Bourne Leisure
Blackstone Group | |
Number of employees | c.14,000 (group, 2015)[1] |
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Subsidiaries | Foray 989 Ltd > Bourne Leisure Ltd >> Bourne Holidays Ltd >> Haven Leisure Ltd >> Colaingrove Ltd >>> Bourne Leisure Grp Ltd >>> Evergreen Finance Ltd |
Website | www |
Bourne Leisure Holdings Limited is a British private company which owns a number of subsidiary undertakings operating in the leisure and holiday sectors in the United Kingdom including Haven Holidays and Warner Leisure Hotels.
Company structure
The main trading companies in the Bourne Leisure group in the UK are:
- Haven Leisure Ltd who operate 37 family-orientated caravan holiday parks in England, Scotland and Wales.
- Bourne Holidays Ltd who operate 14 hotels across the country house hotels, including Alvaston Hall, Bodelwyddan Castle, Cricket St Thomas, Holme Lacey House, Littlecote House, Nidd Hall, and Thoresby Hall.
The Guernsey-based fiduciary company, First Ovalap Ltd, jointly owned by the Harris, Cook and Allen families, were the majority shareholders until the majority of the share were bought by the private equity company Blackstone.[2][3]
History
In 1964 accountant
Following this major expansion of the company some sites were subsequently sold as part of a rationalization of the business. In March 2001 seven parks were sold to Premier Dawn for £15m,[8] and soon afterwards Cinque Ports bought nine parks for £28.7m. In May 2001 twelve Haven sites were sold to Park Resorts Ltd, in a management buy-out in partnership with CBPE for £48m. In September 2001, Center Parcs acquired the Oasis Holiday Village, at Whinfell Forest, Cumbria.
In February 2004 LGV and Candover sold their 28% stake back to management in a deal that valued the firm at more than £1 billion. And in October 2004 Bourne sold a package of five sites to
In 2015, Bourne Leisure came fourth in the
In early 2021, Bourne Leisure was purchased by
In September 2022, it was announced that Butlins had been sold by
References
- ^ a b c d Bourne Leisure Holdings Limited, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015
- ^ Bourne Leisure Holdings Limited, Annual Return AR01(ef), dated 07/07/2012
- ^ "Blackstone completes Bourne Leisure acquisition".
- ^ Goodman, Matthew (11 March 2012). "Happy campers behind Butlins - Goodbye hi-de-hi, hello high life". The Sunday Times (London).
- ^ The Times, October 14, 2000
- ^ Power, Ben (28 September 2000). "Rank says goodbye to redcoats in £700m sale". London: The Independent, 28 September 2000.
- ^ Clark, Andrew (28 September 2000). "Rank takes a gamble on Butlins sale". London: The Guardian, 28 September 2000.
- ^ Reece, Damian (25 March 2001). "Bourne to sell £90m of assets". London: The Telegraph, 25 March 2001.
- ^ The Sunday Telegraph, December 12, 2004
- ^ Best Companies. "2014 Best 100 Not for Profit Companies". bestcompanies.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Mendonça, Elisângela. "Blackstone acquires UK's Bourne Leisure". www.penews.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ Group, Starwood Capital. "Starwood Capital Group Originates £1.8B Loan in Acquisition Financing for One of UK's Premier Leisure Companies". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ "Harris Family Trusts buys Butlin's for £300m". the Guardian. 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-11-11.