TOURVEST DUTY FREE (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£4.7M
-27.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.5M
+89.8% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
33
-19.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
-55.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £14,329,281 | £21,534,255 | £26,017,086 | +20.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £4,092,685 | £4,043,222 | £1,876,494 | -53.6% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £3,366,878 | £3,512,033 | £1,578,614 | -55.1% | |
| Net profit | £1,021,902 | £4,075,225 | £2,629,251 | £1,170,382 | -55.5% | |
| Cash | £2,553,677 | £4,452,338 | £6,442,732 | £4,698,871 | -27.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,169,760 | -£831,447 | £1,787,772 | £5,362,233 | +199.9% | |
| Net assets | -£5,400,626 | -£1,325,401 | £1,303,850 | £2,474,232 | +89.8% | |
| Equity | -£5,400,626 | -£1,325,401 | £1,303,850 | £2,474,232 | +89.8% | |
| Average employees | 31 | 35 | 41 | 33 | -19.5% | |
| Wages | £1,654,310 | £2,067,902 | £2,505,629 | £3,134,276 | +25.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £372,288 | £385,584 | £374,344 | -2.9% |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 28.6% | 18.8% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 28.4% | 12.2% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 226.2% | 35.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 111.0% | 91.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.90x | 1.11x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.45x | 5.80x | 5.48x |
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
- TOURVEST DUTY FREE (UK) LIMITED 2004-02-20 → present
- TOURVEST DUTY FREE LIMITED 2004-02-05 → 2004-02-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Menzies LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements for the company are prepared on the going concern basis. In making this assessment, the director has reviewed the company's cash flow forecast for the 12 months following the signing of the financial statements, which shows that the company will be able to meet its obligations as and when they fall due.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Clive | Director | 2014-05-16 | Jul 1974 | South African |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DELANEY, Margaret | Secretary | 2014-05-16 | 2019-09-16 |
| ABERGAN REED NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 |
| SOUTHERN CROSS EXPORT MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2004-02-05 | 2014-05-16 |
| DELANEY, Margaret | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2019-09-30 |
| ELS, Paul Johannes | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2007-02-23 |
| FOUCHE, Kevin Mark | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| GRIMSLEY, Selwyn John | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2013-10-31 |
| HARTSHORNE, Maurice Errol | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2005-11-30 |
| HAY, Ian William Charles | Director | 2004-08-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| KNIBBS, Patrick John | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2014-05-16 |
| LILLY, Malcolm Edward | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2007-12-31 |
| MARAIS, Sarel Johannes Lodewicus | Director | 2004-02-05 | 2005-12-01 |
| ROSE, John Philip | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2008-06-27 |
| VAN DER SCHYFF, Marlize Jacomina | Director | 2014-05-16 | 2015-10-22 |
| VON GOTTBERG, Bernd Johannes | Director | 2011-08-17 | 2014-02-14 |
| ABERGAN REED LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-02-05 | 2004-02-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-02-05 |
| Mr Robert Wellington Matana Gumede | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 100 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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.