MATALAN TRAVEL LIMITED
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Cash
£45k
+0.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£138k
+0.3% vs 2025
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£385
-44.8% first positive since 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
The trade in Matalan Travel Limited has been integrated into another Group company. The Directors' intentions are to liquidate the company in due course. Therefore, as in the prior year, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. The effect of this is explained in note 2.3.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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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 2026-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2024-02-24 | 2025-02-22 | 2026-02-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£600 | -£60 | -£60 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,675 | £697 | £385 | -44.8% | |
| Net profit | -£1,675 | £697 | £385 | -44.8% | |
| Cash | £43,646 | £44,343 | £44,728 | +0.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£139,147 | -£138,450 | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£139,147 | -£138,450 | -£138,065 | +0.3% | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £3,000 | £300 | -90% |
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 | 2024-02-24 | 2025-02-22 | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 266.4% | 264.2% | 263.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.20x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -0.45x | — | — |
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
- MATALAN TRAVEL LIMITED 2001-02-19 → present
- COBCO (360) LIMITED 2001-01-08 → 2001-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“The trade in Matalan Travel Limited has been integrated into another Group company. The Directors' intentions are to liquidate the company in due course. Therefore, as in the prior year, the financial statements have not been prepared on a going concern basis. The effect of this is explained in note 2.3.”
Significant events
- “The trade in Matalan Travel Limited has been integrated into another Group company in order to facilitate future growth.”
- “The intention of the Directors is to liquidate the Company in due course”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LODDER, William George | Secretary | 2013-04-25 | — | — |
| DOWN, Keith William | Director | 2024-11-01 | Jan 1965 | British |
| HOLLAND, Karl-Heinz | Director | 2023-03-27 | May 1967 | German |
| NORDVALL, Hans Henrik | Director | 2026-02-09 | Jul 1982 | Swedish |
| PEE, Jeremy | Director | 2023-11-13 | Dec 1976 | Canadian |
| WILLIAMS, David Robert | Director | 2024-02-27 | May 1966 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, John Graham | Secretary | 2001-12-12 | 2005-04-01 |
| BROADHURST, Toby Benjamin | Secretary | 2006-11-01 | 2007-01-31 |
| DUTTON, Philip | Secretary | 2005-04-01 | 2005-06-27 |
| GILBERT, Paul John Thomas | Secretary | 2007-02-01 | 2013-04-16 |
| SMITH, Ian Ashley | Secretary | 2001-02-22 | 2001-12-12 |
| WAITE, Simon Nicholas | Secretary | 2005-06-27 | 2006-10-31 |
| COBBETTS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-01-08 | 2001-02-22 |
| BLACKHURST, Darren Anthony | Director | 2011-05-26 | 2013-07-13 |
| BROWN, James Raymond | Director | 2020-09-14 | 2022-11-25 |
| COPLEY, Paul David | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2024-10-31 |
| DAVIES, Danielle Hazel | Director | 2010-03-26 | 2010-04-06 |
| DUTTON, Philip | Director | 2002-11-25 | 2007-01-09 |
| GILBERT, Paul John Thomas | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2013-04-16 |
| HARGREAVES, John Jason | Director | 2014-01-08 | 2020-09-14 |
| HARGREAVES, John | Director | 2001-02-22 | 2007-11-01 |
| HILL, Stephen Mark | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2024-02-27 |
| KING, John | Director | 2003-03-17 | 2006-11-30 |
| MALLON, Donald William Christopher | Director | 2022-12-15 | 2023-03-28 |
| MASON, Paul | Director | 2002-02-07 | 2003-03-17 |
| MCGEORGE, Alistair Kenneth | Director | 2007-02-01 | 2010-11-01 |
| MILLS, John Nicholas | Director | 2010-03-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| MISRA, Arnu Kumar | Director | 2014-03-07 | 2015-10-09 |
| MONRO, Angus | Director | 2001-02-22 | 2001-04-30 |
| PATERAS, Gregory Vincent | Director | 2017-08-07 | 2020-07-31 |
| SMITH, Ian Ashley | Director | 2001-02-22 | 2002-11-30 |
| WHITFIELD, Joanne Louise | Director | 2023-03-28 | 2024-10-07 |
| COBBETTS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-01-08 | 2001-01-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matalan Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-14 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.