SWOOP TRAVEL LIMITED
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Cash
£2.9M
+54.5% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£607K
+7.5% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
71
+24.6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£693K
-36.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £24,098,654 | £29,773,679 | £36,137,999 | +21.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,337,501 | £1,101,920 | £674,364 | -38.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,307,644 | £1,086,816 | £692,841 | -36.3% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £938,302 | £502,004 | -46.5% | |
| Cash | £918,858 | £1,896,298 | £1,997,182 | £1,849,280 | £2,856,483 | +54.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £580,569 | -£911,918 | -£63,300 | £747,495 | £660,085 | -11.7% | |
| Net assets | £580,569 | -£1,345,251 | -£373,876 | £564,430 | £607,021 | +7.5% | |
| Equity | — | -£1,345,251 | — | £564,430 | £607,021 | +7.5% | |
| Average employees | 45 | 32 | 46 | 57 | 71 | +24.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,161,702 | £2,975,483 | +37.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £131,064 | £91,600 | -30.1% |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.6% | 3.7% | 1.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.2% | 1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 147.4% | 102.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.09x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 44.80x | 33.04x | 30.54x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Corrigan Accountants Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's 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 group and parent 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.”
Group structure
- SWOOP TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- Antarctica Guide Limited 51%
- Swoop Travel, inc. 100%
Significant events
- “The group performed well in the year to 31 March 2025, continuing its strong growth trajectory following the coronavirus pandemic.”
- “The group is proud to have started its Sustainability initiative with specific projects set to receive £0.1m over the next year as part of its commitment to promote sustainability in the regions we operate in. This compliments the group's achievement of B Corp certification in 2023”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERRINGTON, Luke Alexander | Director | 2012-02-17 | Sep 1975 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jessica Mella Hallett Errington | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Luke Alexander Errington | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 73 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-05-20 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-01-20 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-21 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-08-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-10 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-08 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-05-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 7
- 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.