BCD MEETINGS & EVENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£11M
+21.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-35.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
447
+9.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.3M
-12.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £32,176,201 | £40,148,485 | £44,980,532 | +12% | |
| Operating profit | £762,381 | £1,137,278 | £1,105,610 | -2.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,239,876 | £1,444,924 | £1,259,673 | -12.8% | |
| Net profit | £915,392 | £1,075,398 | £938,565 | -12.7% | |
| Cash | £5,736,020 | £9,431,150 | £11,499,795 | +21.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,938,197 | £3,013,595 | £1,952,160 | -35.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,938,197 | £3,013,595 | £1,952,160 | -35.2% | |
| Equity | £4,938,197 | £3,013,595 | £1,952,160 | -35.2% | |
| Average employees | 372 | 408 | 447 | +9.6% | |
| Wages | £15,047,901 | £17,270,299 | £19,593,828 | +13.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.4% | 37.7% | 56.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.17x | 1.06x | 1.01x | |
| Interest cover | 16.70x | 21.06x | 10.17x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- BCD MEETINGS & EVENTS LIMITED 2015-06-30 → present
- BCD MEETINGS & INCENTIVES LIMITED 2007-01-03 → 2015-06-30
- TALKING POINT LIMITED 1986-10-10 → 2007-01-03
- DAWNCIRCUIT LIMITED 1986-07-24 → 1986-10-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Management has, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that, based on the budget for the year 2026 and a long-term business plan covering the years 2026 to 2030 approved by management, the BCD Travel B.V. group will be able to continue providing support to the company and the company will be able to fulfil its financial obligations for at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. The management has therefore adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TONKS, Claire | Secretary | 2025-06-20 | — | — |
| JONGENEEL, Geert Jan | Director | 2014-07-01 | Feb 1960 | Dutch |
| MORGAN, Bruce | Director | 2025-03-01 | Jun 1970 | American |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARAY, Diana | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2014-07-28 |
| EVERITT, Laura | Secretary | 2016-09-15 | 2025-06-20 |
| HWALIMA, Mwango, Financial Controller | Secretary | 2014-07-28 | 2016-09-15 |
| SMITH, James Robin | Secretary | — | 1992-01-30 |
| WILSON, Ian | Secretary | 1992-01-30 | 2011-05-31 |
| BODEN, Darren Christer | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2020-06-30 |
| GOEDHART, Maritt Carlyn | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2020-06-30 |
| GRAF, Scott Gerard | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2016-11-10 |
| LAMMENS, Marc Remy Irene | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-12-21 |
| LAWLEY, Michele | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2025-03-01 |
| MCCABE, Helen | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2020-06-30 |
| PEROLLS, Andrew Graham Thomas | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| RATCLIFFE, Paul Anthony | Director | — | 2006-10-06 |
| SMITH, James Robin | Director | — | 2008-06-30 |
| WALLEY, Michael John Alfred | Director | 1992-01-30 | 2022-09-01 |
| WHITTAKER, David Ronald | Director | 1992-01-30 | 2004-12-10 |
| WILSON, Ian | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2011-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Travel Company Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-30 | Ceased 2024-10-30 |
| Bcd Travel Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-30 | Ceased 2024-10-30 |
| The Travel Company Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-30 |
| John Arthur Fentener Van Vlissingen | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-03-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-23 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-06-23 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-04 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-04 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | 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.