SCENIC TOURS (UK) LTD
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Cash
£1.2M
+88.8% vs 2023
Net assets
-£8.5M
+46% vs 2023
Employees
97
-6.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4.1M
-55.3% first positive since 2021
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £66,371,911 | £65,813,520 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £2,416,371 | £1,174,929 | -51.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£8,851,196 | £1,746,850 | £9,109,358 | £4,074,010 | -55.3% | |
| Net profit | £4,442,242 | -£9,380,701 | -£8,841,525 | £1,730,889 | £8,626,873 | £7,289,888 | -15.5% | |
| Cash | £4,074,773 | £1,757,406 | £2,551,433 | £457,834 | £632,959 | £1,195,176 | +88.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£7,964,202 | -£17,314,063 | -£26,165,259 | -£24,418,409 | -£15,808,376 | -£8,544,938 | +45.9% | |
| Net assets | -£7,964,202 | -£17,351,063 | -£26,192,588 | -£24,461,699 | -£15,834,826 | -£8,544,938 | +46% | |
| Equity | -£7,964,202 | -£17,351,063 | -£26,192,588 | -£24,461,699 | -£15,834,826 | -£8,544,938 | +46% | |
| Average employees | 77 | 71 | 56 | 88 | 104 | 97 | -6.7% | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,862,442 | £3,163,656 | £3,448,831 | £3,758,873 | +9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £156,348 | £83,931 | £191,453 | £266,929 | +39.4% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 13.0% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.86x | 0.82x |
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
- Grant Thornton Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have made an appropriate assessment of liquidity and going concern whilst approving these financial statements and have determined that there is reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. For this reason, these financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SCENIC TOURS (UK) LTD · parent
- Scenic Transport Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANASTASI, David | Director | 2021-12-09 | May 1975 | Maltese |
| MORONEY, Glendon Mark | Director | 2006-04-05 | Jul 1962 | Australian |
| THOMAS, Damien John | Director | 2025-08-19 | Aug 1969 | Australian |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPEEDIE, Cameron David | Secretary | 2006-04-05 | 2008-12-12 |
| DOWNING, Colin John | Director | 2018-06-25 | 2022-01-19 |
| MORALES, Marcel Antonio | Director | 2017-03-28 | 2018-06-06 |
| TOWNSON, Christopher Joseph | Director | 2006-04-05 | 2017-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon Mark Moroney | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-26 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-09-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.