HUMMINGBIRD TRAVEL LIMITED
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Cash
£9m
USD 12,164,258
+46.6% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£6.7m
USD 9,016,992
+27% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
36
+12.5% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.3m
USD 3,153,543
+82.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £70,349,335 | £80,515,933 | £96,655,144 | +20% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £1,299,397 | £1,157,802 | £2,204,407 | +90.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,310,511 | £1,285,227 | £2,340,292 | +82.1% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £986,770 | £970,604 | £1,779,308 | +83.3% | |
| Cash | £5,764,411 | £3,385,582 | £8,260,712 | £5,550,091 | £6,155,676 | £9,027,279 | +46.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,255,662 | £394,387 | £4,141,972 | £4,238,051 | £5,271,932 | £6,693,610 | +27% | |
| Net assets | £2,247,499 | £394,387 | — | £4,235,886 | £5,268,524 | £6,691,645 | +27% | |
| Equity | £2,247,499 | £394,387 | £4,141,972 | £4,235,886 | £5,268,524 | £6,691,645 | +27% | |
| Average employees | 16 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | +12.5% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,348,079 | £1,415,431 | £1,942,751 | +37.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £29,459 | £164,327 | £166,609 | +1.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | — | £134,303 | £137,929 | +2.7% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 30.7% | 22.0% | 32.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 79.7% | 94.0% | — | 73.7% | 76.4% | 73.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.33x | 1.29x | 1.35x |
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
- Gilberts Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- HUMMINGBIRD TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- Hummingbird Travel Bulgaria SMLLC 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2026 hostilities commenced between the US and Iran. As for the travel sector as a whole, this has had some limited impacts on growth in the Company's business activity levels.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERS, Alexander | Director | 2015-03-17 | Mar 1976 | British |
| CHAMBERS, Thomas Christopher Hamar | Director | 2015-03-17 | Nov 1977 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hamar Chambers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-03-07 | Active |
| Alexander Chambers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Christopher Hamar Chambers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 38 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-06-01 MA Memorandum articles
- 2021-06-01 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-29 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-26 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-06-01 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2021-06-01 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-05-27 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-05-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.