COMPASS TRAVEL (SUSSEX) LTD
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Cash
£814k
highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£1.3m
Equity attributable
Employees
222
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£59k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,443,168 | £20,147,265 | £7,948,011 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £607,634 | £1,946,306 | £319,891 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £344,533 | £1,338,760 | £58,823 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £232,833 | £1,046,360 | -£20,377 | — | |
| Cash | £449,205 | £243,546 | £333,356 | £795,420 | £813,732 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,584,550 | £2,322,533 | £3,352,913 | £5,863,051 | £6,957,540 | — | |
| Net assets | £480,937 | £487,062 | £659,895 | £1,538,630 | £1,280,608 | — | |
| Equity | £480,937 | £487,062 | £659,895 | £1,538,630 | £1,280,608 | — | |
| Average employees | 175 | 175 | 168 | 184 | 222 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,042,943 | £9,009,064 | £3,848,551 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £111,486 | £260,799 | £42,253 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £1,321 | £31,981 | £660 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £226,806 | — | — |
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 6 months versus 18 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 5.3% | 9.7% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 2.0% | 5.2% | -0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 18.1% | 33.2% | 4.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 89.6% | 88.4% | 86.8% | 81.7% | 86.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.63x | 0.99x | 0.81x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 2.29x | 3.16x | 1.21x |
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
- Sumer Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future... the directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty”
Significant events
- “Dividends have been declared since the year end totalling £40,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BISHOP, Michael John | Secretary | 2022-09-14 | — | — |
| BISHOP, Michael John | Director | 2021-03-08 | Sep 1977 | British |
| CHATFIELD, Christopher John | Director | 2000-10-25 | May 1959 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASS, Sharon | Secretary | 2000-10-25 | 2003-08-14 |
| COTTERELL, Roger Phillip | Secretary | 2017-04-21 | 2018-10-02 |
| COTTERELL, Roger Phillip | Secretary | 2003-08-14 | 2016-06-07 |
| MORTON, Timothy Donald | Secretary | 2016-06-07 | 2017-04-21 |
| THORLEY, Rebecca Bethan | Secretary | 2018-10-02 | 2022-09-14 |
| STARTCO LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-10-25 | 2000-10-25 |
| GALLICHAN, Malcolm Andrew | Director | 2005-03-15 | 2021-03-08 |
| KNIGHT, Roger Edmund | Director | 2010-04-01 | 2011-08-12 |
| NEWCO LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2000-10-25 | 2000-10-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sharon Winnifred Chatfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-07-30 | Active |
| Mrs Patricia Mary Chatfield | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-28 |
| Mr Christopher John Chatfield | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 97 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-28 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-09-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.