by 2.6 per cent.

The company also restructured long leasehold arrangements in place for Apex City Quay, Dundee, Apex Haymarket and Apex City of London. In return for an annual rent increase the group received a premium of £7m which was utilised to reduce bank debt.

According to the results, revenue per available room – or RevPAR, a key industry measure – came in at £113.10, up from £108.69 the year before. There was a 6.7 per cent jump in the total number of rooms sold, from 390,261 to 416,630.

The group recorded a profit after taxation of £8.7m, which was down on the £9.3m posted a year earlier.

Apex was established in the mid-1990s when the first of its hotels was opened in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket, by founder Norman Springford.