DESTINOLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£8.2M
+12.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£2.2M
+36.6% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
109
-1.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£789K
+37.5% first positive since 2020
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £65,182,010 | £30,642,151 | £51,746,444 | £54,340,826 | £59,704,161 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,011,433 | £3,688,026 | £1,132,395 | £180,060 | £336,445 | +86.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,859,311 | £3,734,269 | £1,222,836 | £573,665 | £788,595 | +37.5% | |
| Net profit | -£6,537,311 | £3,887,730 | £1,149,869 | £437,004 | £586,571 | +34.2% | |
| Cash | £3,128,695 | £4,609,697 | £7,041,927 | £7,326,483 | £8,245,459 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£3,858,710 | £16,401 | £1,166,270 | £1,603,274 | £2,189,845 | +36.6% | |
| Net assets | -£3,877,077 | £16,401 | £1,166,270 | £1,603,274 | £2,189,845 | +36.6% | |
| Equity | -£3,960,361 | £16,401 | £1,166,270 | £1,603,274 | £2,189,845 | +36.6% | |
| Average employees | 109 | 78 | 100 | 111 | 109 | -1.8% | |
| Wages | £4,232,503 | £3,852,409 | £3,667,722 | £3,966,339 | £4,268,423 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.8% | 12.0% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | -10.0% | 12.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 97.1% | 11.2% | 15.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.08x | 1.10x |
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
- DESTINOLOGY LIMITED 2006-03-29 → present
- TRAVEL COUNSELLORS HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2001-09-26 → 2006-03-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 middle of 2023 and through 2024 the business has reacted well to increased competition from on-line distributors by focusing on those products that require more customer service and travel expertise than can be provided by solely on-line distributors. This change in focus was increasingly successful towards the end of 2024 in terms of business mix and the trend should improve further during 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Brian | Director | 2020-10-20 | Nov 1968 | British |
| GREEN, Rick | Director | 2020-10-20 | Mar 1962 | British |
| WILSON, Duncan Campbell | Director | 2020-10-20 | Sep 1958 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAYNES, Victoria | Secretary | 2014-08-12 | 2020-10-20 |
| SPEAKMAN, Dominic | Secretary | 2001-09-26 | 2014-08-12 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 |
| BOOTH, Carole | Director | 2011-03-23 | 2014-08-12 |
| DONALD, Alan Charles | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2018-08-17 |
| GENT, Simon | Director | 2011-03-29 | 2014-08-12 |
| HINGLEY, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2014-08-12 |
| JENKINS, Stephen Adrian | Director | 2018-11-06 | 2020-10-20 |
| LINFOOT, Jeannette | Director | 2017-01-31 | 2017-12-31 |
| SHAW, Peter Robin | Director | 2018-01-26 | 2020-06-25 |
| SPEAKMAN, Annelouise | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2014-08-12 |
| SPEAKMAN, Dominic James | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2017-05-22 |
| SPEAKMAN, Paul | Director | 2001-09-26 | 2004-03-31 |
| STRONG, Andrew Jonathan Peter | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2017-01-31 |
| WINDLE, Deborah Louise | Director | 2014-08-12 | 2020-10-20 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-26 | 2001-09-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Travel Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-20 | Active |
| St&H Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-20 |
| Mr Dominic James Speakman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 143 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-09-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-10-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2020-10-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-10-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.