NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£7.9M
+110.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£26M
-0.5% vs 2023
Employees
263
-8.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+2,955.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £59,386,000 | £68,202,000 | +14.8% | |
| Operating profit | £139,000 | £974,000 | +600.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £34,000 | £1,039,000 | +2,955.9% | |
| Net profit | -£1,768,000 | £296,000 | +116.7% | |
| Cash | £3,728,000 | £7,852,000 | +110.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£24,813,000 | -£25,265,000 | -1.8% | |
| Net assets | -£26,166,000 | -£26,291,000 | -0.5% | |
| Equity | — | -£26,291,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 288 | 263 | -8.7% | |
| Wages | £5,537,000 | £6,901,000 | +24.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £810,000 | £950,000 | +17.3% |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | -3.0% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 214.1% | 193.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.36x | 0.40x | |
| Interest cover | 0.61x | 4.77x |
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
- NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED 1999-10-06 → present
- SUNWORLD SAILING LIMITED 1994-11-01 → 1999-10-06
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- NEILSON ACTIVE HOLIDAYS LIMITED · parent
- Neilson Hellas AE 100%
- OA Yacht Charters SA 100%
- Neilson Turizm Danismanlik Ve Ticaret Ltd STI 100%
- Neilson Marin Yatirim Turizm Ve Isletmecilid Ltd STI 100%
- Vitages Astral S.L. 100%
- Neilson Flights Limited 100%
- Neilson Retail Limited 100%
- Neilson Tour Operations Limited 100%
- Neilson Egypt for Watersports SAE 100%
- Neilson Active Holidays Sardinia S.R.L.S. 100%
- Neilson Holidays Travel Agency d.o.o. 100%
- Neilson Holidays Spain S.L. 100%
Significant events
- “As the year drew to a close, we were very pleased to be recognised firstly in the November 2024 British Travel Awards for the 11th year running, where we received the awards for 'Best Travel Company for Activity/Sports Holidays' and 'Best Travel Company for Ski/Winter Sport Holidays' and then in December 2024 being selected as a Which? recommended provider.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, David Michael | Secretary | 2013-12-10 | — | British |
| DAVIES, Simon Gordon | Director | 2021-06-24 | Feb 1974 | British |
| MILLS, Richard Stuart | Director | 2016-02-19 | Dec 1973 | British |
| SEEDHOUSE, Iain Christopher | Director | 2024-05-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| STEVENSON-WOOD, Iain | Director | 2025-11-11 | Mar 1979 | British |
| TAYLOR, David Michael | Director | 2013-12-10 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADLEY, Shirley | Secretary | 2009-06-30 | 2013-12-10 |
| HALLISEY, David Michael William | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 2009-06-30 |
| SIMMS, Paul Francis | Secretary | 1994-11-23 | 1996-07-31 |
| SONI, Sushma | Secretary | 1994-11-01 | 1994-11-24 |
| AILLES, Ian Simon | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2007-03-01 |
| ARTHUR, Nigel John | Director | 2013-02-21 | 2013-12-10 |
| BOWDEN DOYLE, Richard William | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2019-09-19 |
| BUESER, Juergen, Dr | Director | 2007-01-26 | 2008-04-03 |
| FURLONG, Andrew Richard | Director | 2014-06-23 | 2015-11-30 |
| HALLISEY, David Michael William | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2011-06-30 |
| HARDS, Nigel Richard | Director | 1996-07-31 | 2000-06-01 |
| LONG, Peter | Director | 1994-11-03 | 1996-07-01 |
| MARTIN, Carol Anne | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1994-11-24 |
| MILLS, Richard Kevin | Director | 2016-09-19 | 2020-05-15 |
| NOVOA, Manny Fontenla | Director | 2001-10-04 | 2008-04-03 |
| POILE, Philip | Director | 2002-04-24 | 2002-12-04 |
| RICHARDS, Iain Charles | Director | 2021-06-24 | 2024-05-01 |
| SIMMONDS, Michael John | Director | 2013-12-10 | 2015-09-10 |
| STEWART, Andrew Dominic | Director | 2020-05-12 | 2024-09-02 |
| TAYLOR, David Michael | Director | 2013-02-12 | 2013-02-21 |
| TYLER, Peter | Director | 1994-11-03 | 2016-12-15 |
| TYLER, Phillip | Director | 1994-11-03 | 2025-11-11 |
| WILLIAMSON, Terry Brian | Director | 2000-06-01 | 2001-10-04 |
| WOOD, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 1998-09-07 | 2001-11-29 |
| WRIGHT, Nigel John | Director | 1994-11-03 | 1998-07-31 |
| THOMAS COOK GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2009-07-06 | 2013-12-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Kevin Mills | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-09-19 | Ceased 2016-11-11 |
| Mr Phillip Tyler | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2016-11-11 |
| Mr David Michael Taylor | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2016-11-11 |
| Mr Richard William Bowden Doyle | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-29 | Ceased 2016-11-11 |
| Neilson Active Holidays (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-06-29 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-10-31 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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