1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.2M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.3M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
50
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£940K
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,622,598 | £141,612 | £10,807,555 | £17,114,906 | £17,751,865 | £18,848,749 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,071,380 | -£987,480 | £587,001 | £1,257,016 | £842,924 | £941,223 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,070,859 | -£987,438 | £587,025 | £1,269,529 | £874,004 | £940,370 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,070,859 | -£979,505 | £774,154 | £1,020,549 | £655,482 | £717,403 | — | |
| Cash | £2,100,082 | £2,064,966 | £2,378,870 | £3,072,655 | £3,301,219 | £3,222,939 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,162,823 | £661,145 | £1,008,493 | £2,043,066 | £1,555,039 | £2,317,553 | — | |
| Net assets | £1,143,882 | £247,948 | £1,008,493 | £2,028,126 | £1,540,929 | £2,279,722 | — | |
| Equity | £1,143,882 | £247,948 | £1,008,493 | £2,028,126 | £1,540,929 | £2,279,722 | — | |
| Average employees | 40 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 44 | 50 | — | |
| Wages | £899,645 | £585,370 | £624,062 | £880,221 | £1,239,770 | £1,370,162 | — | |
| 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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 21 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -23.2% | — | 5.4% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 5.0% | |
| Net margin | -23.2% | — | 7.2% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -92.1% | -149.4% | 58.2% | 61.5% | 54.2% | 40.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 59.5% | 70.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.67x | 1.40x | 1.56x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LIMITED 2007-12-19 → present
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS PLC 2004-09-30 → 2007-12-19
- 1ST CLASS HOLIDAYS LTD 1997-10-06 → 2004-09-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- White Hart Associates (London) 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.”
Significant events
- “The business has expanded its destination offering during the year adding a Cruise brand, India and South and Central America to its product offering.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH, Paul | Director | 1997-10-13 | Feb 1962 | British |
| BLAND, Paul Neil | Director | 2018-03-12 | Jan 1986 | British |
| GATHERCOLE, Daniel Edward | Director | 2018-03-12 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MASON, Sharon Rose | Secretary | 1997-10-13 | 2024-08-31 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1997-10-06 | 1997-10-06 |
| MASON, Sharon Rose | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2024-08-31 |
| TREFFERS, Henri | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2015-12-18 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1997-10-06 | 1997-10-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-16 | Ceased 2016-04-16 |
| 1st Class Holidays (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-03-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-12-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.