ORIGINAL TRAVEL COMPANY LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-18 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-04
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
+21.3% highest in 10 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+46.6% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
48
+2.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+37% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,612,191 | — | £4,898,164 | — | £3,289,244 | — | £14,184,908 | — | £16,338,041 | £20,004,657 | |
| Operating profit | -£394,712 | — | -£1,393,828 | — | -£1,273,372 | — | £790,406 | — | £852,490 | £1,111,999 | |
| Profit before tax | -£383,764 | — | -£1,389,461 | — | -£1,229,674 | — | £782,039 | — | £836,522 | £1,146,371 | |
| Net profit | -£399,406 | — | -£1,080,965 | — | -£900,910 | — | £596,621 | — | £619,195 | £857,605 | |
| Cash | £2,265,105 | £2,265,105 | £1,594,325 | £1,594,325 | £895,372 | £895,372 | £1,626,782 | £1,626,782 | £3,691,770 | £4,477,191 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £1,781,733 | — | £1,259,341 | — | £1,364,479 | — | £2,569,698 | £3,265,518 | |
| Net assets | £2,607,161 | — | £1,526,196 | — | £625,286 | — | £1,221,907 | — | £1,841,102 | £2,698,707 | |
| Equity | £2,607,161 | £2,607,161 | £1,526,196 | £1,526,196 | £625,286 | £625,286 | £1,221,907 | £1,221,907 | £1,841,102 | £2,698,707 | |
| Average employees | 63 | — | 50 | — | 32 | — | 37 | — | 47 | 48 | |
| Wages | £2,501,285 | — | £1,747,721 | — | £1,061,298 | — | £1,527,184 | — | £1,924,721 | £2,418,368 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £347,070 | — | £372,504 | — | £218,957 | — | £160,111 | — | £184,278 | £224,996 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+22.4%
£16,338,041 £20,004,657
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
+21.3%
£3,691,770 £4,477,191
highest in 10 filed years
-
Net assets
+46.6%
£1,841,102 £2,698,707
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2.1%
47 48
-
Operating profit
+30.4%
£852,490 £1,111,999
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+37%
£836,522 £1,146,371
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+25.6%
£1,924,721 £2,418,368
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.4% | — | -28.5% | — | -38.7% | — | 5.6% | — | 5.2% | 5.6% | |
| Net margin | -2.4% | — | -22.1% | — | -27.4% | — | 4.2% | — | 3.8% | 4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -78.2% | — | -101.1% | — | 57.9% | — | 33.2% | 34.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76.3% | 68.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.12x | 1.28x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -266.51x | — | 81.09x | — | 45.18x | 58.95x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-03-28 | — | — |
| BARBER, Thomas Edward | Director | 2002-11-28 | Mar 1973 | British |
| BOUFERGUENE, Anne | Director | 2020-03-03 | Dec 1972 | French |
| CAPESTAN, Alain Francois Georges | Director | 2017-01-06 | Sep 1960 | French |
| COHEN-BOULAKIA, Emmanuel | Director | 2025-05-06 | Jul 1972 | French |
| DUBOURG-LAVROFF, Alexia | Director | 2025-05-06 | Sep 1983 | French |
| RIAL, Jean-Francois | Director | 2017-01-06 | Jun 1963 | French |
| SMITH, Andrew Kevin | Director | 2018-04-25 | Feb 1976 | English |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| POULAIN, Alastair | Secretary | 2002-05-13 | 2015-05-20 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-05-13 | 2002-05-13 |
| BEST, Timothy Gerald Webster | Director | 2009-02-18 | 2012-06-15 |
| GHOSH, Neill | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2021-05-05 |
| GILLIES, John | Director | 2006-01-19 | 2010-12-23 |
| LEPPARD, Martin Neal | Director | 2007-06-08 | 2013-05-15 |
| NEWBURY, Nicholas George Arne | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2020-04-01 |
| POULAIN, Alastair | Director | 2002-11-28 | 2015-05-20 |
| WHEBLE, Anthony Brian | Director | 2015-02-11 | 2017-01-06 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-05-13 | 2002-05-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyageurs Du Monde Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 154 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-15 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.