TRAVEL COUNSELLORS GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
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Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£206k
-3.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£16k
-118.4% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company is in a net current liability position of £15.5m. The Group has issued a letter of support confirming its intention to provide such financial assistance. Despite the net liability, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £87,000 | -£16,000 | -118.4% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £87,000 | -£16,000 | -118.4% | |
| Net profit | -£15,000 | -£3,000 | -£7,000 | -133.3% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £216,000 | £213,000 | £206,000 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £216,000 | £213,000 | £206,000 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £216,000 | £213,000 | £206,000 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | 40.8% | -7.8% |
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
- TRAVEL COUNSELLORS GROUP LIMITED 2005-08-09 → present
- INHOCO 3223 LIMITED 2005-07-07 → 2005-08-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company is in a net current liability position of £15.5m. The Group has issued a letter of support confirming its intention to provide such financial assistance. Despite the net liability, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- TRAVEL COUNSELLORS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Travel Counsellors Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors (Ireland) Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors Nederland BV 100%
- Travel Counsellors Proprietary Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors Proprietary Limited 77%
- TC Africa 1 Proprietary Limited 100%
- TC Holdco Proprietary Limited 100%
- TC BEECO Proprietary Limited 24%
- Gazania Investments Three Hundred and Seventy Two (Proprietary) Limited 100%
- TC Africa DMC Proprietary Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors LLC 49%
- Travel Counsellors Belgium BVBA 100%
- Bob Sopel Travel Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors LLC 100%
- Travel Counsellors S.L. 100%
- Travel Counsellors (Canada) Limited 100%
- Travel Counsellors Overseas Limited 100%
- Altius Trading 397 Pty Ltd 100%
- Holidaysplease Group Limited 100%
- Holidaysplease Limited 100%
- Elite Retreats Limited 100%
Significant events
- “No significant events have occurred since the reporting period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUMSTEAD, Ivan Victor | Director | 2024-05-20 | May 1973 | British |
| BYRNE, Stephen | Director | 2005-08-11 | Jun 1965 | British |
| HUGHES, Kirsten | Director | 2005-08-11 | Oct 1971 | British |
| MORRIS, Karen | Director | 2005-08-11 | Dec 1962 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERTON, Laura Helen | Secretary | 2014-10-24 | 2019-10-08 |
| SPEAKMAN, Maureen | Secretary | 2005-08-11 | 2014-10-24 |
| A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-07-07 | 2005-08-11 |
| CROSIER, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2020-09-02 | 2022-04-21 |
| GRAHAM, Michael Steven | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2022-06-30 |
| HANSON, Matthew James | Director | 2022-12-22 | 2024-05-20 |
| HINGLEY, Malcolm Peter | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2016-02-25 |
| LORTON, Derek | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2015-01-27 |
| SHAW, Simon Andrew | Director | 2015-01-27 | 2019-12-31 |
| SPEAKMAN, Anna | Director | 2010-07-07 | 2016-01-19 |
| SPEAKMAN, David Francis | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2014-10-24 |
| SPEAKMAN, Maureen | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2014-10-24 |
| SPEAKMAN, Paul | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2014-10-24 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-07-07 | 2005-08-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-05-31 | Active |
| Tc Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-20 | Ceased 2018-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-07-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.