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GOLDEN TOURS LTD

#02608886 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1991-05-09 (35y 2m) · Last filing 2026-06-24 (1mo ago)
Consumer Discretionary · SIC 79120 · N Administrative & Support Service Activities · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-06-29 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-05-11 (in 10 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£19M

-3.6% vs 2024

Net assets

£22M

+11.1% vs 2024

Employees

262

+6.1% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£6.6M

-35% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30

Metric Trend 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30 Δ vs prior
Turnover £68,304,170£75,954,495£73,152,766 -3.7%
Operating profit £10,661,933£9,705,949£6,035,325 -37.8%
Profit before tax £11,000,856£10,112,450£6,569,614 -35%
Net profit £8,540,419£7,507,923£4,850,525 -35.4%
Cash £17,906,277£19,210,868£18,528,085 -3.6%
Total assets less current liabilities £24,004,850£20,783,605£22,758,421 +9.5%
Net assets £22,907,831£19,579,468£21,758,454 +11.1%
Equity £22,907,831£19,579,468£21,758,454 +11.1%
Average employees 160247262 +6.1%
Wages £5,461,967£8,251,871£8,777,242 +6.4%
Directors' remuneration £311,910£561,132£380,214 -32.2%

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-09-302024-09-302025-09-30
Operating margin 15.6%12.8%8.3%
Net margin 12.5%9.9%6.6%
Return on capital employed 44.4%46.7%26.5%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 37.4%45.2%—
Current ratio 2.19x1.78x2.18x
Interest cover 69.40x—28.21x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. GOLDEN TOURS LTD 1997-12-23 → present
  2. TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1991-05-09 → 1997-12-23

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Amey Kamp LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors believe that preparing the accounts on the going concern basis is appropriate as at the date of authorisation the group has net current assets and is forecast to maintain positive cash flows over the next twelve months.”

Group structure

  1. GOLDEN TOURS LTD · parent
    1. Golden Tours Sightseeing Ltd 100% · provide open top up bus services to the parent company
    2. Things to do Ltd 100% · organise events
    3. The London Tour Bus Company Limited 100%
    4. London Splash Tours Limited 100%
    5. Golden Tours Transport Limited 100% · provide transport services to the parent company
    6. Open Top Tours Ltd 100%
    7. Open Top Tours London Ltd 100%
    8. Golden Tours World Limited 100%
    9. Dining Experiences Ltd 100% · sale of dining experiences in an agency capacity for operators around the world
    10. Hop On Hop Off Plus Ltd 100% · sale of bus tour tickets in an agency capacity for operators around the world
    11. Golden Tours UK Ltd 100%
    12. UK Experience Group Ltd 100%
    13. GT Kitchen Ltd 100%
    14. VP Property Investment Ltd 100% · letting and operation of own or leased real estate
    15. Global Sightseeing Pvt Ltd 99.99% · Ahmedabad · providing back office support to the parent company

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 2 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
PALAN, Kamu Secretary — — British
PALAN, Mikesh Director 2016-04-01 Apr 1986 British
PALAN, Nitin Director — Jul 1954 British
Show 2 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED Corporate Nominee Secretary 1991-05-09 1991-05-09
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED Corporate Nominee Director 1991-05-09 1993-05-09

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mrs Kamu Palan Individual Significant influence 2026-03-02 Active
Mr Nitin Palan Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 116 total filings

Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution

  • 2022-10-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
  • 2022-10-20 MA Memorandum articles
Date Type Category Description
2026-06-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-04-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2026-04-22 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2026-04-22 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-03-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-03-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-08-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-05-31 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-04-22 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2024-04-22 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2024-04-11 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-05-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-05-24 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF
2023-04-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2022-11-02 SH01 capital Capital allotment shares
2022-10-20 RESOLUTIONS resolution Resolution
2022-10-20 MA incorporation Memorandum articles
2022-07-22 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-04-15 MR04 mortgage Mortgage satisfy charge full PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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