HARRIS TOPCO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-05-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-15 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£23M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£5M
Equity attributable
Employees
57
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1M
Period ending 2025-08-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,207,641 | £45,537,493 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,327,106 | £1,195,330 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,074,577 | -£1,368,013 | |
| Net profit | -£2,816,166 | -£1,969,889 | |
| Cash | £15,696,511 | £23,483,870 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £23,496,088 | £18,751,551 | |
| Net assets | -£2,289,572 | -£5,186,548 | |
| Equity | -£2,289,572 | -£5,186,548 | |
| Average employees | 42 | 57 | |
| Wages | £486,053 | £2,373,063 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £156,040 | £532,595 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-08-31 vs 2024-08-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -105.4% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | -127.6% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.9% | 6.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 105.0% | 109.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.92x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | -2.61x | 0.38x |
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
- HARRIS TOPCO LIMITED 2024-03-21 → present
- HAMSARD 3750 LIMITED 2024-02-02 → 2024-03-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- White Hart Associates (London) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the Going Concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- HARRIS TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Harris Bidco Limited 100%
- Distant Journeys Limited 100%
- Distant Journeys DMC Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Headcount increased from 42 to 57 during the year, with further targeted investment planned to support product development, service delivery and customer experience.”
- “The Company completed major upgrades to its brand and technology platforms, which are expected to strengthen operational efficiency, enhance customer experience and support the business's long-term growth plans.”
- “The Product Development team has also identified and designed several new itineraries that are scheduled for introduction across the 2026, 2027 and 2028 financial years.”
- “On 13 November 2025, after obtaining the approval from the Civil Aviation Authority, £3,200,000 of the A loan notes were redeemed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACARNLEY, Daniel Luke | Director | 2024-05-16 | Aug 1981 | British |
| BOWDEN-DOYLE, Richard William | Director | 2024-05-16 | Nov 1960 | British |
| BROOMBERG, Ashley Dan | Director | 2024-05-16 | Dec 1969 | British |
| MOORE, Ewan | Director | 2024-05-28 | May 1974 | British |
| WHITTLE, Simon David | Director | 2024-05-16 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-02-02 | 2024-03-21 |
| BACON, Frederick | Director | 2024-03-21 | 2024-05-16 |
| JONES, Jonathan | Director | 2024-02-02 | 2024-03-21 |
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2024-02-02 | 2024-03-21 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobeus V Gp Llp | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-21 | Active |
| Squire Patton Boggs Directors Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-02 | Ceased 2024-03-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 36 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-06 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-19 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-05-24 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-05-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-22 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-05-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 6
- 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.