ALFENDO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-20 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
-21.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+19.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
61
+5.2% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-29.4% first positive since 2021
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,673,540 | £60,965,602 | £79,433,501 | £78,257,090 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | -£1,136,794 | £622,187 | £1,811,632 | £1,150,473 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | -£853,453 | £647,475 | £1,973,843 | £1,394,040 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | -£873,733 | £632,836 | £1,526,949 | £1,046,639 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,671,926 | £5,803,961 | £9,055,051 | £7,077,467 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £3,759,177 | £4,153,253 | £5,494,111 | £6,132,658 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £2,827,083 | £3,342,787 | £4,772,044 | £5,720,991 | |
| Equity | £4,607,694 | £5,139,612 | £3,815,816 | £2,827,083 | £3,342,787 | £4,772,044 | £5,720,991 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 52 | 51 | 58 | 61 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £1,200,558 | £1,510,910 | £2,065,657 | £2,407,960 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -67.9% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 1.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | -52.2% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -30.2% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 18.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.15x | 1.22x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | -319.59x | 36.47x | 29.88x | 23.04x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Dains 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.”
Group structure
- ALFENDO LIMITED · parent
- James Travel Airfares Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARROCK, Wayne Carl | Secretary | 2004-03-26 | — | British |
| DARROCK, Wayne Carl | Director | 2003-02-19 | Feb 1968 | British |
| VERGES, Carl | Director | 2002-12-19 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAPPING, Andrew Christopher | Secretary | 2002-12-19 | 2004-03-26 |
| MOORE, Margaret Wendy | Secretary | — | 2002-12-19 |
| BOYLE, John | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2004-03-26 |
| BRAZNELL, Rachel Clare | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2024-03-08 |
| CROSS, Jannine Linda | Director | 2003-02-19 | 2006-07-14 |
| FOXALL, Susan Mary | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1996-02-16 |
| JAMES, Clive Gilbert | Director | — | 2002-12-19 |
| LAPPING, Andrew Christopher | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2004-03-26 |
| MARSHALL, Deborah Jean | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2004-03-26 |
| MATHESON, Margaret Lorna | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-03-26 |
| MOORE, Brian William | Director | — | 2002-12-19 |
| MOORE, Margaret Wendy | Director | — | 2002-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jta Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-12-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 156 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-02-20 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2018-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2017-12-13 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge 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.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-1.5%
£79,433,501 £78,257,090
-
Cash
-21.8%
£9,055,051 £7,077,467
-
Net assets
+19.9%
£4,772,044 £5,720,991
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+5.2%
58 61
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-36.5%
£1,811,632 £1,150,473
first positive since 2021
-
Profit before tax
-29.4%
£1,973,843 £1,394,040
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+16.6%
£2,065,657 £2,407,960
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers