JOURNEY HOSPITALITY LIMITED
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Cash
£947K
+211.6% vs 2024
Net assets
-£18M
-56% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
115
-15.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£6.8M
+24% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,380,180 | — | £8,477,296 | £11,965,682 | +41.1% | |
| Operating profit | £862,420 | — | -£6,845,419 | -£3,880,970 | +43.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £862,420 | -£1,929,022 | -£9,004,633 | -£6,843,259 | +24% | |
| Net profit | £560,036 | -£1,233,016 | -£7,967,407 | -£6,342,526 | +20.4% | |
| Cash | £56,533 | £5,715,904 | £303,811 | £946,782 | +211.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,050,472 | £4,009,713 | -£9,900,401 | -£12,871,433 | -30% | |
| Net assets | £3,655,630 | £2,422,614 | -£11,321,676 | -£17,664,202 | -56% | |
| Equity | £3,655,630 | £2,422,614 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | 52 | 53 | 136 | 115 | -15.4% | |
| Wages | £1,080,726 | £1,875,223 | £5,862,128 | £4,943,900 | -15.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £53,971 | £125,725 | £319,000 | £359,778 | +12.8% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 25.5% | — | -80.8% | -32.4% | |
| Net margin | 16.6% | — | -94.0% | -53.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.3% | — | — | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 220.1% | 306.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.07x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | -3.17x | -1.30x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- JOURNEY HOSPITALITY LIMITED 2021-01-27 → present
- JOURNEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2019-03-21 → 2021-01-27
- THE HOTEL MARKETING GROUP LTD 2017-12-07 → 2019-03-21
- CREATIVE AGENCY NETWORK LIMITED 2015-07-15 → 2017-12-07
- JOURNEY DIGITAL LIMITED 2014-03-19 → 2015-07-15
- GROUP CREATIVE LIMITED 2010-10-20 → 2014-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Saffery 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.”
Significant events
- “Following the year end a shareholder provided further funding to the wider group in tranches following the year end totalling £8,032,350 under an existing funding agreement. This is in addition to the £800,000 received during the year”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULLINGHAM, Simon John | Director | 2020-06-02 | Mar 1982 | British |
| REED, Mark | Director | 2022-10-27 | Sep 1978 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTTERILL, Nigel | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2011-06-07 |
| BULLINGHAM, Simon John | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2016-11-10 |
| BULLINGHAM, Simon John | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2011-04-03 |
| CASSIDY, Peter George | Director | 2010-10-20 | 2016-06-22 |
| HINDMARCH, Arthur Stephen | Director | 2011-10-12 | 2022-10-27 |
| HURLEY, Barry Thomas | Director | 2020-06-02 | 2022-10-27 |
| MARTIN, Christopher Peter | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2015-12-08 |
| ROWAN, Simon | Director | 2022-10-27 | 2025-01-03 |
| WOOD, Johnny | Director | 2011-04-04 | 2011-07-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-27 | Active |
| Commercial Corporate Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2020-09-08 | Ceased 2022-10-27 |
| Bjh Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 25–50% | 2020-06-02 | Ceased 2022-10-27 |
| Mr Simon John Bullingham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-06-02 | Ceased 2022-10-27 |
| Mr Arthur Stephen Hindmarch | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-11-25 | Ceased 2020-06-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-11-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-06 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-11-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-11-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.