WHITE DESERT LTD
Trading as White Desert, the company is a luxury tour operator providing private aviation and bespoke expedition camps in Antarctica.
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Cash
£101k
USD 136,000
lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£790k
USD 1,063,000
Equity attributable
Employees
25
highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£235k
USD -316,000
Period ending 2023-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,760,312 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£232,627 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£234,857 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£266,072 | — | |
| Cash | £536,615 | £741,793 | £1,660,437 | £101,078 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,853,535 | £761,851 | £1,049,025 | £972,873 | — | |
| Net assets | £2,202,779 | £175,760 | £1,046,196 | £790,041 | — | |
| Equity | £2,202,779 | £175,760 | £1,046,196 | £790,041 | — | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £590,115 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.743 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -23.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.32x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Jamieson Alexander Audit Limited
- 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 preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and parent 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.”
Group structure
- WHITE DESERT LTD · parent
- White Desert Africa Proprietary Ltd 100%
- White Desert Investments (Pty) Ltd 100%
- White Desert Car Rental (Pty) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The company is authorised to operate in Antarctica under a permit issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom government. The permit requires that all on-ice assets are rerroved from Antarctica by the company when its operations there cease.”
- “Whilst this obligation exists at the balance sheet date, in the opinion of the directors, any potential liability is currently unquantifiable due both to the uncertain timing of any withdrawal and the unknown second-hand market for the company's in situ assets at that time.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Thomas Henry | Director | 2018-05-23 | May 1979 | British |
| HAIN, Robert Cameron | Director | 2021-05-06 | Apr 1953 | Canadian |
| WOODHEAD, Stuart Edward Whitworth | Director | 2018-05-23 | May 1946 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODHEAD, Robyn Elizabeth | Secretary | 2005-12-15 | 2021-05-06 |
| WOODHEAD, Patrick John Stuart | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2022-01-24 |
| WOODHEAD, Robyn Elizabeth | Director | 2012-03-30 | 2018-03-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rebecca Suzanne Warne | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-10-16 | Active |
| Ms Sarah Louise Woodhead-Bacon | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2025-05-31 | Ceased 2025-10-16 |
| Mr Patrick John Stuart Woodhead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-02-24 |
| Robyn Elizabeth Woodhead | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-09-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-30 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-11-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.