FRED. OLSEN TRAVEL LIMITED
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Cash
£4.3M
+22.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£4M
+0.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
220
+5.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£55K
+223.5% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-25
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-25 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-25 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,664,000 | £24,125,000 | £29,724,000 | +23.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£121,000 | -£187,000 | -£113,000 | +39.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £41,000 | £17,000 | £55,000 | +223.5% | |
| Net profit | £17,000 | £2,000 | £34,000 | +1,600% | |
| Cash | £3,169,000 | £3,545,000 | £4,335,000 | +22.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£4,068,000 | -£4,026,000 | -£4,008,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net assets | -£4,068,000 | -£4,066,000 | -£4,032,000 | +0.8% | |
| Equity | -£4,068,000 | -£4,066,000 | -£4,032,000 | +0.8% | |
| Average employees | 171 | 209 | 220 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £4,434,000 | £5,865,000 | £6,273,000 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £136,000 | £146,000 | £161,000 | +10.3% |
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 | 2023-12-25 | 2024-12-25 | 2025-12-25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | |
| Net margin | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.65x | 0.70x | 0.73x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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
- FRED. OLSEN TRAVEL LIMITED · parent
- GoCruise Franchise Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company underwent a period of organisational transformation as a result of the retirement of the long-standing Managing Director at the end of February 2025. Following on from that, the Company initiated the sale of its Fred. Bridge Holidays operation, which was finalised toward the end of 2025 and should help maintain a focus on core business strategy into 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR, Penelope Jane | Secretary | 2012-06-29 | — | British |
| BERRY, Julie Louise | Director | 2026-03-24 | Sep 1975 | British |
| BROOKS, Ian Edward | Director | 2020-01-02 | Mar 1963 | British |
| CARON, Helen | Director | 2025-07-01 | Mar 1965 | British |
| EDGAR, Penelope Jane | Director | 2012-06-29 | Oct 1964 | British |
| EMERY, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 2013-04-15 | Feb 1961 | British |
| MINDELL, Belinda Rosemary | Director | 2016-03-01 | Apr 1967 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGGET, Robert Simon | Secretary | — | 1995-09-04 |
| REEVES, Alfred Henry | Secretary | 1995-09-04 | 2012-06-29 |
| BRIGGINSHAW, Paul Michael | Director | — | 2005-04-06 |
| DOWLER, Jeremy | Director | 1995-09-04 | 2016-03-01 |
| LEGGET, Robert Simon | Director | — | 1995-09-04 |
| LINGARD, Nigel Ronald | Director | — | 2011-11-30 |
| OLSEN, Kristine Edle | Director | 2000-10-17 | 2003-12-29 |
| PHILPOT, Nathan Richard | Director | 2012-07-26 | 2016-07-08 |
| REEVES, Alfred Henry | Director | — | 2012-06-29 |
| RODWELL, Michael Howard | Director | 1995-11-01 | 2019-08-31 |
| WALLACE, John Cameron | Director | — | 2010-06-25 |
| WALSH, Pauline Mary | Director | 2010-06-08 | 2013-03-22 |
| WILLIAMS, Steven John | Director | 2005-06-07 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred. Olsen Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-18 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.