DESTINATION SPORT LIMITED
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Cash
£16m
-67.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.1m
-63.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
402
+11.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£8.1m
-274.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £107,605,000 | £114,293,000 | £207,948,000 | +81.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,108,000 | £4,109,000 | -£13,855,000 | -437.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,222,000 | £4,640,000 | -£8,107,000 | -274.7% | |
| Net profit | £408,000 | £3,381,000 | -£6,491,000 | -292% | |
| Cash | £8,300,000 | £50,102,000 | £16,211,000 | -67.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,701,000 | £13,074,000 | £7,108,000 | -45.6% | |
| Net assets | £7,865,000 | £11,126,000 | £4,074,000 | -63.4% | |
| Equity | £7,865,000 | £11,126,000 | £4,074,000 | -63.4% | |
| Average employees | 310 | 360 | 402 | +11.7% | |
| Wages | £11,031,000 | £17,243,000 | £22,939,000 | +33% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £398,568 | £1,532,629 | £1,308,814 | -14.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £41,568 | £54,987 | £64,147 | +16.7% | |
| Highest paid director | £333,269 | £342,505 | £704,274 | +105.6% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 3.6% | -6.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.4% | 3.0% | -3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.1% | 31.4% | -194.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 92.1% | 93.4% | 97.1% | |
| Current ratio | 0.69x | 0.81x | 0.73x | |
| Interest cover | 2.91x | 7.04x | -14.21x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- DESTINATION SPORT LIMITED 2021-03-28 → present
- GLOBAL SPORTS AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2020-12-31 → 2021-03-28
- AL TAYYAR TRAVEL LIMITED 2015-04-28 → 2020-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Group will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements”
Group structure
- DESTINATION SPORT LIMITED · parent
- International Sports Tours Limited 100%
- Amazedm Limited 100%
- Marathon Tours Inc 100%
- Destination Sport Group Pty Ltd 100%
- Project Active Topco Limited 65%
- Sweetspot Travel Limited 95%
Significant events
- “England Rugby Travel Limited... was placed into liquidation on 18th March 2025 and dissolved on 23rd October 2025.”
- “On 13th February 2025 the Company acquired Sweetspot Group Limited's shares in Sweetspot Travel Limited for a nominal value. Consequently, it will no longer be treated as a Joint Venture as it is now a subsidiary.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHUSSAIN, Muzzammil | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jun 1983 | American |
| ALDAWOOD, Abdullah Nasser | Director | 2024-09-30 | Dec 1981 | Saudi Arabian |
| ALNASSER, Alwaleed | Director | 2024-09-30 | Jul 1983 | Saudi Arabian |
| KHALID, Muhammad, Mr. | Director | 2024-09-30 | Apr 1981 | Pakistani |
| NEVIN, Mark Christopher | Director | 2015-04-28 | Aug 1957 | British |
| SOMERSET, Ian James | Director | 2026-04-14 | Nov 1979 | British |
| WALSH, Redmond Gavin Mcginty | Director | 2021-05-03 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMINGWAY, Paul Andrew | Director | 2021-03-30 | 2026-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Portman Travel Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 45 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-01-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-22 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.