HOTELSHOP UK LIMITED
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Cash
£3.6M
+39.6% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£4.4M
+15.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
118
-6.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.4M
-41.6% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,093,002 | £10,990,093 | -9.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,293,122 | £1,284,917 | -44% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,313,516 | £1,350,114 | -41.6% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,781,961 | £941,724 | -47.2% | |
| Cash | £603,052 | £610,794 | £697,493 | £2,593,519 | £3,619,515 | +39.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £790,751 | £802,004 | £1,834,966 | £4,039,263 | £4,506,399 | +11.6% | |
| Net assets | £502,467 | £542,715 | £1,399,334 | £3,787,913 | £4,388,382 | +15.9% | |
| Equity | £502,467 | £542,715 | £1,399,334 | £3,787,913 | £4,388,382 | +15.9% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 84 | 89 | 126 | 118 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,111,264 | £3,160,098 | +1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £89,035 | £121,755 | +36.7% |
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 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-12-30 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 19.0% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 14.7% | 8.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 56.8% | 28.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 65.5% | 61.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.46x | 1.60x |
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
- HOTELSHOP UK LIMITED 1999-09-10 → present
- BURSTISSUE LIMITED 1999-07-22 → 1999-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Ballards LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- HOTELSHOP UK LIMITED · parent
- Rapid Relocate Limited 100%
- Cloud-Works Solutions Limited 70%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELNOR, Claire Jane | Secretary | 2023-09-01 | — | — |
| BAIRD, Stewart John | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1971 | British |
| EVANS, Diana Louise | Director | 2018-05-09 | Nov 1979 | British |
| FINDLAY, Vivienne | Director | 1999-08-09 | Jun 1954 | British |
| NEWCOMBE, Craig Peter | Director | 2018-05-09 | May 1976 | British |
| VEALE, Robert Lee | Director | 2018-05-09 | Jan 1985 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROMLEY, Susan Jennifer | Secretary | 1999-12-13 | 2004-12-31 |
| FINDLAY, Vivienne | Secretary | 2013-10-03 | 2019-08-19 |
| HUDSON, Vivienne | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2010-08-20 |
| HUDSON, Vivienne | Secretary | 1999-08-09 | 1999-12-13 |
| NEWCOMBE, Craig Peter | Secretary | 2019-08-20 | 2023-08-31 |
| ORCHARD, Tracey | Secretary | 2010-08-20 | 2013-10-03 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-07-22 | 1999-08-09 |
| LEFTWICH, John | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2019-06-30 |
| MARLEY, Kevin | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2016-09-26 |
| MILICAN, Claire Elizabeth | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SHORROCK, Julie Marie | Director | 1999-08-09 | 2010-08-20 |
| VELLA, Peter John Leonard Simmonds | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-07-22 | 1999-08-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsuk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-10-22 | Active |
| Mrs Vivienne Findlay | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 134 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-11-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-11-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-08-01 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-09-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-11-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-11-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
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.