EXPAT EXPLORE TRAVEL LTD
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Cash
£4.1m
+49.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1.5m
-30.8% vs 2024
Employees
7
-75% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£456k
+61.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-17.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,913,774 | £31,285,445 | £26,541,212 | £26,516,137 | -0.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,171,477 | £2,650,992 | £284,942 | £426,879 | +49.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,156,949 | £2,657,635 | £281,569 | £455,773 | +61.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,755,940 | £2,033,417 | £187,144 | £337,038 | +80.1% | |
| Cash | £1,966,162 | £1,007,333 | £3,189,894 | £3,060,863 | £2,742,142 | £4,103,647 | +49.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £635,082 | £261,210 | £1,439,096 | £2,684,205 | £2,227,245 | £1,552,010 | -30.3% | |
| Net assets | £635,082 | £34,848 | £1,250,788 | £2,684,205 | £2,170,362 | £1,502,881 | -30.8% | |
| Equity | £635,082 | £34,848 | £1,250,788 | £2,684,205 | £2,170,362 | £1,502,881 | -30.8% | |
| Average employees | 19 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 7 | -75% | |
| Wages | — | — | £443,180 | £1,850,385 | £1,970,144 | £629,266 | -68.1% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 18.2% | 8.5% | 1.1% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.7% | 6.5% | 0.7% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 150.9% | 98.8% | 12.8% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 25.23x | — |
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
- BURGESS HODGSON AUDIT 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 group's or the 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
- EXPAT EXPLORE TRAVEL LTD · parent
- ExploTrav Services (Proprietary) Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRONJE, Carel Johannes Francois | Director | 2013-01-18 | Jan 1978 | British |
| MARITZ, Jacobus Henning | Director | 2017-05-29 | Jan 1977 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPAGE, Peter Derek | Secretary | 2011-11-18 | 2013-12-31 |
| LAPAGE, Peter Derek | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2013-12-31 |
| LAPAGE, Peter Derek | Director | 2011-08-03 | 2011-11-18 |
| MARITZ, Jacobus Henning | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2012-08-24 |
| NICHOLSON, Jocelyn Rochelle | Director | 2012-09-21 | 2013-08-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jacobus Henning Maritz | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Carel Johannes Francois Cronje | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 66 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-08-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-18 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2022-08-18 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2022-07-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-09-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-09-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.