WILDERNESS GROUP LTD
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Cash
£3.6M
-1.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.6M
+23.8% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
64
+10.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.1M
+57.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,977,893 | £338,471 | £3,015,982 | £8,166,142 | £9,859,257 | £11,852,613 | +20.2% | |
| Operating profit | £699,564 | -£542,830 | £394,818 | £533,511 | £679,781 | £1,103,852 | +62.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £704,937 | -£542,283 | £392,682 | £507,958 | £708,409 | £1,113,592 | +57.2% | |
| Net profit | £674,548 | -£472,314 | £348,636 | £596,429 | £584,921 | £694,073 | +18.7% | |
| Cash | £1,757,021 | £2,309,619 | £4,533,048 | £2,801,367 | £3,612,892 | £3,571,776 | -1.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,191,373 | £1,656,284 | £2,219,582 | £2,791,594 | £3,949,478 | £4,727,571 | +19.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,855,706 | £1,383,392 | £1,732,028 | £2,328,457 | £2,913,378 | £3,607,451 | +23.8% | |
| Equity | £1,855,706 | £1,383,392 | £1,732,028 | £2,328,457 | £2,913,378 | £3,607,451 | +23.8% | |
| Average employees | 35 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 58 | 64 | +10.3% | |
| Wages | £882,778 | £764,086 | £820,060 | £1,345,918 | £1,553,325 | £1,924,877 | +23.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £126,668 | £120,441 | £125,033 | £147,350 | £85,000 | £95,000 | +11.8% |
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 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.7% | -160.4% | 13.1% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 9.3% | |
| Net margin | 11.3% | -139.5% | 11.6% | 7.3% | 5.9% | 5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 31.9% | -32.8% | 17.8% | 19.1% | 17.2% | 23.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 68.8% | 68.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.40x | 1.44x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 14.77x | — | 26.47x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- WILDERNESS GROUP LTD 2022-10-05 → present
- WILDERNESS SCOTLAND LIMITED 2000-09-14 → 2022-10-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- White Hart Associates (London) 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.”
Group structure
- WILDERNESS GROUP LTD · parent
- Wilderness Ireland Travel Limited 100%
- Wilderness Travel Limited 100%
- Wilderness Scotland Limited 100%
- Wilderness England Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the Group has completed the acquisition of MV Luxury Travel Limited, an Edinburgh based tour operator, offering luxury custom tours across the UK and Ireland, which the Directors are confident will further support the growth of the Wilderness Group.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE, Steven Burns | Director | 2005-06-02 | Mar 1976 | British |
| EASTO, Paul | Director | 2000-09-14 | Jul 1973 | Scottish |
| MCILRATH, Ian David Caldwell | Director | 2019-08-22 | Apr 1968 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRNIE, Neil Robert | Secretary | 2000-09-14 | 2012-12-01 |
| BIRNIE, Gordon William Valentine | Director | 2000-09-14 | 2018-09-07 |
| BIRNIE, Neil Robert | Director | 2000-09-14 | 2018-09-07 |
| BIRNIE, Rona | Director | 2001-04-05 | 2005-06-02 |
| PEDDER-DAVIES, Andrew Giles | Director | 2009-10-28 | 2018-09-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Travel Group Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-07 | Active |
| Mr Neil Robert Birnie | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-07 |
| Mr Paul Easto | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-10-05 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2022-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-05 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-01 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2020-11-25 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2020-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-11-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-11-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-11-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.