SKYSCANNER LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Trip.com Group, the company provides an online travel search aggregator platform that allows users to compare flights, hotels, and car hire options from third-party providers.
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Cash
£172M
+31.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£397M
+19.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
603
-38.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£48M
-51.3% 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 | £349,432,000 | £389,858,000 | £540,631,000 | +38.7% | |
| Operating profit | £98,081,000 | £93,319,000 | £42,548,000 | -54.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £99,149,000 | £97,631,000 | £47,577,000 | -51.3% | |
| Net profit | £104,167,000 | £85,013,000 | £56,931,000 | -33% | |
| Cash | £45,947,000 | £130,566,000 | £171,750,000 | +31.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £293,153,000 | £410,336,000 | £441,269,000 | +7.5% | |
| Net assets | £228,040,000 | £332,233,000 | £396,755,000 | +19.4% | |
| Equity | £228,040,000 | £332,233,000 | £396,755,000 | +19.4% | |
| Average employees | 967 | 981 | 603 | -38.5% | |
| Wages | £84,492,000 | £88,727,000 | £58,958,000 | -33.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,552,000 | £1,553,000 | £12,190,000 | +684.9% |
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 | 28.1% | 23.9% | 7.9% | |
| Net margin | 29.8% | 21.8% | 10.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 33.5% | 22.7% | 9.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 39.1% | 32.4% | 33.4% | |
| Current ratio | 2.59x | 3.84x | 2.60x | |
| Interest cover | 22.10x | 23.21x | 8.60x |
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
- SKYSCANNER LIMITED 2003-07-11 → present
- SOLUTIONS 4 DOTNET LIMITED 2001-05-16 → 2003-07-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- SKYSCANNER LIMITED · parent
- Skyscanner Private Limited 100%
- Skyscanner 2020 Netherlands B.V. 100%
- Reacher Investments Limited 100%
- Skyscanner Technology Limited 100%
- Skyscanner Japan K.K. 100%
- Beijing Skyscanner Technology Co. Limited 100%
- Skyscanner Holdings Inc. 100%
- Skyscanner Brasil Tecnologia Ltda 100%
- Skyscanner India Private Limited 0.03%
Significant events
- “During the year, the Directors approved the transfer of the Company's engineering assets, employees, and associated intellectual property to Skyscanner Technology Limited, a newly established subsidiary of the Company.”
- “On 1 April 2025 selected intangibles, including Goodwill and capitalised development costs, were transferred to Skyscanner Technology Limited.”
- “On 1 July 2025 the company transferred its investment in Skyscanner España, S.L. to Skyscanner Technology Limited at its carrying value of £2.1m as part of the transfer of the technology business.”
- “On 19 August 2025, Distinction Infomatikai Szolgaltato Kft was liquidated, leading to a disposal charge of £2.1m.”
- “In September 2025, the Company and the claimant agreed to dispose of the proceedings permanently and all legal action has now been concluded on a no admission of fault basis, with each party bearing their own costs and agreeing that there shall be no further orders as to costs.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOLAN, Martin Gerard | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | — | — |
| BATISTA, Bryan Edgar Goncalves | Director | 2025-05-09 | Sep 1980 | Portuguese |
| LIANG, James Jianzhang | Director | 2016-12-09 | Dec 1969 | Kittitian |
| SUN, Jane Jie | Director | 2016-12-09 | Sep 1968 | Singaporean |
| WANG, Xiaofan | Director | 2016-12-09 | Jul 1975 | Chinese |
| XIONG, Xing | Director | 2016-12-09 | Nov 1973 | American |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORSTORPHINE, Shane | Secretary | 2012-04-23 | 2016-03-23 |
| GARDNER, Derek Gordon | Secretary | 2009-05-13 | 2012-04-23 |
| GRAY, Gillian Frances | Secretary | 2008-02-20 | 2009-05-12 |
| GRIMES, Juliet Rose | Secretary | 2001-05-16 | 2008-02-20 |
| HAY, Carolyn | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | 2019-02-26 |
| MILLER, Robert Simon | Secretary | 2019-08-22 | 2021-07-01 |
| DOVE, Bryan Jason | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2020-06-17 |
| GRIMES, Bonamy | Director | 2001-05-16 | 2013-09-27 |
| LOGAN, Mark | Director | 2013-09-27 | 2016-12-09 |
| MANGELAARS, John | Director | 2021-03-15 | 2025-03-28 |
| MORITZ, Michael, Sir | Director | 2015-02-03 | 2016-12-09 |
| NICHOLSON, John Mcallister | Director | 2007-10-31 | 2010-06-30 |
| NOLAN, Ray | Director | 2011-02-09 | 2013-09-30 |
| PANCHOLI, Julian Vasant | Director | 2007-12-01 | 2016-12-09 |
| PATERSON, Calum Macdonald | Director | 2010-03-16 | 2016-12-09 |
| RAFIAH, Moshe | Director | 2019-12-04 | 2021-11-12 |
| RICE-JONES, Margaret Frances | Director | 2013-11-26 | 2016-05-31 |
| SMITH, Barry James | Director | 2001-05-16 | 2016-12-09 |
| STOCKWOOD, Jason | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2012-11-28 |
| WILLIAMS, Gareth John | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2019-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyscanner Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-07-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.