BEST AT TRAVEL PLC
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Cash
£11m
+16.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
70
+2.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£247k
-83.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £68,403,537 | £68,522,607 | £72,280,759 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £902,295 | £614,405 | £293,444 | -52.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,039,968 | £1,488,711 | £247,306 | -83.4% | |
| Net profit | £688,949 | £904,960 | £110,959 | -87.7% | |
| Cash | £10,131,787 | £9,707,945 | £11,342,060 | +16.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,215,127 | £12,120,087 | £12,231,046 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £11,152,233 | £12,057,193 | £12,168,152 | +0.9% | |
| Equity | £11,152,233 | £12,057,193 | £12,168,152 | +0.9% | |
| Average employees | 65 | 68 | 70 | +2.9% | |
| Wages | £3,666,357 | £3,679,621 | £3,904,556 | +6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £280,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 | 0% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.8% | 5.1% | 2.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.50x | 1.36x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | 4.47x | 3.64x | 1.13x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- BEST AT TRAVEL PLC 2004-12-20 → present
- WORLDWIDE JOURNEYS PLC 1994-01-31 → 2004-12-20
- AMERICAN JOURNEYS PLC 1993-08-06 → 1994-01-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- SRLV Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “Since the end of the financial year, the directors have been closely monitoring the significant escalation in geopolitical tensions and the subsequent outbreak of military conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel.”
- “The conflict has led to notable disruptions in global aviation, including the closure of key regional airspaces and the rerouting of long-haul flight paths.”
- “Given that a substantial portion of the company's client bookings are to Middle Eastern destinations, the ongoing conflict is expected to have a material adverse impact on booking volumes to the area and near-term revenue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, Rahul | Secretary | 1993-08-06 | — | British |
| SHARMA, Rahul | Director | 1993-08-06 | Oct 1958 | British |
| SHARMA, Rita | Director | 1993-08-06 | Jul 1960 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS, Howard | Nominee Secretary | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 |
| KUMAR, Ashni | Director | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-31 |
| TESTER, William Andrew Joseph | Nominee Director | 1993-08-06 | 1993-08-06 |
| WRIGHT, Alan John | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2001-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best At Travel (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-22 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.