KEY TRAVEL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.4m
+358.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£11m
+93.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
187
+1.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£113k
-53.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,897,000 | £10,158,000 | £9,207,000 | -9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,005,000 | £242,000 | £111,000 | -54.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,011,000 | £244,000 | £113,000 | -53.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,015,000 | £195,000 | £471,000 | +141.5% | |
| Cash | £4,704,000 | £954,000 | £4,371,000 | +358.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,807,000 | £6,050,000 | £11,019,000 | +82.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,497,000 | £5,692,000 | £11,019,000 | +93.6% | |
| Equity | £5,497,000 | £5,692,000 | £11,019,000 | +93.6% | |
| Average employees | 184 | 185 | 187 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £5,314,000 | £5,330,000 | £5,007,000 | -6.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £130,000 | £129,000 | £266,000 | +106.2% |
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 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 1.9% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | 4.0% | 1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 81.7% | 68.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.08x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 60.50x | 27.75x |
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
- KEY TRAVEL LIMITED 2008-06-03 → present
- KEYFEED LIMITED 1980-10-24 → 2008-06-03
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As detailed in the Directors report, Sasa Bidco Limited, a parent undertaking of the Company, and the majority of the Key Travel trading Group was acquired by Trip.com Travel Singapore Pte. Limited, part of the Trip.com Group. As a result of this sale the bank debt owed by the Group that was maturing in the next 12 months has either been repaid or waived and as a result the material uncertainty identified in the prior year is deemed to have been resolved. The Directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- KEY TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- Key Travel NV 100%
- Key Travel BV 100%
Significant events
- “On the 28 August 2025, 100% of the share capital of Sasa Bidco Limited, an intermediary parent undertaking of the Company, was sold to Trip.com Travel Singapore Pte. Ltd, which operates under the Trip.Biz brand as the Travel Management Company (TMC) arm of the Trip.com Group.”
- “The consideration for the sale was £1 paid in cash for the share capital and the full cash repayment of the Revolving Credit Facility of £7.4m held in Sasa Bidco Limited. As part of the sale agreement the bank loans owed by Sasa Bidco Limited of £51.2m were waived in full.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAI, Qiong | Director | 2026-04-20 | Jan 1979 | Chinese |
| CHUNG, Che-Chun | Director | 2026-04-20 | Aug 1989 | Taiwanese |
| SONG, Tao | Director | 2026-04-20 | Sep 1974 | American |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, Alexander Rory Wellington | Secretary | 2015-08-12 | 2019-05-10 |
| GILMOUR, Trevor James | Secretary | 2013-11-27 | 2015-08-10 |
| KAMALANATHAN, Kandasamy | Secretary | 2006-03-27 | 2007-07-24 |
| KNUDSON, Paul Spencer | Secretary | 2008-01-21 | 2013-11-27 |
| SODHA, Ajaya Gordhandas | Secretary | — | 2006-03-27 |
| SODHA, Mina Ajay | Secretary | 2007-07-24 | 2008-01-21 |
| BIRKS, Nigel Francis | Director | 2019-05-10 | 2021-01-23 |
| CONOLEY, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2021-01-05 | 2026-04-20 |
| DAVIS, Alexander Rory Wellington | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-05-10 |
| EMERSON, Stephanie Anne | Director | 1994-03-03 | 2006-03-29 |
| HAMMAD, Saad Hassan | Director | 2017-11-10 | 2026-04-20 |
| HENRY, Mark | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-09-15 |
| KNUDSON, Paul Spencer | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2017-11-10 |
| O'SULLIVAN, John Barry | Director | 2014-10-02 | 2016-01-18 |
| SODHA, Ajaya Gordhandas | Director | — | 2013-07-31 |
| SODHA, Harish Gordhandas | Director | — | 2005-12-19 |
| SPELLER, Andrew John | Director | 2013-07-31 | 2014-10-02 |
| SUMMERS, Stephen Francis | Director | 2008-01-21 | 2013-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Travel Holdings | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-06-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-04 | 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
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.